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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49586/psn-pdf
May 01, 2009 - Vial Mistakes Involving Heparin
May 1, 2009
Vanderveen T. Vial Mistakes Involving Heparin. PSNet [internet]. 2009.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/vial-mistakes-involving-heparin
The Case
A 65-year-old man was admitted to the hospital for an elective left carotid endarterectomy. During the
procedure, the surgeon re…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/situational-unawareness
August 01, 2009 - Situational (Un)Awareness
Citation Text:
Abramson EL, Kaushal R. Situational (Un)Awareness. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2011.
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July 01, 2017 - Doctors With Multiple Malpractice Claims, Disciplinary
Actions, and Complaints: What Do We Know?
July 1, 2017
Studdert DM. Doctors With Multiple Malpractice Claims, Disciplinary Actions, and Complaints: What Do We
Know? PSNet [internet]. 2017.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/doctors-multiple-malpractice-claims-…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/picture-speaks-1000-words
July 16, 2015 - A Picture Speaks 1000 Words
Citation Text:
Hemphill RR. A Picture Speaks 1000 Words. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2013.
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November 01, 2008 - Sick and Pregnant
November 1, 2008
El-Ibiary S. Sick and Pregnant. PSNet [internet]. 2008.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/sick-and-pregnant
The Case
A 35-year-old woman with chronic asthma presented to the emergency department (ED) with difficulty
breathing. The patient informed the staff that she was 17 weeks pre…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33701/psn-pdf
October 01, 2010 - What Makes a Good Checklist
October 1, 2010
McLaughlin AC. What Makes a Good Checklist. PSNet [internet]. 2010.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/what-makes-good-checklist
Perspective
The use of checklists is a primitive yet remarkably effective strategy for ensuring accuracy in complex
tasks. Checklists have lo…
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November 01, 2006 - Moved Too Soon
Citation Text:
Lindenauer PK. Moved Too Soon. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2004.
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May 01, 2019 - Safety in the Prehospital Emergency Medical Services
Setting
May 1, 2019
Patterson DP, Yealy DM. Safety in the Prehospital Emergency Medical Services Setting. PSNet [internet].
2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/safety-prehospital-emergency-medical-services-setting
Perspective
Emergency medical services (E…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/import/webmm.ahrq.gov.161_slideshow.ppt
October 01, 2007 - Spotlight Case [MONTH] 2003
Spotlight Case October 2007
Do Not Disturb!
Source and Credits
This presentation is based on the October 2007
AHRQ WebM&M Spotlight Case
See the full article at http://webmm.ahrq.gov
CME credit is available online
Commentary by: F. Daniel Duffy, MD, University of Oklahoma, and…
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April 24, 2024 - In Conversation with...Katie Boston-Leary about Patient
Safety Amid Nursing Workforce Challenges
April 24, 2024
Leary KB. In Conversation with..Katie Boston-Leary about Patient Safety Amid Nursing Workforce
Challenges. PSNet [internet]. 2024.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-withkatie-boston-leary-a…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2020-06/final_june-spotlight_case_slides_06.12.2020.pdf
January 01, 2020 - Microsoft PowerPoint - FINAL June-Spotlight Case Slides_06.12.2020.pptx
Spotlight
When the Indications for Drug
Administration Blur
Source and Credits
• This presentation is based on the June 2020 AHRQ
WebM&M Spotlight Case
o See the full article at https://psnet.ahrq.gov/webmm
• Commentary by: Julia Munsch,…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49465/psn-pdf
December 22, 2021 - Electronic Err
October 1, 2004
Tang PC. Electronic Err. PSNet [internet]. 2004.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/electronic-err
The Case
A 75-year-old woman with coronary artery disease presented to the emergency department (ED) with chest
pain that that had not responded to three sublingual nitroglycerin tablets at…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73549/psn-pdf
July 28, 2021 - Local Anesthesia-Induced Coma During Total Knee
Arthroplasty.
July 28, 2021
Aldwinckle R. Local Anesthesia-Induced Coma During Total Knee Arthroplasty. PSNet [internet]. 2021.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/local-anesthesia-induced-coma-during-total-knee-arthroplasty
The Case
A 61-year-old male patient weighing 57…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49726/psn-pdf
March 01, 2015 - Two Wrongs Don't Make a Right (Kidney)
March 1, 2015
DeVine JG. Two Wrongs Don't Make a Right (Kidney). PSNet [internet]. 2015.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/two-wrongs-dont-make-right-kidney
Case Objectives
Review the current definition of wrong-site surgery.
Describe the incidence of wrong-site surgery, and the…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49756/psn-pdf
April 01, 2016 - Lost in Sign Out and Documentation
April 1, 2016
Detsky ME. Lost in Sign Out and Documentation. PSNet [internet]. 2016.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/lost-sign-out-and-documentation
The Case
A 71-year-old man presented to the emergency department with chest pain. While being evaluated by the
emergency physician, …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49854/psn-pdf
February 01, 2019 - Diagnostic Failure: The Growing Deficit
February 1, 2019
Chang R, Flanders S. Diagnostic Failure: The Growing Deficit. PSNet [internet]. 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/diagnostic-failure-growing-deficit
The Case
A 65-year-old woman with a history of diabetes and hypertension was admitted to a hospital's telem…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/61080/psn-pdf
October 28, 2020 - Preventing Complications during Aneurysm Clipping –
the Role of Neuromonitoring.
October 28, 2020
DeLemos C. Preventing Complications during Aneurysm Clipping – the Role of Neuromonitoring. PSNet
[internet]. 2020.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/preventing-complications-during-aneurysm-clipping-role-neuromonitoring
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33658/psn-pdf
October 01, 2007 - In Conversation with...David Marx, JD
October 1, 2007
In Conversation with..David Marx, JD. PSNet [internet]. 2007.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-withdavid-marx-jd
Editor's Note: An engineer and an attorney by training, David Marx, JD, is president of Outcome
Engineering, a risk management firm. …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49391/psn-pdf
February 01, 2003 - When "Psychiatric" Symptoms Are Not
February 1, 2003
Goldberg RJ. When "Psychiatric" Symptoms Are Not. PSNet [internet]. 2003.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/when-psychiatric-symptoms-are-not
The Case
A 70-year-old man without documented past psychiatric history was placed on an involuntary hold as a
danger to oth…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33619/psn-pdf
September 01, 2005 - In Conversation with…Carolyn Clancy, MD
September 1, 2005
In Conversation with…Carolyn Clancy, MD. PSNet [internet]. 2005.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-withcarolyn-clancy-md
Editor's Note: Dr. Carolyn Clancy has been the Director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and
Quality (AHRQ) since 200…