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January 12, 2022 - Patient Safety Events and the Role of Patient Safety
Organizations During the COVID-19 Pandemic
January 12, 2022
Dickman R, Sharma P, Higgins D, et al. Patient Safety Events and the Role of Patient Safety Organizations
During the COVID-19 Pandemic. PSNet [internet]. 2022.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/patient…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/miscommunication-or-leads-anticoagulation-mishap
May 08, 2019 - Miscommunication in the OR Leads to Anticoagulation Mishap
Citation Text:
Solsky I, Haynes AB. Miscommunication in the OR Leads to Anticoagulation Mishap. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2017.
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August 30, 2023 - Feeling No Pain
Citation Text:
Bogner MS. Feeling No Pain. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2003.
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May 01, 2004 - Do Me a Favor
May 1, 2004
Williamson A. Do Me a Favor. PSNet [internet]. 2004.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/do-me-favor
The Case
A 26-year-old gravida 4 para 1 woman reported that her last menstrual period was 5 weeks prior, and she
had a positive home pregnancy test. With a history of one ectopic pregnancy, one…
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July 01, 2004 - Allergy to Holter
July 1, 2004
Williams M. Allergy to Holter. PSNet [internet]. 2004.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/allergy-holter
The Case
A 52-year-old man was admitted for palpitations and chest pain. As part of the evaluation, on hospital day 4
the patient was sent to the cardiac clinic to start a continuous …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33661/psn-pdf
December 01, 2007 - Care Transitions
December 1, 2007
Kripalani S. Care Transitions. PSNet [internet]. 2007.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/care-transitions
Perspective
Hospital discharge is often viewed as the end of an acute medical event. Goodbyes are said as patients
pack their belongings and return home. Physicians scratch …
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June 01, 2005 - Two Pills, Same Drug
June 1, 2005
Horsky J, Patel VL. Two Pills, Same Drug. PSNet [internet]. 2005.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/two-pills-same-drug
The Case
A 34-year-old woman with AIDS developed a fever and hypotension due to suspected pneumonia. Her past
medical history included several AIDS-related complica…
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August 10, 2019 - Wrong-side Bedside Paravertebral Block: Preventing the Preventable
Citation Text:
Barrington MJ, Uda Y. Wrong-side Bedside Paravertebral Block: Preventing the Preventable. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2017.
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October 01, 2012 - The Physical Environment: An Often Unconsidered
Patient Safety Tool
October 1, 2012
Joseph A, Malone EB. The Physical Environment: An Often Unconsidered Patient Safety Tool. PSNet
[internet]. 2012.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/physical-environment-often-unconsidered-patient-safety-tool
Perspective
Now that…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49523/psn-pdf
November 01, 2006 - Urinary Retention Dilemma
November 1, 2006
Joseph AC. Urinary Retention Dilemma. PSNet [internet]. 2006.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/urinary-retention-dilemma
The Case
Following an elective thyroidectomy, a 56-year-old man with a history of benign prostatic hypertrophy
(BPH) and urinary hesitancy returned to th…
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October 01, 2013 - Are You Mrs. A? An Issue of Identification Over
Telephone
October 1, 2013
Adelman JS. Are You Mrs. A? An Issue of Identification Over Telephone. PSNet [internet]. 2013.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/are-you-mrs-issue-identification-over-telephone
The Case
Mr. A was a 78-year-old man admitted with non-ST elevation…
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December 01, 2006 - Crossing the Borderline
December 1, 2006
Oldham JM. Crossing the Borderline. PSNet [internet]. 2006.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/crossing-borderline
The Case
A 24-year-old woman with borderline personality disorder was admitted to an inpatient psychiatry unit
following a failed suicide attempt with excess doses…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49493/psn-pdf
November 01, 2005 - Infused, Not Ingested
November 1, 2005
Foley M. Infused, Not Ingested. PSNet [internet]. 2005.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/infused-not-ingested
The Case
A patient in the ICU was scheduled for a CT scan. The nurse prepared the patient by administering
contrast, an unfamiliar task for this particular nurse. Rathe…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73335/psn-pdf
May 26, 2021 - Hyponatremia Secondary to Home Parenteral Nutrition
Error
May 26, 2021
Haas K, Lee A. Hyponatremia Secondary to Home Parenteral Nutrition Error. PSNet [internet]. 2021.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/hyponatremia-secondary-home-parenteral-nutrition-error
The Case
A 4-year-old (former 33-week premature) boy with a …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/72693/psn-pdf
January 29, 2021 - Unintentional Ketamine Overdose in the Operating Room
– Mixing Up the Ampules
January 29, 2021
Bohringer C. Unintentional Ketamine Overdose in the Operating Room – Mixing Up the Ampules. PSNet
[internet]. 2021.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/unintentional-ketamine-overdose-operating-room-mixing-ampules
The Case
A…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33651/psn-pdf
June 01, 2007 - In Conversation with...Diane Rydrych, MA
June 1, 2007
In Conversation with..Diane Rydrych, MA. PSNet [internet]. 2007.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-withdiane-rydrych-ma
Editor's Note: Diane Rydrych, MA, is Assistant Director of the Division of Health Policy at the Minnesota
Department of Health,…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49538/psn-pdf
June 01, 2007 - Abnormal Volunteer Results
June 1, 2007
Fernandez C. Abnormal Volunteer Results. PSNet [internet]. 2007.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/abnormal-volunteer-results
The Case
A healthy 52-year-old woman volunteered to participate in a radiology study in which she underwent
magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of her abdo…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33832/psn-pdf
April 01, 2017 - In Conversation With… Kathleen Sutcliffe, MN, PhD
April 1, 2017
In Conversation With… Kathleen Sutcliffe, MN, PhD. PSNet [internet]. 2017.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-kathleen-sutcliffe-mn-phd
Editor's note: Professor Sutcliffe is a Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of Business and Medicine at
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June 01, 2010 - Tacit Handover, Overt Mishap
June 1, 2010
Cooper JB, Kamdar BB. Tacit Handover, Overt Mishap. PSNet [internet]. 2010.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/tacit-handover-overt-mishap
The Case
A 61-year-old man was admitted for management of an infected aortic stent, which had been placed 3
years earlier to treat an abdo…
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September 01, 2008 - Where's the Feeding Tube?
September 1, 2008
Metheny NA, Meert KL. Where's the Feeding Tube? PSNet [internet]. 2008.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/wheres-feeding-tube
The Case
A 13-year-old boy was involved in a motor vehicle collision and experienced a traumatic brain injury.
Because of the injuries, he was unabl…