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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33614/psn-pdf
June 01, 2005 - Interpreting the Patient Safety Literature
June 1, 2005
Shojania KG. Interpreting the Patient Safety Literature. PSNet [internet]. 2005.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/interpreting-patient-safety-literature
Perspective
Five years ago, a widely publicized randomized trial reported a 90% reduction in the inciden…
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April 01, 2009 - Breakage of a PICC Line
April 1, 2009
Dimov V. Breakage of a PICC Line. PSNet [internet]. 2009.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/breakage-picc-line
Case Objectives
Appreciate the incidence and consequences of PICC line breakage.
Understand the risk factors for PICC line breakage.
Understand the treatment options in…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33724/psn-pdf
February 01, 2012 - In Conversation With… Lawrence Smith, MD
February 1, 2012
In Conversation With… Lawrence Smith, MD. PSNet [internet]. 2012.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-lawrence-smith-md
Editor's note: Lawrence G. Smith, MD, is the founding Dean of Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of
Medicine and Executive Vice P…
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September 30, 2020 - When the Lytes Go Out: A Case of Inpatient Cardiac
Arrest
September 30, 2020
Stripe B, Zuidema D. When the Lytes Go Out: A Case of Inpatient Cardiac Arrest . PSNet [internet]. 2020.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/when-lytes-go-out-case-inpatient-cardiac-arrest
Disclosure of Relevant Financial Relationships: As a pr…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49461/psn-pdf
September 01, 2004 - Reaction to Dye
September 1, 2004
Cohan R. Reaction to Dye. PSNet [internet]. 2004.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/reaction-dye
The Case
A patient was referred to urology after having several episodes of gross hematuria. The urologist thought
that the patient might have a renal mass and sent him to radiology for a…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33656/psn-pdf
September 01, 2007 - In Conversation with...Atul Gawande, MD, MA, MPH
September 1, 2007
In Conversation with..Atul Gawande, MD, MA, MPH. PSNet [internet]. 2007.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-withatul-gawande-md-ma-mph
Editor's Note: Atul Gawande, MD, MA, MPH, Associate Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School
a…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49594/psn-pdf
December 01, 2009 - Standard Deviations
December 1, 2009
Sabin JE. Standard Deviations. PSNet [internet]. 2009.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/standard-deviations
Case Objectives
Understand the safety risks associated with patients being discharged against medical advice
(AMA).
Recognize safety risks associated with being part of a …
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October 19, 2022 - CYP450 Drugs: Expect the Unexpected
Citation Text:
Gonzalez CJ. CYP450 Drugs: Expect the Unexpected. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2014.
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April 01, 2017 - Engaging Seriously Ill Older Patients in Advance Care
Planning
April 1, 2017
Heyland DK. Engaging Seriously Ill Older Patients in Advance Care Planning. PSNet [internet]. 2017.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/engaging-seriously-ill-older-patients-advance-care-planning
Case Objectives
Define advance care planning an…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-withtroyen-brennan-md-jd-mph
December 21, 2022 - In Conversation with…Troyen A. Brennan, MD, JD, MPH
December 1, 2005
Citation Text:
In Conversation with…Troyen A. Brennan, MD, JD, MPH. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2005.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49762/psn-pdf
June 01, 2016 - The Case of Mistaken Intubation
June 1, 2016
Silveira MJ. The Case of Mistaken Intubation. PSNet [internet]. 2016.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/case-mistaken-intubation
Case Objectives
Appreciate that most older adults and many younger chronically ill patients have discussed or
documented their preferences for l…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49630/psn-pdf
July 01, 2011 - Watch the Warfarin!
July 1, 2011
Khanna R, Fang MC. Watch the Warfarin!. PSNet [internet]. 2011.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/watch-warfarin
Case Objectives
Understand best practices for safe discharge of patients on warfarin.
Describe recent advances in anticoagulation monitoring for ambulatory patients.
Discu…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/environmental-safety-or
May 19, 2015 - Environmental Safety in the OR
Citation Text:
Linkin DR, Lautenbach E. Environmental Safety in the OR . PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2004.
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January 05, 2017 - Discontinued Medications: Are They Really Discontinued?
Citation Text:
Mankey CG, Varkey P. Discontinued Medications: Are They Really Discontinued?. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2014.
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September 01, 2003 - Where's the Feeding Tube?
Citation Text:
Metheny NA, Meert KL. Where's the Feeding Tube?. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2008.
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December 01, 2011 - Don't Pick the PICC
Citation Text:
McGill RL. Don't Pick the PICC. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2018.
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July 29, 2020 - Danger in Disruption
Citation Text:
Fontaine DK. Danger in Disruption. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2009.
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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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December 01, 2004 - Discharge Fumbles
December 1, 2004
Forster AJ. Discharge Fumbles. PSNet [internet]. 2004.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/discharge-fumbles
Case Objectives
List the types of adverse events that occur at discharge
Identify the characteristics that identify patients at high risk for errors at discharge
Understand th…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/50769/psn-pdf
February 15, 2017 - Cultural Competence and Patient Safety
December 27, 2019
Brach C, Hall KK, Fitall E. Cultural Competence and Patient Safety. PSNet [internet]. 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/cultural-competence-and-patient-safety
Background
Culture can be defined as the “personal identification, language, thoughts, co…