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401. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     June 01, 2019 - site infections.(9,10) Infected hospitalized patients not treated with a beta- lactam had a threefold increased … drug toxicities and Clostridium difficile colitis.(11) Penicillin allergy reporters also had a 26% increased … risk of Clostridium difficile and a 69% increased incidence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus … Penicillin Allergy Day (September 28).(16) Take-Home Points Unverified penicillin allergy leads to increased … Other harms of unverified penicillin allergy labels include increased risk of adverse events, Clostridium

402. Patient and Family Centered I-PASS (Family-Centered Communication Program to Reduce Medical Errors and Improve Family Experience and Communication Processes) | PSNet
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     February 26, 2025 - This innovation standardized family-centered rounds and increased family and healthcare provider team … p=0.003). 4 There was no significant increase in duration of the rounds. 4 Family-centered rounds increased … from 72.2% preintervention to 82.8% postintervention (p=0.02). 4 Family engagement on rounds increased … from 55.6% preintervention to 66.7% postintervention (p=0.04). 4 Nurse engagement increased from 20.4% … preintervention to 37.7% postintervention (p=0.03). 4 Parent reporting of illness severity on rounds increased

403. Burnout | PSNet
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     November 20, 2024 - as 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 … to Patient Safety Clinicians who have been involved in errors or serious safety events may be at 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

404. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     January 30, 2019 - The number of such deaths increased, but the US age-standardized mortality rate for deaths due to AEMT … The authors noted similar AEMT mortality rates for men as compared to women, significantly increased

405. Quality and patient safety improvement is never finished. | PSNet
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     September 18, 2024 - September 21, 2016 Increased risk of burnout for physicians and nurses involved in a … July 10, 2024 Visitor restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic and increased falls with

406. Hidden Mystery | PSNet
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     December 01, 2011 - Increased width of subcutaneous fat, particularly the abdominal panniculus, interferes with auscultation … Bag-Valve-Mask ventilation is more difficult because of reduced pulmonary compliance, increased chest … wall resistance, increased airway resistance, abnormal diaphragmatic position, and increased upper airway … Drugs with a higher affinity for adipose tissue tend to have an increased volume of distribution. … Take-Home Points Given the increased prevalence of obesity in our society, and the risks posed by

407. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2005 - Increased width of subcutaneous fat, particularly the abdominal panniculus, interferes with auscultation … Bag-Valve-Mask ventilation is more difficult because of reduced pulmonary compliance, increased chest … wall resistance, increased airway resistance, abnormal diaphragmatic position, and increased upper … Drugs with a higher affinity for adipose tissue tend to have an increased volume of distribution. … Take-Home Points Given the increased prevalence of obesity in our society, and the risks posed by obesity

408. Information and power: women of color's experiences interacting with health care providers in pregnancy and birth. | PSNet
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     June 18, 2020 - June 18, 2020 Use of unsolicited patient observations to identify surgeons with increased … failure to document key comorbid diseases in the anesthesia preoperative evaluation associates with increased

409. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2014 - The Commentary Patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACS) are at increased risk for multiple heart … automaticity in the infarct border zone (the myocardium immediately adjacent to the infarcted tissue), and increased … conducted in the 1970s and 1980s suggested that NSVT after ACS is benign and is not associated with increased … next year (incidence 2.9%–4.3%).(1) This finding creates a clinical conundrum: notwithstanding the increased … , each beat has a similar appearance and is termed monomorphic VT, which is usually due to scar or increased

410. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49441/psn-pdf
     March 01, 2004 - duty hours to 80 per week, with no more than 30 consecutive hours worked.(1) These mandates have increased … In a survey at our institution, nearly half of residents identified the increased numbers of signouts … the inpatient and outpatient setting, in-hospital signouts represent gaps in care and thus demand increased … vigilance to avoid placing patients at increased risk for harm.(3) Although practitioners are generally … inevitable increase in discontinuity and increase in sign-outs, resulted in delayed test ordering and increased

411. Opioid Safety | PSNet
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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 .

412. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     May 29, 2024 - secondary to vasospasm or variant/Prinzmetal angina, other patients with conditions that predispose to increased … demand, such as sleep apnea with hypoxic episodes, may indeed have obstructive coronary disease.2 The increased … Patients with elevated HEART scores of 4 or greater have markedly increased of a major adverse cardiac … discussed earlier, interval changes in the electrocardiogram should prompt investigation given the increased … of abnormalities in the electrocardiogram, such as right bundle branch block, are associated with increased

413. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     January 31, 2024 - This innovation standardized family-centered rounds and increased family and healthcare provider team … psnet.ahrq.gov//#4 https://psnet.ahrq.gov//#4 postintervention (p=0.02).4 Family engagement on rounds increased … from 55.6% preintervention to 66.7% postintervention (p=0.04).4 Nurse engagement increased from 20.4% … Adherence to key communication behaviors, including families expressing concerns at the start of rounds, increased … preintervention to 37.7% postintervention (p=0.03).4 Parent reporting of illness severity on rounds increased

414. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2010 - 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

415. Hidden Danger! Insidious Postpartum Bleeding After Emergency Cesarean Delivery. | PSNet
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     November 25, 2020 - 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

416. COVID-19 Pandemic Impact on Healthcare Associated Conditions | PSNet
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     September 15, 2025 - Long-term care and skilled nursing facilities are particularly vulnerable to COVID-19 infection; this increased … Adverse events were more likely to occur in nursing homes with higher bed capacities, increased use of

417. In Conversation With... Poonam Sharma, MD, MPH, the Senior Clinical Data Analyst at Atrium Health, and Rhonda Dickman, MSN, RN, CPHQ, the Director of the Tennessee Hospital Association PSO | PSNet
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     January 12, 2022 - Visitor restrictions increased the burden on staff related to communication of patient status, as well … That led to other staff members having to take the increased workload, further adding to staff fatigue … There was an ongoing need for increased vigilance in patient monitoring. … There was an influx of less experienced workers to meet staffing demands, so some hospitals increased … risk of infection may, in part, be due to increased device utilization and prolonged hospitalization

418. Patient Safety Events and the Role of Patient Safety Organizations During the COVID-19 Pandemic | PSNet
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     January 12, 2022 - risk of infection may, in part, be due to increased device utilization and prolonged hospitalization … Visitor restrictions increased the burden on staff related to communication of patient status, as well … That led to other staff members having to take the increased workload, further adding to staff fatigue … There was an ongoing need for increased vigilance in patient monitoring. … There was an influx of less experienced workers to meet staffing demands, so some hospitals increased

419. Medical malpractice litigation and daylight saving time. | PSNet
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     March 24, 2019 - November 18, 2020 Does increased schedule flexibility lead to change? … September 23, 2020 Increased patient safety-related incidents following the transition

420. Missed acute coronary syndrome during telephone triage at out-of-hours primary care: lessons from a case-control study. | PSNet
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     March 11, 2020 - Related Resources From the Same Author(s) Patient-related factors associated with an increased … September 23, 2020 COVID-19 increased the risk of ICU-acquired bloodstream infections