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January 01, 2013 - Empty Handoff
September 1, 2012
Goldman A, Catchpole K. Empty Handoff. PSNet [internet]. 2012.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/empty-handoff
The Case
A 29-year-old man with "brittle diabetes" was admitted to the surgery service for incision and drainage of a
leg wound. The patient's medical history included chronic…
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March 01, 2011 - No BP During NIBP
Citation Text:
Görges M, Ansermino MJ. No BP During NIBP. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2014.
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February 01, 2007 - Diagnostic Errors in Medicine: What Do Doctors and
Umpires Have in Common?
February 1, 2007
Graber ML. Diagnostic Errors in Medicine: What Do Doctors and Umpires Have in Common? PSNet
[internet]. 2007.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/diagnostic-errors-medicine-what-do-doctors-and-umpires-have-common
Perspectiv…
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August 14, 2017 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
Reconciling Doses
Citation Text:
Federico F. Reconciling Doses. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2005.
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July 02, 2019 - Failure to Rescue the Mother
July 2, 2019
Vivero A, Klapper EB, Gregory KD, et al. Failure to Rescue the Mother. PSNet [internet]. 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/failure-rescue-mother
The Case
A 27-year-old woman, G5 P2 A2, was first admitted to the hospital at 25 weeks of pregnancy for vaginal
bleeding. An …
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June 01, 2012 - In Conversation With… Charles Vincent, MPhil, PhD
June 1, 2012
In Conversation With… Charles Vincent, MPhil, PhD. PSNet [internet]. 2012.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-charles-vincent-mphil-phd
Editor's note: Charles Vincent, MPhil, PhD, a psychologist by training, is one of the world's leading p…
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February 01, 2010 - The Role of Graduate Medical Education (GME) in
Improving Patient Safety
February 1, 2010
Baron RB, Vidyarthi A. The Role of Graduate Medical Education (GME) in Improving Patient Safety. PSNet
[internet]. 2010.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/role-graduate-medical-education-gme-improving-patient-safety
Perspec…
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April 01, 2009 - Breakage of a PICC Line
April 1, 2009
Dimov V. Breakage of a PICC Line. PSNet [internet]. 2009.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/breakage-picc-line
Case Objectives
Appreciate the incidence and consequences of PICC line breakage.
Understand the risk factors for PICC line breakage.
Understand the treatment options in…
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August 30, 2021 - Too Tight Control
May 1, 2004
Rubin HR, Fajtova VT. Too Tight Control. PSNet [internet]. 2004.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/too-tight-control
Case Objectives
Appreciate the advantages and potential complications of intensive insulin therapy in the hospitalized
patient
List hospital-based safeguards available to…
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March 27, 2024 - Artificial Intelligence and Patient Safety: Promise and
Challenges
March 27, 2024
Tighe P, Mossburg S, Gale B. Artificial Intelligence and Patient Safety: Promise and Challenges. PSNet
[internet]. 2024.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/artificial-intelligence-and-patient-safety-promise-and-challenges
Introducti…
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November 01, 2012 - Defensive Medicine: "Glowing" with Pain
Citation Text:
Sethi MK. Defensive Medicine: "Glowing" with Pain. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2010.
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January 01, 2024 - PSNet
Curated Library
AHRQ: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Diagnostic Error
Curated Library
Incidence of Diagnostic Errors
25-Year summary of US malpractice claims for diagnostic errors 1986–2010: an analysis from the
National Practitioner Data Bank.
Tehrani ASS, Lee HW, Mathews SC, et al. BMJ Qua…
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January 29, 2025 - Failure to Rescue
January 29, 2025
Tokareva I, Romano P. Failure to Rescue. PSNet [internet]. 2025.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/failure-rescue
Updated in January 2025 by Irina Tokareva RN, BSN, MAS, CPHQ and Patrick Romano, MD, MPH. PSNet
primers are regularly reviewed and updated to ensure that they reflect cur…
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January 01, 2024 - Spotlight
Spotlight
Hemorrhagic Shock after Elective Spine Surgery: Failure to Rescue after Limited Response to Nursing Concerns
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Source and Credits
This presentation is based on the July 2024 AHRQ WebM&M Spotlight Case
See the full article at https://psnet.ahrq.gov/webmm
CME credit is available
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August 21, 2013 - Emergency Error
August 21, 2013
Symons NRA. Emergency Error. PSNet [internet]. 2013.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/emergency-error
Case Objectives
State that emergency surgery is high risk and has high mortality.
Appreciate that emergency laparotomy is a particularly high-risk procedure with a high likelihood of
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December 23, 2020 - Nudge Unit Supports Physician, Patient Behavioral
Changes Towards Medical Decisions that Improve Care
Value and Quality of Care
December 23, 2020
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/innovation/nudge-unit-supports-physician-patient-behavioral-changes-towards-
medical-decisions
Summary
Nudges are a change in the way choices ar…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49679/psn-pdf
March 01, 2013 - The Unfamiliar Catheter
March 1, 2013
Swayze SC, James A. The Unfamiliar Catheter. PSNet [internet]. 2013.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/unfamiliar-catheter
The Case
A 28-year-old woman, 20 months post–bilateral lung transplant, presented to the emergency department
with sudden onset of severe shortness of breath…
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April 01, 2010 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
Two Wrongs Don't Make a Right (Kidney)
Citation Text:
DeVine JG. Two Wrongs Don't Make a Right (Kidney). PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2015.
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September 07, 2019 - Teamwork Training
September 7, 2019
Teamwork Training. PSNet [internet]. 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/teamwork-training
PSNet primers are regularly reviewed and updated by the PSNet Editorial Team to ensure that they reflect
current research and practice in the patient safety field.
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