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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39801/psn-pdf
December 21, 2014 - Gossypiboma: tales of lost sponges and lessons learned.
December 21, 2014
McIntyre LK. Gossypiboma. Archives of Surgery. 2010;145(8). doi:10.1001/archsurg.2010.152.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/gossypiboma-tales-lost-sponges-and-lessons-learned
This study describes successful efforts to reduce retained surgical spo…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35306/psn-pdf
July 14, 2009 - The iatrogenic-harm cost equation and new technology.
July 14, 2009
Webster CS. The iatrogenic-harm cost equation and new technology. Anaesthesia. 2005;60(9).
doi:10.1111/j.1365-2044.2005.04331.x.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/iatrogenic-harm-cost-equation-and-new-technology
The author suggests that greater focus o…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35948/psn-pdf
August 02, 2010 - Perioperative patient safety: a multisite qualitative
analysis.
August 2, 2010
Chappy S. Perioperative patient safety: a multisite qualitative analysis. AORN J. 2006;83(4):871-4, 877-88,
891-7.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/perioperative-patient-safety-multisite-qualitative-analysis
The author identified the most …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41604/psn-pdf
August 15, 2012 - Patient data outage exposes risks of electronic medical
records.
August 15, 2012
Terhune C.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-data-outage-exposes-risks-electronic-medical-records
This newspaper article reports on an incident during which dozens of hospitals lost access to electronic
medical records (EMRs) and …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36236/psn-pdf
April 12, 2011 - Risk management, or just a different risk?
April 12, 2011
Freer Y, Lyon A. Risk management, or just a different risk? Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed.
2006;91(5):F327-9.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/risk-management-or-just-different-risk
The authors found that clinicians were not likely to alter their practice in…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35729/psn-pdf
May 08, 2018 - Pump up the volume—tips for increasing error reporting.
May 8, 2018
ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. February 9, 2006;11:1-2,4.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/pump-volume-tips-increasing-error-reporting
This article presents best practices in six areas that can influence the success of incident repor…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41197/psn-pdf
March 07, 2012 - Fear of punitive response to hospital errors lingers.
March 7, 2012
O'Reilly KB. American Medical News. February 20, 2012.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/fear-punitive-response-hospital-errors-lingers
This news article highlights the problem of blame culture in health care, which hinders incident reporting
and safet…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36748/psn-pdf
September 27, 2017 - Medication safety in a psychiatric hospital.
September 27, 2017
Rothschild JM, Mann K, Keohane C, et al. Medication safety in a psychiatric hospital. Gen Hosp Psychiatry.
2007;29(2):156-62.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medication-safety-psychiatric-hospital
The authors analyzed the incidence and type of medication…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37691/psn-pdf
April 16, 2008 - Medication errors in a neonatal intensive care unit.
April 16, 2008
Lerner RB de ME, de Carvalho M, Vieira AA, et al. Medication errors in a neonatal intensive care unit. J
Pediatr (Rio J). 2008;84(2):166-70. doi:10.2223/JPED.1757.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medication-errors-neonatal-intensive-care-unit
A high …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37237/psn-pdf
December 15, 2011 - Discontinuity and disaster: gaps and the negotiation of
culpability in medication delivery.
December 15, 2011
Dekker SWA. Discontinuity and disaster: gaps and the negotiation of culpability in medication delivery. J
Law Med Ethics. 2007;35(3):463-70.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/discontinuity-and-disaster-gaps-and…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40354/psn-pdf
May 25, 2011 - The influence of resident involvement on surgical
outcomes.
May 25, 2011
Raval M, Wang X, Cohen ME, et al. The influence of resident involvement on surgical outcomes. J Am Coll
Surg. 2011;212(5):889-98. doi:10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2010.12.029.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/influence-resident-involvement-surgical-outc…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40761/psn-pdf
September 12, 2016 - Failure to rescue in neonatal care.
September 12, 2016
Gephart SM, McGrath JM, Effken JA. Failure to rescue in neonatal care. J Perinat Neonatal Nurs.
2011;25(3):275-282. doi:10.1097/JPN.0b013e318227cc03.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/failure-rescue-neonatal-care
This commentary suggests numerous strategies to redu…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33624/psn-pdf
December 01, 2005 - employers were smart, they would search for a different approach that
accurately identifies when these incidents
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49474/psn-pdf
March 01, 2005 - Incidents, events and
complications in the perioperative period in normal and malnurished patients--
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/hidden-mystery
December 01, 2011 - Incidents, events and complications in the perioperative period in normal and malnurished patients--results
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40991/psn-pdf
January 17, 2017 - MRI safety 10 years later.
January 17, 2017
Gilk T, Latino RJ. Patient Saf Qual Healthc. November/December 2011;8:22-23,26-29.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/mri-safety-10-years-later
Describing a case of accidental patient death in an MRI suite, this article reviews a root cause analysis of
the event and notes that…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35778/psn-pdf
July 20, 2010 - Accidental iatrogenic pneumothorax in hospitalized
patients.
July 20, 2010
Zhan C, Smith M, Stryer D. Accidental iatrogenic pneumothorax in hospitalized patients. Med Care.
2006;44(2):182-186.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/accidental-iatrogenic-pneumothorax-hospitalized-patients
This Agency for Healthcare Research…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/34002/psn-pdf
March 17, 2011 - Utah DoH Patient Safety Initiatives.
March 17, 2011
Center for Health Data, Utah Department of Health, PO Box 144004, Salt Lake City, UT 84114.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/utah-doh-patient-safety-initiatives
Utah established a number of collaborative initiatives to understand the nature and occurrence of adverse
…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40553/psn-pdf
June 22, 2011 - Applying the Universal Protocol to improve patient safety
in radiology services.
June 22, 2011
PA-PSRS Patient Saf Advis. June 2011;8:63-69.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/applying-universal-protocol-improve-patient-safety-radiology-services
Exploring causes of wrong-site, wrong patient, and wrong procedure errors i…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40937/psn-pdf
November 16, 2011 - AHRQ Projects to Prevent Healthcare-Associated
Infections, Fiscal Year 2011.
November 16, 2011
Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; October 2011. AHRQ Publication No. 09-
P013-4-E.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ahrq-projects-prevent-healthcare-associated-infections-fiscal-year-2011
This annou…