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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36127/psn-pdf
September 29, 2010 - Fatality involving vinblastine overdose as a result of a
complex medical error.
September 29, 2010
K?ys M, Konopka T, Scis?owski M, et al. Fatality involving vinblastine overdose as a result of a complex
medical error. Cancer Chemother Pharmacol. 2007;59(1):89-95.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/fatality-involving-vi…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42561/psn-pdf
October 09, 2013 - Defining technical errors in laparoscopic surgery: a
systematic review.
October 9, 2013
Bonrath EM, Dedy NJ, Zevin B, et al. Defining technical errors in laparoscopic surgery: a systematic
review. Surg Endosc. 2013;27(8):2678-91. doi:10.1007/s00464-013-2827-5.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/defining-technical-errors…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37964/psn-pdf
June 29, 2011 - Impact of miscommunication in medical dispute cases in
Japan.
June 29, 2011
Aoki N, Uda K, Ohta S, et al. Impact of miscommunication in medical dispute cases in Japan. Int J Qual
Health Care. 2008;20(5):358-62. doi:10.1093/intqhc/mzn028.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/impact-miscommunication-medical-dispute-cases-ja…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39882/psn-pdf
January 19, 2011 - Incidence and types of non-ideal care events in an
emergency department.
January 19, 2011
Hall KK, Schenkel SM, Hirshon JM, et al. Incidence and types of non-ideal care events in an emergency
department. Qual Saf Health Care. 2010;19 Suppl 3:i20-5. doi:10.1136/qshc.2010.040246.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/inciden…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42310/psn-pdf
June 10, 2018 - Administering a saline flush "site unseen" can lead to a
wrong route error.
June 10, 2018
ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute care edition. May 16, 2013;18:1-3.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/administering-saline-flush-site-unseen-can-lead-wrong-route-error
Describing a tubing misconnection error, this newsletter id…
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January 21, 2011 - Neurologic patient safety: an in-depth study of
malpractice claims.
January 21, 2011
Glick TH, Cranberg LD, Hanscom RB, et al. Neurologic patient safety: an in-depth study of malpractice
claims. Neurology. 2005;65(8):1284-6.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/neurologic-patient-safety-depth-study-malpractice-claims
The…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/34623/psn-pdf
January 28, 2015 - Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health
Care.
January 28, 2015
Australian Commission for Safety and Quality in Health Care.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/australian-commission-safety-and-quality-health-care
Established in January 2006, the Commission leads and coordinates improvements in safety and qu…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39780/psn-pdf
January 04, 2017 - The First Annual HealthGrades Pediatric Patient Safety in
American Hospitals Study.
January 4, 2017
Reed K, May R. Golden, CO: Health Grades, Inc; 2010.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/first-annual-healthgrades-pediatric-patient-safety-american-hospitals-study
This report analyzed Agency for Healthcare Research and Q…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40157/psn-pdf
January 19, 2011 - Instrument readiness: an important link to patient safety.
January 19, 2011
McNamara SA. Instrument readiness: an important link to patient safety. AORN J. 2011;93(1):160-4.
doi:10.1016/j.aorn.2010.09.027.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/instrument-readiness-important-link-patient-safety
This commentary reviews steps…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40781/psn-pdf
September 14, 2011 - Reducing the incidence of retained surgical instrument
fragments.
September 14, 2011
Reece M, Troeleman ND, McGowan JE, et al. Reducing the incidence of retained surgical instrument
fragments. AORN J. 2011;94(3):301-4. doi:10.1016/j.aorn.2011.05.014.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/reducing-incidence-retained-surgica…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37736/psn-pdf
April 30, 2008 - Causes of near misses in critical care of neonates and
children.
April 30, 2008
Tourgeman-Bashkin O, Shinar D, Zmora E. Causes of near misses in critical care of neonates and
children. Acta Paediatr. 2008;97(3):299-303. doi:10.1111/j.1651-2227.2007.00616.x.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/causes-near-misses-critical-…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38338/psn-pdf
January 14, 2009 - Implementation of patient safety rounds in a children's
hospital.
January 14, 2009
Yee PL, Edwards ML, Dixon JL, et al. Implementation of patient safety rounds in a children's hospital. Nurs
Adm Q. 2009;33(1):48-53. doi:10.1097/01.NAQ.0000343348.93537.41.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/implementation-patient-safety-…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73548/psn-pdf
July 27, 2021 - Diagnostic Errors in Primary Care.
July 27, 2021
Betsy Lehman Center for Patient Safety.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/diagnostic-errors-primary-care
Case analysis provides important opportunities to highlight factors that culminate in diagnostic error. This
website supports learning generated from the Primary-Care…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36146/psn-pdf
February 05, 2019 - Guidelines for Design and Construction.
February 5, 2019
St Louis, Missouri; Facilities Guidelines Institute; 2018.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/guidelines-design-and-construction
These updated guidelines include design changes, such as the adoption of private rooms to reduce
medical error, interruptions, and hosp…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42600/psn-pdf
September 18, 2013 - Oral medications inadvertently given via the intravenous
route.
September 18, 2013
Shah-Mohammadi AR, Gaunt MJ. PA-PSRS Patient Saf Advis. September 2013;10:85-91.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/oral-medications-inadvertently-given-intravenous-route
Analyzing data submitted to the Pennsylvania Patient Safety Reporti…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38021/psn-pdf
August 27, 2008 - A review of the current evidence base for significant
event analysis.
August 27, 2008
Bowie P, Pope L, Lough M. A review of the current evidence base for significant event analysis. J Eval Clin
Pract. 2008;14(4):520-36. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2753.2007.00908.x.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/review-current-evidence-base…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38267/psn-pdf
December 03, 2008 - National Priorities and Goals: Aligning Our Efforts to
Transform America's Healthcare.
December 3, 2008
National Priorities Partnership. Washington, DC: National Quality Forum; 2008. ISBN: 1933875194.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/national-priorities-and-goals-aligning-our-efforts-transform-americas-healthcare
This…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41592/psn-pdf
August 15, 2012 - Failure mode and effects analysis outputs: are they valid?
August 15, 2012
Shebl NA, Franklin BD, Barber N. Failure mode and effects analysis outputs: are they valid? BMC Health
Serv Res. 2012;12:150. doi:10.1186/1472-6963-12-150.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/failure-mode-and-effects-analysis-outputs-are-they-valid…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42772/psn-pdf
January 01, 2014 - Hard Truths: the Journey to Putting Patients First.
November 27, 2013
Department of Health. London, England: Crown Publishing; January 2014. ISBN: 9780101877725.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/hard-truths-journey-putting-patients-first
This two-part report outlines actions that health care leaders in the United Kingd…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36845/psn-pdf
August 29, 2011 - Near miss audit in obstetrics.
August 29, 2011
Penney G, Brace V. Near miss audit in obstetrics. Curr Opin Obstet Gynecol. 2007;19(2):145-150.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/near-miss-audit-obstetrics
Reviewing studies about maternal morbidity, the authors discuss the various measurement
approaches used to identify …