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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2020-11/final_nov_spotlight_case_premature_closing-snycope_11.20.2020-revised.pdf
January 01, 2020 - Microsoft PowerPoint - FINAL Nov_Spotlight Case_Premature Closing-Snycope_11.20.2020-revised.pptx
Spotlight
Premature Closure: Was it Just Syncope?
Source and Credits
• This presentation is based on the November 2020 AHRQ WebM&M
Spotlight Case
o See the full article at https://psnet.ahrq.gov/webmm
o CME credit i…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/check-anesthesia-machine
August 01, 2006 - Check the Anesthesia Machine
Citation Text:
Saddawi-Konefka D, Cooper JB. Check the Anesthesia Machine. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2013.
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December 01, 2012 - Preventing PICC Complications: Whose Line Is It?
December 1, 2012
Moureau N. Preventing PICC Complications: Whose Line Is It? PSNet [internet]. 2012.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/preventing-picc-complications-whose-line-it
The Case
A 55-year-old woman with myasthenia gravis, hypertension, and hypothyroidism prese…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49422/psn-pdf
November 01, 2003 - 40 of K
November 1, 2003
Lesar TS. 40 of K. PSNet [internet]. 2003.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/40-k
The Case
An 81-year-old female maintained on warfarin for a history of chronic atrial fibrillation and mitral valve
replacement developed asymptomatic runs of ventricular tachycardia while hospitalized. The unit…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/50842/psn-pdf
January 29, 2020 - Patient Identification Errors: A Systems Challenge
January 29, 2020
Choudhury LS, Vu CT. Patient Identification Errors: A Systems Challenge. PSNet [internet]. 2020.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/patient-identification-errors-systems-challenge
The Cases
The following four events involving five patients all involved…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/50701/psn-pdf
November 26, 2019 - In Conversation With... Heidi Wald, MD
November 26, 2019
In Conversation With.. Heidi Wald, MD. PSNet [internet]. 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-heidi-wald-md
Editor’s note: Dr. Wald, MD, MSPH, is the Chief Quality and Safety Officer at SCL Health in Denver, CO.
She has previously served as …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/benefits-vs-risks-intraosseous-vascular-access
September 01, 2005 - Benefits vs. Risks of Intraosseous Vascular Access
Citation Text:
Fowler RL, Lippmann MJ. Benefits vs. Risks of Intraosseous Vascular Access. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2014.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49517/psn-pdf
August 01, 2006 - Miscalculated Risk
August 1, 2006
Strassels SA. Miscalculated Risk. PSNet [internet]. 2006.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/miscalculated-risk
The Case
A healthy 36-year-old man was admitted to a teaching hospital for acute low back strain after lifting his 2-
week-old infant. He received Vicodin (hydrocodone and a…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49731/psn-pdf
April 01, 2015 - Fire in the Hole!—An OR Fire
April 1, 2015
Mehta SP, Domino KM. Fire in the Hole!—An OR Fire. PSNet [internet]. 2015.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/fire-hole-or-fire
The Case
A patient was taken to the operating room (OR) to undergo a planned laparoscopic subtotal colon resection
for a biopsy-proven adenocarcinom…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49707/psn-pdf
April 01, 2014 - CYP450 Drugs: Expect the Unexpected
April 1, 2014
Gonzalez CJ. CYP450 Drugs: Expect the Unexpected. PSNet [internet]. 2014.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/cyp450-drugs-expect-unexpected
The Case
A 42-year-old man with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) (CD4 count 198), hip dystocia, and
generalized anxiety …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/fatal-patient-controlled-analgesia-pca-opioid-induced-respiratory-depression
May 26, 2021 - depression in acute care hospitals, The Joint Commission released an alert in 2012 14 recommending that institutions
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/antiseizure-medication-disorder
April 01, 2006 - Some institutions have in fact replaced total serum concentration monitoring with assays to measure only
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/72517/psn-pdf
November 25, 2020 - from the military and then modified for use at
Kaiser Permanente,14 has been widely adapted in many institutions
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/72911/psn-pdf
March 15, 2021 - Some institutions recognize concomitant use of 5 or more prescription drugs
(excluding over-the-counter
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/lot-pain-medications
September 23, 2020 - Institutions are encouraged to create policies and procedures that allow for second-level review and/
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60267/psn-pdf
March 01, 2021 - Additional partners from academic institutions
also contributed to the model design.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2023-01/spotlight_overdose_of_gabapentin_and_oxycodone_in_a_patient_with_end-stage_renal_disease.pdf
January 01, 2023 - Improving Patient Safety (5)
• To reduce alert fatigue and provider dissatisfaction with the EHR, many
institutions
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psnet.ahrq.gov/innovation/affordable-housing-community-offers-seniors-onsite-health-care-coordination-and-support
March 27, 2024 - Additional partners from academic institutions also contributed to the model design.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/mobility-lost-icu
August 01, 2018 - The description of the processes they applied is a resource for institutions that are implementing comprehensive
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-04/spotlight_case_missed_connection-a_case_of_inadequate_ecg_oversight_in_cardiac_surgery_slides_-_final.pdf
January 01, 2024 - • Institutions should have protocols and specific checklists for maintaining important
resuscitation