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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/effect-hospital-multifaceted-clinical-pharmacist-intervention-risk-readmission-randomized
September 13, 2023 - Study
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Effect of an in-hospital multifaceted clinical pharmacist intervention on the risk of readmission: a randomized clinical trial.
Citation Text:
Ravn-Nielsen LV, Duckert M-L, Lund ML, et al. Effect of an In-Hospital Multifaceted Clinical Pharmacist I…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/postoperative-adverse-events-inconsistently-improved-world-health-organization-surgical
March 29, 2023 - Review
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Postoperative adverse events inconsistently improved by the World Health Organization surgical safety checklist: a systematic literature review of 25 studies.
Citation Text:
de Jager E, McKenna C, Bartlett L, et al. Postoperative adverse events in…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/association-label-drug-use-and-adverse-drug-events-adult-population
February 03, 2011 - Study
Classic
Association of off-label drug use and adverse drug events in an adult population.
Citation Text:
Eguale T, Buckeridge DL, Verma A, et al. Association of Off-label Drug Use and Adverse Drug Events in an Adult Population. JAMA Intern Med. 2016;176(1)…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/factors-associated-mental-health-outcomes-among-health-care-workers-exposed-coronavirus
March 24, 2019 - Study
Factors associated with mental health outcomes among health care workers exposed to coronavirus disease 2019.
Citation Text:
Lai J, Ma S, Wang Y, et al. Factors associated with mental health outcomes among health care workers exposed to coronavirus disease 2019. JAMA Netw Open. 20…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/innovation/standardized-marking-procedure-ent-operations-prevent-wrong-site-surgery-development
February 01, 2013 - EMERGING INNOVATIONS
A standardized marking procedure for ENT operations to prevent wrong-site surgery: development, establishment and subsequent evaluation among patients and medical personnel.
Citation Text:
Rohrmeier C, Abudan Al-Masry N, Keerl R, et al. A standardized marking procedure for ENT…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/innovation/implicit-bias-and-patient-care-mitigating-bias-preventing-harm
September 22, 2021 - EMERGING INNOVATIONS
Implicit bias and patient care: mitigating bias, preventing harm.
Citation Text:
Barber Doucet H, Wilson T, Vrablik L, et al. Implicit bias and patient care: mitigating bias, preventing harm. MedEdPORTAL. 2023;19:11343. doi:10.15766/mep_2374-8265.11343.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/antecedent-treat-and-release-diagnoses-prior-sepsis-hospitalization-among-adult-emergency
May 12, 2021 - Study
Antecedent treat-and-release diagnoses prior to sepsis hospitalization among adult emergency department patients: a look-back analysis employing insurance claims data using Symptom-Disease Pair Analysis of Diagnostic Error (SPADE) methodology.
Citation Text:
Nassery N, Horberg MA, …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/education-outcomes-duty-hour-flexibility-trial-internal-medicine
December 12, 2012 - Study
Classic
Education outcomes from a duty-hour flexibility trial in internal medicine.
Citation Text:
Desai SV, Asch DA, Bellini LM, et al. Education Outcomes in a Duty-Hour Flexibility Trial in Internal Medicine. New Engl J Med. 2018;378(16):1494-1508. doi:1…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/good-care-slow-enough-be-able-pay-attention-primary-care-time-scarcity-and-patient-safety
August 04, 2015 - Study
"Good care is slow enough to be able to pay attention": primary care time scarcity and patient safety.
Citation Text:
Satterwhite S, Nguyen M-LT, Honcharov V, et al. "Good care is slow enough to be able to pay attention": primary care time scarcity and patient safety. J Gen Intern …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-related-factors-associated-increased-risk-being-reported-case-preventable-harm-first
October 09, 2019 - Study
Patient-related factors associated with an increased risk of being a reported case of preventable harm in first-line health care: a case-control study
Citation Text:
Fernholm R, Holzmann MJ, Wachtler C, et al. Patient-related factors associated with an increased risk of being a rep…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/74121/psn-pdf
November 30, 2021 - alarm-related sentinel events
including alarm fatigue (most common), as well as equipment malfunctions/failures
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49681/psn-pdf
April 01, 2013 - As occurred in this case, multiple failures across the PN-use process are
usually identified in retrospect
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/managing-complexity-diagnosis-life-threatening-complications-after-gastric-bypass-surgery
September 25, 2019 - WebM&M Cases
Delay in Malignancy Diagnosis Reflects Systemic Failures
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psnet.ahrq.gov/innovation/reducing-preventable-patient-harm-due-retained-surgical-items-rsi-bundle
July 23, 2024 - exploration; 2) a surgical debrief; 3) a visual counter; 4) imaging; and if needed, 5) the reporting of failures
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/866826/psn-pdf
September 25, 2024 - Despite the multiple safety features on anesthesia machines to prevent cross-
connection, rare safety failures
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/nurse-staffing-ratios-crucible-money-policy-research-and-patient-care
June 01, 2003 - "holes" in nurse staffing are allowed to remain unfilled at times like these, my guess is that such failures
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/coming-short-maintaining-safety-face-drug-shortages
November 01, 2012 - Coming Up Short: Maintaining Safety in the Face of Drug Shortages
Citation Text:
Plogsted S. Coming Up Short: Maintaining Safety in the Face of Drug Shortages. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2018.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33751/psn-pdf
January 01, 2014 - Strengthening the Business Case for Patient Safety
May 1, 2013
Lindenauer PK. Strengthening the Business Case for Patient Safety. PSNet [internet]. 2013.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/strengthening-business-case-patient-safety
Perspective
After more than a decade in the national spotlight, the problem of pati…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49523/psn-pdf
November 01, 2006 - Urinary Retention Dilemma
November 1, 2006
Joseph AC. Urinary Retention Dilemma. PSNet [internet]. 2006.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/urinary-retention-dilemma
The Case
Following an elective thyroidectomy, a 56-year-old man with a history of benign prostatic hypertrophy
(BPH) and urinary hesitancy returned to th…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49670/psn-pdf
November 01, 2012 - Missed Pneumonia
November 1, 2012
Rohde JM, Flanders S. Missed Pneumonia. PSNet [internet]. 2012.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/missed-pneumonia
The Case
A 32-year-old man presented to the emergency department (ED) with 3 days of fever and right pleuritic
chest pain. Review of systems was negative for cough or dy…