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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/847934/psn-pdf
April 26, 2023 - Patient Safety Indicators
April 26, 2023
Tokareva I, Romano P. Patient Safety Indicators. PSNet [internet]. 2023.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/patient-safety-indicators
Background
Over the past 25 years, policymakers and providers, payers, and purchasers of health care have
increasingly focused attention on pati…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/when-taking-sglt2-inhibitor-remember-sstop-stop-sglt2-inhibitor-three-days-bef-o-re
February 01, 2023 - When Taking an SGLT2 inhibitor, Remember To SSTOP (Stop SGLT2 Inhibitor Three days bef-O-re Procedures)!
Citation Text:
Bagley B, Tan CL, Plante D. When Taking an SGLT2 inhibitor, Remember To SSTOP (Stop SGLT2 Inhibitor Three days bef-O-re Procedures)!. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcar…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33877/psn-pdf
April 01, 2019 - In Conversation With… Timothy B. McDonald, MD, JD
April 1, 2019
In Conversation With… Timothy B. McDonald, MD, JD. PSNet [internet]. 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-timothy-b-mcdonald-md-jd
Editor's note: Dr. McDonald is President of the Center for Open and Honest Communication at the
MedStar…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/buprenorphine-and-medically-ill-patient
August 20, 2018 - Buprenorphine and the Medically Ill Patient
Citation Text:
McCance-Katz EF. Buprenorphine and the Medically Ill Patient. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2012.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/857259/psn-pdf
November 30, 2023 - Medication Mix-Up Leads to Patient Death
November 30, 2023
Sanchez L, Romano PS. Medication Mix-Up Leads to Patient Death. PSNet [internet]. 2023.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/medication-mix-leads-patient-death
The Case
An 81-year-old man was transferred from an outside hospital and admitted to the intensive car…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49669/psn-pdf
November 01, 2012 - Transfusion Overload
November 1, 2012
Patel MS, Carson JL. Transfusion Overload. PSNet [internet]. 2012.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/transfusion-overload
Case Objectives
Understand that the traditional transfusion thresholds of hemoglobin below 10 g/dL and hematocrit
below 30% are not supported by the evidence.…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2020-07/spotlight_nstemi.pdf
January 01, 2020 - Spotlight
The NSTEMI Curbside
Consultation
Source and Credits
• This presentation is based on the July 2020 AHRQ WebM&M
Spotlight Case
o See the full article at https://psnet.ahrq.gov/webmm
o CME credit is available
o Commentary by: Amparo C. Villablanca, MD and Gordon Wong, MD
MBA
o AHRQ WebM&M Editors …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/860050/psn-pdf
January 04, 2024 - Radiology Missed an Intracranial Bleed in a Lethargic
Infant.
January 4, 2024
Yuk J, Magana J. Radiology Missed an Intracranial Bleed in a Lethargic Infant. PSNet [internet]. 2024.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/radiology-missed-intracranial-bleed-lethargic-infant
The Case
A 2-month-old full-term male infant was b…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/848109/psn-pdf
April 26, 2023 - The Danger of 10% Intravenous Calcium Chloride
Extravasation.
April 26, 2023
The Danger of 10% Intravenous Calcium Chloride Extravasation. PSNet [internet]. 2023.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/danger-10-intravenous-calcium-chloride-extravasation
The Case
A 52-year-old man with a history of lymphoplasmacytic lymph…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49543/psn-pdf
September 01, 2007 - Medication Reconciliation: Whose Job Is It?
September 1, 2007
Poon EG. Medication Reconciliation: Whose Job Is It? PSNet [internet]. 2007.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/medication-reconciliation-whose-job-it
Case Objectives
Appreciate the prevalence and impact of medication discrepancies at times of transition in …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/61078/psn-pdf
October 28, 2020 - Inpatient Stroke Management in an Adolescent with Type
1 Diabetes and Home Insulin Pump
October 28, 2020
Bagley B, Zuidema D, Crossen S, et al. Inpatient Stroke Management in an Adolescent with Type 1
Diabetes and Home Insulin Pump . PSNet [internet]. 2020.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/inpatient-stroke-management…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49799/psn-pdf
July 01, 2017 - Delayed Recognition of a Positive Blood Culture
July 1, 2017
Doernberg S. Delayed Recognition of a Positive Blood Culture. PSNet [internet]. 2017.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/delayed-recognition-positive-blood-culture
The Case
A 58-year-old woman with metastatic breast cancer recently treated with immunosuppress…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49676/psn-pdf
February 01, 2013 - Death by PCA
February 1, 2013
Hicks RW. Death by PCA. PSNet [internet]. 2013.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/death-pca
The Case
A healthy 21-year-old pregnant woman delivered a healthy baby via Caesarean section after an
uncomplicated pregnancy. Two hours after delivery, the post-anesthesia care unit (PACU) nurse …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49531/psn-pdf
March 01, 2007 - Failure to Report
March 1, 2007
Spath P. Failure to Report. PSNet [internet]. 2007.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/failure-report
Case Objectives
List common causes of medical errors.
Appreciate the magnitude of underreporting of adverse events.
List the common barriers to reporting adverse events and near misses…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49639/psn-pdf
November 01, 2011 - Near Miss with Bedside Medications
November 1, 2011
Wu AW. Near Miss with Bedside Medications. PSNet [internet]. 2011.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/near-miss-bedside-medications
Case Objectives
Understanding the definition of near miss—also known as close call.
Appreciate the importance of close calls in reducin…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33729/psn-pdf
May 01, 2012 - The Emergence of the Trigger Tool as the Premier
Measurement Strategy for Patient Safety
May 1, 2012
Sharek PJ. The Emergence of the Trigger Tool as the Premier Measurement Strategy for Patient Safety.
PSNet [internet]. 2012.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/emergence-trigger-tool-premier-measurement-strategy-pa…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49566/psn-pdf
July 01, 2008 - Today, it is mathematically estimated (estimates are
needed since the actual number is so low) that
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/healthgrades-seventh-annual-patient-safety-american-hospitals-study
July 02, 2014 - Book/Report
HealthGrades Seventh Annual Patient Safety in American Hospitals Study.
Citation Text:
HealthGrades Seventh Annual Patient Safety in American Hospitals Study. Golden, CO: HealthGrades, Inc.; March 2010.
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November 01, 2012 - While no national study has been conducted, Reynolds and colleagues published one of the first credible estimates
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49793/psn-pdf
May 01, 2017 - Hemolysis Holdup
May 1, 2017
Lehman CM. Hemolysis Holdup. PSNet [internet]. 2017.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/hemolysis-holdup
The Case
A 72-year-old man with congestive heart failure due to nonischemic cardiomyopathy, stage 3 chronic
kidney disease, atrial fibrillation, and type 2 diabetes mellitus presented t…