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June 21, 2016 - In addition, staff workflows had
to change significantly and their hourly walking distances increased … Although fall rates increased following the move, the researchers felt
that based on the patterns and
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September 26, 2016 - academic
Interruptions are inevitable in the clinical environment, and they have been linked to an increased … do-telephone-call-interruptions-have-impact-radiology-resident-diagnostic-accuracy
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/association-interruptions-increased-risk-and-severity-medication-administration-errors
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46245/psn-pdf
June 28, 2017 - Early identification of patients at increased risk for harm in the
home care setting may help inform … Analyzing data
from two prior Canadian home care patient safety studies, researchers found that both increased
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January 04, 2012 - evaluate a complementary question:
whether patients who are more severely ill at admission are at increased … clinical databases, the authors were able to show that higher
illness severity is associated with an increased
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September 01, 2015 - The zolpidem dose had also been increased from 5 mg to 10 mg at bedtime as needed. … Common adverse effects of sleep aids include residual daytime sedation leading to increased risk for … Patients with certain comorbid conditions may be at an increased risk for adverse effects from medications … Older patients are at an increased risk for adverse effects and poor outcomes, such as residual daytime … Zolpidem is independently associated with increased risk of inpatient falls.
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October 30, 2024 - Her physical exam
was notable for altered level of consciousness, increased respiratory effort, audible … hospital length of stay, decreased mobility, increased mortality, and discharge to a long-
term care … facility.2,3 Additionally, having had a fall within the prior 12 months is associated with increased … frequency of in-hospital death, and increased time expenditure from the nursing team,
according to … Bleeding risk is increased if a person is on an anticoagulant, has low platelet counts, or advanced age
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September 27, 2022 - a syndrome that is characterized by three dimensions:
feelings of energy depletion or exhaustion;
increased … While it is difficult to determine specific causal
relationships, burnout has been associated with increased … excessive and difficult documentation and regulatory requirements, cumbersome electronic health records,
increased … The increased focus on addressing burnout and emotional distress in health care workers during the
pandemic … has resulted in opportunities to intervene.15-18 For example, there has been increased interest in
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February 01, 2023 - delayed or missed. eDKA is a state of carbohydrate deficiency with relative insulin deficiency and increased … levels of counter-regulatory hormones, resulting in lipolysis, increased free fatty acids and ketoacidosis … by the pancreas is reduced, which then leads to increase glucagon secretion, resulting in lipolysis, increased … production. 3,4 The use of SGLT2is in patients with diabetes, cardiovascular, and renal disease has increased … Patient Safety Target Studies have shown that patients with diabetes mellitus on any SGLT2i have an increased
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March 13, 2013 - event for hospitalized patients, falls that result in serious injury remain relatively
common despite increased … prevention
programs could have unintended consequences, this review found that potential harms (such as increased
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August 01, 2022 - As a result of
implementation, screening for IPV greatly increased, and healthcare teams learned about … experiencing these conditions may have difficulties managing other chronic conditions, with the
potential for increased … pregnancy, including outcomes such as maternal and infant mortality,
preterm birth, low birth weight, and increased … clinics in an effort to
target the most impacted groups.1
Results
The BHVS screening tool greatly increased … of patients who have experienced IPV, the total number of patients identified as experiencing
IPV increased
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May 17, 2023 - May 4, 2022
Patient-related factors associated with an increased risk of being a reported … July 16, 2014
Toward increased patient safety?
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October 19, 2022 - October 19, 2022
Do patient safety indicators explain increased weekend mortality? … July 1, 2019
Potentially inappropriate medication use is associated with increased risk
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March 27, 2024 - Her physical exam was notable for altered level of consciousness, increased respiratory effort, audible … hospital length of stay, decreased mobility, increased mortality, and discharge to a long-term care … facility. 2,3 Additionally, having had a fall within the prior 12 months is associated with increased … frequency of in-hospital death, and increased time expenditure from the nursing team, according to a … Bleeding risk is increased if a person is on an anticoagulant, has low platelet counts, or advanced age
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April 01, 2008 - In particular, an extensive body of research has examined the weekend effect —the purportedly increased … 2001 study's principal finding: for many common conditions, patients admitted on the weekend are at increased … information about diagnoses and comorbidities documented during hospitalization), mortality rates were increased … However, patients who arrived at the hospital by ambulance appeared to account for most of the increased … complexity and the need to consider both patient and health system factors that might give rise to the increased
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December 15, 2024 - Although this class of medications has always been considered high risk,
prescribing of opioids increased … a pattern of opioid use that results in serious physical impairment
or psychological distress) has increased … Additional research
demonstrates potential harms associated with rapid tapering of opioids including increased … emergency
department visits, increased risk of overdose, and mental health crisis.
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October 20, 2021 - failure to document key comorbid diseases in the anesthesia preoperative evaluation associates with increased … March 21, 2017
Use of unsolicited patient observations to identify surgeons with increased
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January 12, 2022 - January 29, 2018
The "weekend effect" in pediatric surgery—increased mortality for children … June 16, 2019
Work overload is related to increased risk of error during chemotherapy
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November 30, 2021 - Increasing maternal age is
strongly correlated with increased risk of maternal death; 27% of maternal … These alterations include increased
blood volume, increased cardiac output, decreased vascular resistance … (with lower blood pressure),
increased pulse, increased respirations, increased minute ventilation, … decreased functional residual
capacity, increased glucose metabolism, and others.7 Altered pregnancy … Because of the increased blood volume and
decreased vascular resistance seen late in pregnancy, blood
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February 21, 2020 - of cerebral palsy, developmental delay, and epilepsy presented to the emergency department (ED) for increased … They are at increased risk of medical errors during hospital stays, and this risk scales with the number … patient is well-known to the service as having a seizure disorder and cerebral palsy and was admitted for increased … Many children with pre-existing seizure disorders are admitted to intensive care with increased seizure … It is well-documented that transitions of care are a time of increased risk for medical error, as they
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January 15, 2020 - in fewer than half of elderly patients and an incorrect admitting diagnosis was associated with an increased … such misdiagnoses can be associated with a significant delay in operative intervention and subsequent increased … One approach to decreasing technical errors for emergency general surgery procedures in the era of increased … Elderly patients are at increased risk of missed and delayed diagnosis of appendicitis, leading to higher … Elderly patients are at markedly increased risk of morbidity and mortality following appendectomy and