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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/nonsustained-ventricular-tachycardia-after-acute-coronary-syndromes-recognizing-high-risk
September 20, 2011 - 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 … NSVT, each beat has a similar appearance and is termed monomorphic VT, which is usually due to scar or increased
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/fumbled-handoff
September 01, 2006 - 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 … between 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
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49429/psn-pdf
January 01, 2004 - rate in cycles utilizing assisted
reproductive technologies (ART) (IVF and ovulation induction) is increased … 100-fold, to 1%-3% (
4,5), largely due to the presence of multiple embryos in a given cycle and the increased … heterotopic pregnancy will demonstrate the presence of a viable
intrauterine pregnancy on ultrasound, increased … recognizing ectopic pregnancies,
they should be trained in early pregnancy scans and be aware of the increased
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49559/psn-pdf
April 01, 2008 - his brain revealed acute
intracranial hemorrhage with cerebral edema, evidence of midline shift, and increased … Management of increased ICP in patients with ICH should always begin with simple but effective measures … If increased
ICP is secondary to hydrocephalus from either intraventricular blood or obstruction of … this case) showing acute intracranial hemorrhage with cerebral edema,
evidence of midline shift, and increased
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/72689/psn-pdf
January 29, 2021 - With the increased number of patient encounters many inpatient
providers are expected to maintain, along … with the increased number of people involved in patient care,
interruptions to a provider’s workflow … which are punctuated by pages, texts, and calls have vastly increased
and are more frequent than ever … in yield6 and a false positive
can often lead to more blood cultures, unnecessary antibiotics, and increased … Despite the fact that physicians and nurses reported an increased perception of a
culture of safety
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/delayed-sepsis-management-due-ambiguous-allergy
January 13, 2021 - 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 … cephalosporin allergy histories.( 13 ) Our data indicate that inpatient penicillin and cephalosporin use increased … Other harms of unverified penicillin allergy labels include increased risk of adverse events, Clostridium
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/preventing-medication-errors-transitions-care-patient-case-approach
October 17, 2012 - March 30, 2022
Patient-related factors associated with an increased risk of being a reported … preventable harm in first-line health care: a case-control study
March 11, 2020
COVID-19 increased
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/using-incident-reporting-improve-patient-safety-conceptual-model
June 29, 2009 - July 26, 2011
Unexpected increased mortality after implementation of a commercially sold … May 27, 2011
Lessons from "unexpected increased mortality after implementation of a commercially
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/sustained-impact-pediatric-resident-led-patient-safety-council
March 21, 2017 - March 21, 2017
Use of unsolicited patient observations to identify surgeons with increased … failure to document key comorbid diseases in the anesthesia preoperative evaluation associates with increased
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/rapid-response-teams-improve-outcomes-part-1-part-2-and-part-3
November 30, 2016 - October 21, 2020
Increased mortality and costs associated with adverse events in intensive … April 6, 2022
COVID-19 increased the risk of ICU-acquired bloodstream infections: a case-cohort
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/comprehensive-analysis-medication-dosing-error-related-cpoe
June 01, 2005 - July 26, 2011
Unexpected increased mortality after implementation of a commercially sold … May 27, 2011
Lessons from "unexpected increased mortality after implementation of a commercially
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/association-between-surgical-trainee-daytime-sleepiness-and-intraoperative-technical-skill
June 27, 2018 - the Same Author(s)
Use of unsolicited patient observations to identify surgeons with increased … failure to document key comorbid diseases in the anesthesia preoperative evaluation associates with increased
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/nursing-perception-impact-medication-carts-patient-safety-and-ergonomics-teaching-health-care
May 29, 2014 - March 5, 2025
COVID-19 increased the risk of ICU-acquired bloodstream infections: a case-cohort … September 27, 2016
Association of interruptions with an increased risk and severity of
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/mortality-rate-after-nonelective-hospital-admission
January 22, 2016 - Related Resources From the Same Author(s)
Do patient safety indicators explain increased … June 21, 2016
Use of unsolicited patient observations to identify surgeons with increased
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/misdiagnosis-and-missed-diagnoses-foster-and-adopted-children-prenatal-alcohol-exposure
June 27, 2018 - the Same Author(s)
Use of unsolicited patient observations to identify surgeons with increased … failure to document key comorbid diseases in the anesthesia preoperative evaluation associates with increased
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/pharmacist-staffing-technology-use-and-implementation-medication-safety-practices-rural
September 27, 2010 - October 14, 2009
Use of unsolicited patient observations to identify surgeons with increased … failure to document key comorbid diseases in the anesthesia preoperative evaluation associates with increased
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/decreasing-errors-pediatric-continuous-intravenous-infusions
January 06, 2017 - May 27, 2011
Unexpected increased mortality after implementation of a commercially sold … May 27, 2011
Lessons from "unexpected increased mortality after implementation of a commercially
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/errors-administration-intravenous-medications-hospital-and-role-correct-procedures-and-nurse
September 26, 2016 - Related Resources From the Same Author(s)
Association of interruptions with an increased … September 27, 2016
Association of interruptions with an increased risk and severity of
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33824/psn-pdf
January 01, 2016 - analysis of new
prescriptions of long-acting opioids for chronic noncancer pain showed a significantly increased … efficacy-tolerability-and-dose-dependent-effects-opioid-analgesics-low-back-pain-systematic
information technology-related errors or those of increased … Another 2016 report found that
prescription of opioids following dental extraction increased from 2000 … Similarly, the number of opioid prescriptions following
low-risk surgical procedures increased between
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49656/psn-pdf
June 01, 2012 - Later that day, the patient's oxygen requirement increased and the patient
noted that he was feeling … Compared to traditional consultation, comanagement gives
the nonsurgical provider (often a hospitalist) increased … has
primary responsibility for managing all surgical care and neurologic complications (including increased … Comanagement arrangements create an opportunity to improve care for patients through the increased
availability