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psnet.ahrq.gov/periodic-issue/periodic-issue-281
March 15, 2021 - March 3, 2021 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, reports, …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/periodic-issue/periodic-issue-275
January 29, 2021 - January 20, 2021 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/web-mm/pseudo-obstruction-real-perforation
April 01, 2015 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
Pseudo-obstruction But a Real Perforation
Citation Text:
Paski SC, Dominitz JA. Pseudo-obstruction But a Real Perforation. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2017.
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March 01, 2005 - Hidden Mystery
March 1, 2005
Brunette DD. Hidden Mystery. PSNet [internet]. 2005.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/hidden-mystery
Case Objectives
Appreciate the challenges of caring for morbidly obese patients.
List specific interventions that can be implemented when caring for obese patients.
Develop a rational ap…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49855/psn-pdf
March 01, 2019 - Which Line: Ordering Provider or Proceduralist?
March 1, 2019
Blackmore CC. Which Line: Ordering Provider or Proceduralist? PSNet [internet]. 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/which-line-ordering-provider-or-proceduralist
Case Objectives
Review the role of mistake-proofing to block errors from leading to adverse…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49527/psn-pdf
December 01, 2006 - Right Patient, Wrong Sample
December 1, 2006
Astion ML. Right Patient, Wrong Sample. PSNet [internet]. 2006.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/right-patient-wrong-sample
The Case
A 54-year-old man was admitted to the hospital for preoperative evaluation and elective knee surgery. On
the morning of surgery, the patien…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49861/psn-pdf
May 01, 2019 - Updates in the Management of High-Risk Pulmonary
Embolism
May 1, 2019
Kabrhel C, Aaronson E. Updates in the Management of High-Risk Pulmonary Embolism. PSNet [internet].
2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/updates-management-high-risk-pulmonary-embolism
Case Objectives
Review common risk factors, typical present…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/74713/psn-pdf
January 26, 2022 - Patient Safety Events Involving Opioid Dose Stacking
January 26, 2022
Porras H, Lammers C. Patient Safety Events Involving Opioid Dose Stacking. PSNet [internet]. 2022.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/patient-safety-events-involving-opioid-dose-stacking
Disclosure of Relevant Financial Relationships: As a provider ac…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2022-01/final_spotlight_stacked_opioid_administration_01.03.2022.pdf
January 01, 2022 - Spotlight
Spotlight
Patient Safety Events Involving Opioid
Dose Stacking
Source and Credits
• This presentation is based on the January 2022 AHRQ WebM&M
Spotlight Case
o See the full article at https://psnet.ahrq.gov/webmm
o CME credit is available
o Commentary by: Hollie Porras, PharmD, BCPS and Cathy Lammers…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33785/psn-pdf
May 01, 2015 - In Conversation With… John D. Birkmeyer, MD
May 1, 2015
In Conversation With… John D. Birkmeyer, MD. PSNet [internet]. 2015.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-john-d-birkmeyer-md
Editor's note: John D. Birkmeyer, MD, is an internationally recognized health services researcher with
expertise in perfo…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49811/psn-pdf
November 01, 2017 - Delayed Diagnosis of Endocrinologic Emergencies
November 1, 2017
Gomes-Lima C, Burman KD. Delayed Diagnosis of Endocrinologic Emergencies. PSNet [internet]. 2017.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/delayed-diagnosis-endocrinologic-emergencies
The Cases
Case #1:
A 47-year-old man with a history of hyperthyroidism and h…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/862983/psn-pdf
February 28, 2024 - Airway Obstruction during Anterior Cervical Spine
Surgery
February 28, 2024
Bohringer C, Vo L. Airway Obstruction during Anterior Cervical Spine Surgery. PSNet [internet]. 2024.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/airway-obstruction-during-anterior-cervical-spine-surgery
The Case
A 47-year-old obese man (body weight 13…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49777/psn-pdf
December 01, 2016 - Suicidal Ideation in the Family Medicine Clinic
December 1, 2016
Moutier C. Suicidal Ideation in the Family Medicine Clinic. PSNet [internet]. 2016.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/suicidal-ideation-family-medicine-clinic
Case Objectives
Recognize suicide as a major public health problem and the critical role of pri…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/under_pressure.pdf
January 01, 2023 - Microsoft PowerPoint - FINAL Spotlight Case_Under Pressure.pptx
Spotlight
Under Pressure: Tracheostomy Cuff Over Inflation
Leading to Tissue Necrosis and Cuff Rupture
Source and Credits
• This presentation is based on the June 2023 AHRQ WebM&M
Spotlight Case
o See the full article at https://psnet.ahrq.gov/webmm…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49840/psn-pdf
September 01, 2018 - Steroids and Safety: Preventing Medication Adverse
Events During Transitions of Care
September 1, 2018
Lucier DJ, Greenwald JL. Steroids and Safety: Preventing Medication Adverse Events During Transitions of
Care. PSNet [internet]. 2018.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/steroids-and-safety-preventing-medication-adver…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2022-08/final_spotlight_case_mesenteric_ischemia_08.05.2022.pdf
January 01, 2022 - Spotlight
Spotlight
Delayed Diagnosis of Mesenteric Ischemia
Source and Credits
• This presentation is based on the August 2022 AHRQ WebM&M
Spotlight Case
o See the full article at https://psnet.ahrq.gov/webmm
o CME credit is available
o Commentary by: Anamaria Robles, MD, and Garth Utter, MD, MSc
o AHRQ WebM&M…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/empty-bag
June 01, 2018 - The Empty Bag
Citation Text:
Vincent C. The Empty Bag. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2016.
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January 12, 2022 - In Conversation With... Poonam Sharma, MD, MPH, the
Senior Clinical Data Analyst at Atrium Health, and Rhonda
Dickman, MSN, RN, CPHQ, the Director of the Tennessee
Hospital Association PSO
January 12, 2022
In Conversation With.. Poonam Sharma, MD, MPH, the Senior Clinical Data Analyst at Atrium Health, and
Rhonda…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/near-miss-bedside-medications
February 01, 2006 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
Near Miss with Bedside Medications
Citation Text:
Wu AW. Near Miss with Bedside Medications. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2011.
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March 24, 2025 - In Conversation with…Albert Wu, MD, MPH
May 1, 2011
Citation Text:
In Conversation with…Albert Wu, MD, MPH. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2011.
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