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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/missed-bowel-perforation-importance-diagnostic-reasoning
January 29, 2021 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
A Missed Bowel Perforation - the Importance of Diagnostic Reasoning
Citation Text:
Timbag L, Sinigayan VR, Molla M. A Missed Bowel Perforation - the Importance of Diagnostic Reasoning. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of He…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/853902/psn-pdf
September 27, 2023 - A Missed Bowel Perforation - the Importance of
Diagnostic Reasoning
September 27, 2023
Timbag L, Sinigayan VR, Molla M. A Missed Bowel Perforation - the Importance of Diagnostic Reasoning.
PSNet [internet]. 2023.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/missed-bowel-perforation-importance-diagnostic-reasoning
Disclosure of …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19-and-diagnostic-error
July 30, 2020 - Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and Diagnostic Error
Citation Text:
Desai AN, Romano PS. Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and Diagnostic Error. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2022.
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October 30, 2024 - Critical Radiology Alert Process
October 30, 2024
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/innovation/critical-radiology-alert-process
Summary
Vanderbilt University Medical Center developed an electronic trigger tool that alerts the care team of
unrelated abnormal findings and provides a companion follow-up process, with the goal o…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33595/psn-pdf
December 15, 2024 - Fatigue, Sleep Deprivation, and Patient Safety
December 15, 2024
Fatigue, Sleep Deprivation, and Patient Safety. PSNet [internet]. 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/fatigue-sleep-deprivation-and-patient-safety
PSNet primers are regularly reviewed and updated by the UC Davis PSNet Editorial Team to ensure that
th…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49524/psn-pdf
November 01, 2006 - Secured But Not Always Safe
November 1, 2006
Jahr JS, Hosseini P. Secured But Not Always Safe. PSNet [internet]. 2006.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/secured-not-always-safe
The Case
An 84-year-old healthy woman underwent an elective left total knee replacement for degenerative
osteoarthritis. She received spinal …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49412/psn-pdf
September 01, 2003 - Shake Well
September 1, 2003
Flynn EA. Shake Well. PSNet [internet]. 2003.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/shake-well
The Case
A 35-year-old patient on the neurology service was receiving carbamazepine for a seizure disorder. Daily
serum drug levels consistently fell below the therapeutic range, which led the physi…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33641/psn-pdf
November 01, 2006 - Human Factors Engineering Can Teach You How to Be
Surprised Again
November 1, 2006
Gosbee JW. Human Factors Engineering Can Teach You How to Be Surprised Again. PSNet [internet].
2006.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/human-factors-engineering-can-teach-you-how-be-surprised-again
Perspective
Certain phrases ar…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49743/psn-pdf
September 01, 2015 - Dual Therapy Debacle
September 1, 2015
Kayser SR. Dual Therapy Debacle. PSNet [internet]. 2015.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/dual-therapy-debacle
The Case
An elderly man with a history of arthritis, benign prostatic hypertrophy with urinary obstruction,
hyperlipidemia, obesity, and a long history of tobacco use …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2023-11/spotlight_case_the_risk_of_malpositioned.pdf
January 01, 2023 - • When the IR team evaluated the patient on day 65, they re-reviewed the
CT scan from 24 days earlier
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/intraoperative-awareness-during-rhinoplasty
January 29, 2021 - medication The effect of midazolam or dexmedetomidine given for preoperative anxiolysis should be carefully evaluated
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73953/psn-pdf
October 27, 2021 - Deprescribing as a Patient Safety Strategy
October 27, 2021
Takhar S, Nelson N. Deprescribing as a Patient Safety Strategy. PSNet [internet]. 2021.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/deprescribing-patient-safety-strategy
Background
Polypharmacy is defined as the act of taking five or more medications on a regular basis…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/managing-care-challenges-group-home-setting-staffing-adequate-unplanned-incidents
April 27, 2022 - Managing Care Challenges in a Group Home Setting: Is Staffing Adequate for Unplanned Incidents?
Citation Text:
Ordona R, Bakerjian D. Managing Care Challenges in a Group Home Setting: Is Staffing Adequate for Unplanned Incidents?. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality,…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/dressed-failure
September 01, 2011 - DRESSed for Failure
Citation Text:
Abramson EL, Kaushal R. DRESSed for Failure. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2013.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/wrong-turn-through-colon-misplaced-peg
May 01, 2017 - Wrong Turn through Colon: Misplaced PEG
Citation Text:
Sorokin R, Conn M. Wrong Turn through Colon: Misplaced PEG. 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/web-mm/medical-devices-wild
March 27, 2024 - Medical Devices in the "Wild"
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Gurses AP, Doyle PA. Medical Devices in the "Wild". PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2014.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/updates-role-health-it-patient-safety
January 31, 2020 - Annual Perspective
Updates in the Role of Health IT in Patient Safety
February 21, 2020
View more articles from the same authors.
Citation Text:
Hall KK, Fitall E, Hettinger AZ. Updates in the Role of Health IT in Patient Safety. PSNet [internet]. Rockville …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/periodic-issue/periodic-issue-471
December 31, 2024 - January 22, 2025 Weekly Issue
PSNet highlights the latest patient safety literature, news, and expert commentary, including Weekly
Updates, WebM&M, and Perspectives on Safety. The current issue highlights what's new this week in patient
safety literature, news, conferences, report…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49677/psn-pdf
February 01, 2013 - CVC Placement: Speak Now or Do Not Use the Line
February 1, 2013
Ault M, Rosen B. CVC Placement: Speak Now or Do Not Use the Line. PSNet [internet]. 2013.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/cvc-placement-speak-now-or-do-not-use-line
The Case
A 48-year-old woman with a history of hypertension, psychiatric illness, and a…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/breathe-easy-safe-tracheostomy-management
June 07, 2023 - Breathe Easy: Safe Tracheostomy Management
Citation Text:
Russell MS, Russell MD. Breathe Easy: Safe Tracheostomy Management. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2015.
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