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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60269/psn-pdf
April 29, 2020 - Delayed Management of Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infection
– Who does the Patient Belong To?
April 29, 2020
Rinderknecht T, Utter GH. Delayed Management of Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infection – Who does the
Patient Belong To? PSNet [internet]. 2020.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/delayed-management-necrotizing-soft-tiss…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49608/psn-pdf
August 01, 2010 - Emergent Triage Miss
August 1, 2010
Travers D. Emergent Triage Miss. PSNet [internet]. 2010.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/emergent-triage-miss
The Case
A 42-year-old woman presented to a busy urban emergency department (ED) and approached the triage
nurse. The patient told the triage nurse that she had "3 days o…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2023-03/challenging_case_of_multiple_suicide_attempts_in_a_complex_patient_with_psychiatric_comorbidities.pdf
January 01, 2023 - Microsoft PowerPoint - Spotlight Case_Suicide Attempts_03.17.2023 FINAL.pptx
Spotlight
Challenging Case of Multiple Suicide Attempts in a
Complex Patient with Psychiatric Comorbidities
Source and Credits
• This presentation is based on the March 2023 AHRQ WebM&M
Spotlight Case
o See the full article at https://…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/842923/psn-pdf
February 01, 2023 - Aspergillus Mediastinitis & Endocarditis in a Pediatric
Patient Complicating Cardiac Surgery and Bedside Chest
Closure.
February 1, 2023
Partridge E, Dodson D, Reilly M, et al. Aspergillus Mediastinitis & Endocarditis in a Pediatric Patient
Complicating Cardiac Surgery and Bedside Chest Closure. PSNet [internet]. …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/failure-latch
November 27, 2012 - Failure to Latch
Citation Text:
Rodriguez M, Mannel R, Frye DR. Failure to Latch. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2008.
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November 18, 2013 - Resilient actions in the diagnostic process and system
performance.
November 18, 2013
Smith MW, Giardina TD, Murphy DR, et al. Resilient actions in the diagnostic process and system
performance. BMJ Qual Saf. 2013;22(12):1006-13. doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2012-001661.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/resilient-actions-diagnos…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60193/psn-pdf
July 01, 2022 - Improving Diagnosis and Treatment of Maternal Sepsis.
April 1, 2020
Stanford, CA; California Maternal Quality Care Collaborative: July 1, 2022.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/improving-diagnosis-and-treatment-maternal-sepsis
This toolkit focuses on identification of, and rapid response to, sepsis in obstetric p…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33895/psn-pdf
April 01, 2024 - The Leapfrog Hospital Survey.
April 1, 2024
Leapfrog Group.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/leapfrog-hospital-survey
This website offers resources related to the Leapfrog Hospital Survey investigating hospitals' progress in
implementing specific patient safety practices. Updates to the survey include increased time a…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44679/psn-pdf
November 18, 2015 - Key vulnerabilities in the surgical environment: container
mix-ups and syringe swaps.
November 18, 2015
ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. November 5, 2015;20:1-5.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/key-vulnerabilities-surgical-environment-container-mix-ups-and-syringe-swaps
The perioperative environment …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38936/psn-pdf
September 09, 2009 - Therapeutic errors involving adults in the community
setting: nature, causes and outcomes.
September 9, 2009
Taylor D, Robinson J, MacLeod D, et al. Therapeutic errors involving adults in the community setting:
nature, causes and outcomes. Aust N Z J Public Health. 2009;33(4):388-94. doi:10.1111/j.1753-
6405.2009.…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/866528/psn-pdf
August 14, 2024 - First with Kids: Medication Errors.
August 14, 2024
First L. NBC5. First with Kids: Medication Errors. August 1, 2024.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/first-kids-medication-errors
Medication mistakes involving children are common. This news segment provides suggestions for parents
to help improve the safety of medica…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42858/psn-pdf
January 15, 2014 - Early access to a neurologist reduces the rate of missed
diagnosis in young strokes.
January 15, 2014
Mohamed W, Bhattacharya P, Chaturvedi S. Early access to a neurologist reduces the rate of missed
diagnosis in young strokes. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis. 2013;22(8):e332-7.
doi:10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2013.01…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43682/psn-pdf
November 19, 2014 - Pearls, Pitfalls, and Errors in Musculoskeletal Diagnosis.
November 19, 2014
Blankenbaker DG, ed. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2014;203(3):476-593.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/pearls-pitfalls-and-errors-musculoskeletal-diagnosis
Articles in this special issue discuss common pitfalls in musculoskeletal imaging that can con…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39027/psn-pdf
September 29, 2017 - Disclosing clinical adverse events to patients: can
practice inform policy?
September 29, 2017
Sorensen R, Iedema R, Piper D, et al. Disclosing clinical adverse events to patients: can practice inform
policy? Health Expect. 2010;13(2):148-59. doi:10.1111/j.1369-7625.2009.00569.x.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/discl…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/840494/psn-pdf
November 30, 2022 - Safety of anesthetic and perioperative medication
practices.
November 30, 2022
Meyer TA. Anesthesiology News. October 31, 2022.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/safety-anesthetic-and-perioperative-medication-practices
Medication use in the surgical environment is complex and high-risk. This article describes steps tow…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/853627/psn-pdf
September 20, 2023 - Understanding And Addressing Pre-Hospital Diagnostic
Delays.
September 20, 2023
Health Affairs Forefront; May-September 2023.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/understanding-and-addressing-pre-hospital-diagnostic-delays
Diagnostic delays stem from both human and process failures. This series of articles examines how
s…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73872/psn-pdf
September 22, 2021 - Parenteral nutrition safety.
September 22, 2021
Mirtallo JM, Ayers P. Pharmacy Practice News. September 7, 2021;48(9):17-20.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/parenteral-nutrition-safety
Parenteral nutrition (PN) processes contain various steps that are prone to errors resulting in patient harm.
This article discusses …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43411/psn-pdf
October 01, 2014 - Analysis of medication errors in simulated pediatric
resuscitation by residents.
October 1, 2014
Porter E, Barcega B, Kim TY. Analysis of medication errors in simulated pediatric resuscitation by
residents. West J Emerg Med. 2014;15(4):486-90. doi:10.5811/westjem.2014.2.17922.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/analysis…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37155/psn-pdf
October 06, 2011 - Classification of adverse events occurring in a surgical
intensive care unit.
October 6, 2011
Frankel H, Sperry J, Kaplan L, et al. Classification of adverse events occurring in a surgical intensive care
unit. Am J Surg. 2007;194(3):328-32.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/classification-adverse-events-occurring-surgi…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36759/psn-pdf
August 10, 2011 - Rates of new or missed colorectal cancers after
colonoscopy and their risk factors: a population-based
analysis.
August 10, 2011
Bressler B, Paszat LF, Chen Z, et al. Rates of new or missed colorectal cancers after colonoscopy and
their risk factors: a population-based analysis. Gastroenterology. 2007;132(1):96-10…