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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/postoperative-adverse-events-inconsistently-improved-world-health-organization-surgical
March 29, 2023 - Review
Classic
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/healthcare-failure-mode-and-effect-analysis-hfmea-effective-mechanism-preventing-infection
April 05, 2023 - Study
Healthcare failure mode and effect analysis (HFMEA) as an effective mechanism in preventing infection caused by accompanying caregivers during COVID-19-experience of a city medical center in Taiwan.
Citation Text:
Tiao C-H, Tsai L-C, Chen L-C, et al. Healthcare Failure Mode and Eff…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/toward-zero-harm-mackenzie-healths-journey-toward-becoming-high-reliability-organization-and
September 14, 2022 - Study
Toward zero harm: Mackenzie Health's journey toward becoming a high reliability organization and eliminating avoidable harm.
Citation Text:
Wilson M-A, Sinno M, Hacker Teper M, et al. Toward zero harm: Mackenzie Health's journey toward becoming a high reliability organization and e…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/national-cluster-randomized-trial-duty-hour-flexibility-surgical-training
September 09, 2015 - Study
Classic
National cluster-randomized trial of duty-hour flexibility in surgical training.
Citation Text:
Bilimoria KY, Chung JW, Hedges L, et al. National Cluster-Randomized Trial of Duty-Hour Flexibility in Surgical Training. New Engl J Med. 2016;374(8):71…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/weekend-effect-hospital-mortality-ischemic-and-hemorrhagic-stroke-us-rural-and-urban
January 19, 2022 - Study
Weekend effect on in-hospital mortality for ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke in US rural and urban hospitals.
Citation Text:
Mekonnen B, Wang G, Rajbhandari-Thapa J, et al. Weekend effect on in-hospital mortality for ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke in US rural and urban hospitals. J…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43684/psn-pdf
November 26, 2014 - Rapid response systems.
November 26, 2014
Hillman KM, Chen J, Jones D. Rapid response systems. Med J Aust. 2014;201(9):519-21.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/rapid-response-systems
Rapid response systems have been widely accepted as a method to improve outcomes of hospitalized
patients demonstrating signs of rapid d…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/867698/psn-pdf
October 01, 2024 - Toolkit for MRSA Prevention in ICU & Non-ICU Settings.
October 1, 2024
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Toolkit for MRSA Prevention in ICU & Non-ICU Settings.
October 2024.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/toolkit-mrsa-prevention-icu-non-icu-settings
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infect…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/852458/psn-pdf
June 01, 2019 - The patient's role in patient safety.
June 1, 2019
Corina I, Abram M, Halperin D. The patient's role in patient safety. Obstet Gynecol Clin North Am.
2019;46(2):215-225. doi:10.1016/j.ogc.2019.01.004.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patients-role-patient-safety
Patients and their families can play an important role i…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40238/psn-pdf
February 23, 2011 - Feasibility of centre-based incident reporting in primary
healthcare: the SPIEGEL study.
February 23, 2011
Zwart DLM, Steerneman AHM, van Rensen ELJ, et al. Feasibility of centre-based incident reporting in
primary healthcare: the SPIEGEL study. BMJ Qual Saf. 2011;20(2):121-7.
doi:10.1136/bmjqs.2009.033472.
https…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/838027/psn-pdf
September 07, 2022 - Advancing Anticoagulation Stewardship: A Playbook.
September 7, 2022
Washington DC; National Quality Forum and Anticoagulation Forum; 2022.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/advancing-anticoagulation-stewardship-playbook
Warfarin and other anticoagulants are high-alert medications that, if errors occur in their use, can…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37412/psn-pdf
December 12, 2007 - The checklist.
December 12, 2007
Gawande A. New Yorker. December 10, 2007:86-95.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/checklist
This article by bestselling author and surgeon Atul Gawande illustrates the complexity of intensive care and
profiles Peter Pronovost, the Johns Hopkins intensivist and safety leader whose effort…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/851662/psn-pdf
July 26, 2023 - Mitigating bias in AI at the point of care.
July 26, 2023
Decamp M, Lindvall C. Science. 2023;381(6654):150-152.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/mitigating-bias-ai-point-care
Computerized clinical support is vulnerable to bias due to widespread health care inequalities that feed into
the systems. This article di…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73926/psn-pdf
October 06, 2021 - Good for You, Good for Us, Good for Everybody.
October 6, 2021
Ridge K. London, England: Crown Copyright; 2021. September 22, 2021.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/good-you-good-us-good-everybody
Overprescribing has attained prominence as a safety issue due to the current opioid epidemic, but it has
long reduced medi…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60917/psn-pdf
September 16, 2020 - Impact of an obstetrical hospitalist program on the safety
events in a mid-sized obstetrical unit.
September 16, 2020
Decesare JZ, Bush SY, Morton AN. Impact of an obstetrical hospitalist program on the safety events in a
mid-sized obstetrical unit. J Patient Saf. 2020;16(3):e179-e181. doi:10.1097/pts.0000000000000…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40506/psn-pdf
June 08, 2011 - Evaluation of a preoperative team briefing: a new
communication routine results in improved clinical
practice.
June 8, 2011
Lingard LA, Regehr G, Cartmill C, et al. Evaluation of a preoperative team briefing: a new communication
routine results in improved clinical practice. BMJ Qual Saf. 2011;20(6):475-82.
doi:1…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38835/psn-pdf
September 02, 2009 - Impact of a computerized physician order entry system
on compliance with prescription accuracy requirements.
September 2, 2009
Mir C, Gadri A, Zelger GL, et al. Impact of a computerized physician order entry system on compliance with
prescription accuracy requirements. Pharm World Sci. 2009;31(5):596-602. doi:10.10…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38823/psn-pdf
July 29, 2009 - Attending physician work hours: ethical considerations
and the last doctor standing.
July 29, 2009
Mercurio MR, Peterec SM. Attending physician work hours: ethical considerations and the last doctor
standing. Pediatrics. 2009;124(2):758-62. doi:10.1542/peds.2008-2953.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/attending-physici…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/50643/psn-pdf
November 06, 2019 - Same Day Surgery in the US; Findings of Two Inaugural
Leapfrog Surveys 2019.
November 6, 2019
Washington DC: Leapfrog Group; 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/same-day-surgery-us-findings-two-inaugural-leapfrog-surveys-2019
Ambulatory surgery centers (ASC) are established venues for surgical care despite lack of …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40241/psn-pdf
June 20, 2011 - Computerized physician order entry in the critical care
environment: a review of current literature.
June 20, 2011
Maslove DM, Rizk NW, Lowe HJ. Computerized Physician Order Entry in the Critical Care Environment: A
Review of Current Literature. J Intensive Care Med. 2011;26(3). doi:10.1177/0885066610387984.
https…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44415/psn-pdf
October 28, 2015 - Medication discrepancies at pediatric hospital discharge.
October 28, 2015
Gattari TB, Krieger LN, Hu HM, et al. Medication Discrepancies at Pediatric Hospital Discharge. Hosp
Pediatr. 2015;5(8):439-45. doi:10.1542/hpeds.2014-0085.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medication-discrepancies-pediatric-hospital-discharge
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