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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41657/psn-pdf
September 26, 2012 - UTMC nurse tossed out kidney, ruined it. National experts
say error is rare.
September 26, 2012
Messina I. Toledo Blade. August 24, 2012.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/utmc-nurse-tossed-out-kidney-ruined-it-national-experts-say-error-rare
This newspaper article discusses an incident in which a transplant organ was …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45078/psn-pdf
June 28, 2019 - Common Formats for Event Reporting.
June 28, 2019
National Quality Forum.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/comments-common-formats-event-reporting-hospital-version-03-beta
Patient safety organizations collect data across various systems and states. This site supports review and
comment of versions of common formats de…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41840/psn-pdf
November 14, 2012 - Risk Prevention and Surgical Checklists.
November 14, 2012
Neurosurg Focus. 2012;33(5):E1-E16.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/risk-prevention-and-surgical-checklists
This special issue includes articles discussing tactics to improve safety in neurosurgery, including tools,
time-outs, and incident reporting.
…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/34925/psn-pdf
February 27, 2009 - Medication errors and professional practice of registered
nurses.
February 27, 2009
Deans C. Medication errors and professional practice of registered nurses. Collegian. 2005;12(1):29-33.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medication-errors-and-professional-practice-registered-nurses
This Australian study identified and…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41636/psn-pdf
August 29, 2012 - Far more could be done to stop the deadly bacteria C. diff.
August 29, 2012
Eisler P. USA Today. August 16, 2012.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/far-more-could-be-done-stop-deadly-bacteria-c-diff
This newspaper article reports on how clinicians, hospitals, and health care systems can reduce incidence
of hospital-acq…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38709/psn-pdf
June 17, 2009 - Enteral feeding misconnections: an update.
June 17, 2009
Guenter P, Hicks RW, Simmons D. Enteral feeding misconnections: an update. Nutr Clin Pract.
2009;24(3):325-34. doi:10.1177/0884533609335174.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/enteral-feeding-misconnections-update
This review surveys information on enteral nutriti…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41562/psn-pdf
August 01, 2012 - The Final Check: Say it Out Loud.
August 1, 2012
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/final-check-say-it-out-loud
This Web site provides resources to help reduce incidence of mislabeled blood specimens based on just
culture concepts.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/final-check-say-it-out-loud
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/ri…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39493/psn-pdf
May 12, 2010 - Learning from accidents—what more do we need to
know?
May 12, 2010
Lindberg A-K, Hansson SO, Rollenhagen C. Learning from accidents – What more do we need to know?
Saf Sci. 2010;48(6). doi:10.1016/j.ssci.2010.02.004.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/learning-accidents-what-more-do-we-need-know
Analyzing research on a…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60216/psn-pdf
April 08, 2020 - The Diagnosis of Ectopic Pregnancy.
April 8, 2020
Farnborough, UK: Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch; March 2020.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/diagnosis-ectopic-pregnancy
Missed or delayed diagnosis in maternal care can result in serious harm to both the mother and the child.
This report analyzes a dela…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36408/psn-pdf
December 22, 2010 - Development of a rating system for surgeons' non-
technical skills.
December 22, 2010
Yule S, Flin R, Paterson-Brown S, et al. Development of a rating system for surgeons' non-technical skills.
Med Educ. 2006;40(11):1098-104.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/development-rating-system-surgeons-non-technical-skills
The…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/workplace-safety-health-care
January 01, 2017 - We shouldn't have any accidents anymore; we should have incidents. … June 11, 2014
Miscount incidents: a novel approach to exploring risk factors for unintentionally
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37099/psn-pdf
October 04, 2011 - Errors in the MRI evaluation of musculoskeletal tumors
and tumorlike lesions.
October 4, 2011
Heck RK, O'Malley AM, Kellum EL, et al. Errors in the MRI evaluation of musculoskeletal tumors and
tumorlike lesions. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2007;459:28-33.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/errors-mri-evaluation-musculoskelet…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36312/psn-pdf
October 26, 2010 - The intensive care unit, patient safety, and the Agency for
Healthcare Research and Quality.
October 26, 2010
Clancy CM. The intensive care unit, patient safety, and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
Am J Med Qual. 2006;21(5):348-51.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/intensive-care-unit-patient-safety-and…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38849/psn-pdf
January 04, 2010 - Guidance on patient safety in ophthalmology from the
Royal College of Ophthalmologists.
January 4, 2010
Kelly SP, Ophthalmologists RC of. Guidance on patient safety in ophthalmology from the Royal College of
Ophthalmologists. Eye (Lond). 2009;23(12):2143-51. doi:10.1038/eye.2009.168.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/g…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40804/psn-pdf
November 23, 2011 - Classification and detection of errors in minimally
invasive surgery.
November 23, 2011
Rassweiler MC, Mamoulakis C, Kenngott HG, et al. Classification and detection of errors in minimally
invasive surgery. J Endourol. 2011;25(11):1713-21. doi:10.1089/end.2011.0068.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/classification-and-…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37672/psn-pdf
April 09, 2008 - An observational study of laterality errors in a sample of
clinical records.
April 9, 2008
Elghrably I, Fraser SG. An observational study of laterality errors in a sample of clinical records. Eye
(Lond). 2008;22(3):340-3.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/observational-study-laterality-errors-sample-clinical-records
C…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36401/psn-pdf
December 22, 2010 - Epidemiology of medication-related adverse events in
nursing homes.
December 22, 2010
Handler S, Wright RM, Ruby CM, et al. Epidemiology of medication-related adverse events in nursing
homes. Am J Geriatr Pharmacother. 2006;4(3):264-72.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/epidemiology-medication-related-adverse-events-nu…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37330/psn-pdf
January 05, 2012 - Unreported errors in the intensive care unit: a case study
of the way we work.
January 5, 2012
Henneman EA. Unreported errors in the intensive care unit: a case study of the way we work. Crit Care
Nurse. 2007;27(5):27-34; quiz 35.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/unreported-errors-intensive-care-unit-case-study-way-we…
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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/41508/psn-pdf
July 11, 2012 - Complications in surgery: root cause analysis and
preventive measures.
July 11, 2012
Chung KC, Kotsis S. Complications in surgery: root cause analysis and preventive measures. Plast
Reconstr Surg. 2012;129(6):1421-1427. doi:10.1097/PRS.0b013e31824ecda0.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/complications-surgery-root-cause…