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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47594/psn-pdf
March 17, 2023 - Prevention of perioperative medication errors.
March 17, 2023
Nanji K. UpToDate. March 7, 2023.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/prevention-perioperative-medication-errors
Perioperative adverse drug events are common and understudied. This review examines factors that
contribute to adverse drug events in the surgical …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37930/psn-pdf
July 23, 2008 - Measurement for improvement: a survey of current
practice in Australian public hospitals.
July 23, 2008
Brand CA, Tropea J, Ibrahim JE, et al. Measurement for improvement: a survey of current practice in
Australian public hospitals. Med J Aust. 2008;189(1):35-40.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/measurement-improvemen…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/867769/psn-pdf
March 12, 2025 - Lessons from Event Reports.
March 12, 2025
Lessons from Event Reports. Patient Safety Authority.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/lessons-event-reports
Small successes can inform and motivate actions leading to sustainable, evidence-based change. This
searchable collection of projects initiated in response to event re…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38658/psn-pdf
September 27, 2017 - Development and psychometric testing of a tool to
measure missed nursing care.
September 27, 2017
Kalisch BJ, Williams RA. Development and psychometric testing of a tool to measure missed nursing care.
J Nurs Adm. 2009;39(5):211-9. doi:10.1097/NNA.0b013e3181a23cf5.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/development-and-psyc…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/under-pressure-tracheostomy-cuff-over-inflation-leading-tissue-necrosis-and-cuff-rupture
March 15, 2023 - Evaluating the knowledge of endotracheal cuff pressure monitoring among critical care providers by palpation
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/843051/psn-pdf
February 01, 2023 - Evaluating risk factors for re-exploration due to
postoperative neck hematoma after thyroid surgery:
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/50727/psn-pdf
December 11, 2019 - Your diagnosis was wrong. Could doctor bias have been
a factor?
December 11, 2019
Glicksman E. Washington Post. November 17, 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/your-diagnosis-was-wrong-could-doctor-bias-have-been-factor
Unconscious assumptions and biases are known contributors to poor decision-making. This news st…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37786/psn-pdf
March 23, 2011 - A theoretical framework and competency-based approach
to improving handoffs.
March 23, 2011
Arora VM, Johnson JK, Meltzer DO, et al. A theoretical framework and competency-based approach to
improving handoffs. Qual Saf Health Care. 2008;17(1):11-4. doi:10.1136/qshc.2006.018952.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/theoret…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40660/psn-pdf
October 04, 2011 - Incidence, nature and impact of error in surgery.
October 4, 2011
Bosma E, Veen EJ, Roukema JA. Incidence, nature and impact of error in surgery. Br J Surg.
2011;98(11):1654-1659. doi:10.1002/bjs.7594.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/incidence-nature-and-impact-error-surgery
This study noted a 6% error rate for patie…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39724/psn-pdf
July 28, 2010 - Prone to error: earliest steps to find cancer.
July 28, 2010
Saul S. New York Times. July 19, 2010;A1.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/prone-error-earliest-steps-find-cancer
This newspaper article investigates diagnostic errors in breast cancer through the story of a patient who
was misdiagnosed. Concern about the ac…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35734/psn-pdf
May 04, 2015 - Benzocaine sprays marketed under different names,
including Hurricaine, Topex, and Cetacaine.
May 4, 2015
Food and Drug Administration; FDA; CDER; Center for Drug Evaluation and Research.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/benzocaine-sprays-marketed-under-different-names-including-hurricaine-
topex-and-cetacaine
This F…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36883/psn-pdf
August 31, 2011 - Voluntary review of quality of care peer review for patient
safety.
August 31, 2011
Stumpf PG. Voluntary review of quality of care peer review for patient safety. Best Pract Res Clin Obstet
Gynaecol. 2007;21(4):557-64.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/voluntary-review-quality-care-peer-review-patient-safety
The autho…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40147/psn-pdf
January 19, 2011 - Assessing the quality of patient handoffs at care
transitions.
January 19, 2011
Manser T, Foster S, Gisin S, et al. Assessing the quality of patient handoffs at care transitions. Qual Saf
Health Care. 2010;19(6):e44. doi:10.1136/qshc.2009.038430.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/assessing-quality-patient-handoffs-care…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/import/webmm.ahrq.gov.233_slideshow.ppt
February 01, 2011 - Spotlight Case July 2008
Spotlight Case
One Toxic Drug Is Not Like Another
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Source and Credits
This presentation is based on the February 2011
AHRQ WebM&M Spotlight Case
See the full article at http://webmm.ahrq.gov
CME credit is available
Commentary by: Eric S. Holmboe, MD, American Board of Internal…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33852/psn-pdf
January 01, 2017 - Patient Engagement in Safety
January 1, 2017
Stern RJ, Sarkar U. Patient Engagement in Safety. PSNet [internet]. 2017.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/patient-engagement-safety
Annual Perspective 2017
Background
In the past 2 decades, patient engagement in safety has evolved from obscurity to maturity. The Ins…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/844756/psn-pdf
September 18, 2019 - Emerging Concepts in Patient Safety.
September 18, 2019
Shapiro FE, ed. Int Anesthesiol Clin. 2019;57:1-162.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/emerging-concepts-patient-safety
This publication presents patient safety concepts for anesthesia practice, including decision aids to educate
and empower patients about anesthe…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36056/psn-pdf
September 27, 2010 - Path to safety: benefits of the 2005 Patient Safety and
Quality Improvement Act.
September 27, 2010
McBride D, Greening A, Redmond D. Path to safety: benefits of the 2005 Patient Safety and Quality
Improvement Act. Healthc Financ Manage. 2006;60(6):84-8.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/path-safety-benefits-2005-patie…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35331/psn-pdf
July 15, 2009 - Risk of adverse drug events by patient destination after
hospital discharge.
July 15, 2009
Triller DM, Clause SL, Hamilton RA. Risk of adverse drug events by patient destination after hospital
discharge. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2005;62(18):1883-9.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/risk-adverse-drug-events-patient-desti…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40153/psn-pdf
November 26, 2014 - The effect of workload reduction on the quality of
residents' discharge summaries.
November 26, 2014
Coit MH, Katz JT, McMahon GT. The effect of workload reduction on the quality of residents' discharge
summaries. J Gen Intern Med. 2011;26(1):28-32. doi:10.1007/s11606-010-1465-z.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/effec…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40134/psn-pdf
February 17, 2011 - Sleep deprivation, elective surgical procedures, and
informed consent.
February 17, 2011
Nurok M, Czeisler CA, Lehmann LS. Sleep deprivation, elective surgical procedures, and informed
consent. N Engl J Med. 2010;363(27):2577-9. doi:10.1056/NEJMp1007901.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/sleep-deprivation-elective-surg…