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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49867/psn-pdf
July 02, 2019 - Occasionally, a short course of diuretics may be attempted when swelling due to venous
insufficiency of the legs
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33689/psn-pdf
October 01, 2009 - computerized prescribing and decision
support
Willie King, a 51-year-old
diabetic, has the wrong leg
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49473/psn-pdf
March 01, 2005 - web-mm/or
The Case
An elderly man was admitted to the vascular surgery service with rest pain in his leg
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49850/psn-pdf
January 01, 2019 - required surgical intervention for critical limb ischemia, including amputation of the
contralateral leg
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/unhappy-patient-leaves-against-medical-advice
January 31, 2024 - Unable to get a response after 35 minutes, she hopped down the hallway on one leg to find assistance
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/what-can-rest-health-care-system-learn-vas-quality-and-safety-transformation
September 01, 2006 - knee joint, and they were having difficulty installing the device that was intended to stabilize the leg … This would have been terrible for the patient, because they wouldn't have been able to stabilize the leg
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/errors-and-near-misses-what-health-care-could-learn-aviation
September 01, 2006 - knee joint, and they were having difficulty installing the device that was intended to stabilize the leg … This would have been terrible for the patient, because they wouldn't have been able to stabilize the leg
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/flying-object-hits-mri
September 01, 2005 - For example, a so-called “sand bag” that encircles the ankle to hold a leg in place may contain ferrous
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/listen-family
April 15, 2015 - 4 ) The sites of errors, in order of decreasing frequency, were eye, groin or genitals, chest, and leg
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/weak-response
February 24, 2011 - Three days later, the patient was hospitalized with sudden onset of right arm and leg weakness, as well
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33751/psn-pdf
January 01, 2014 - J Empir
Leg Stud. 2007;4:835-860. [Available at]
7. Bates DW, Teich JM, Lee J, et al.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33823/psn-pdf
January 01, 2017 - Position patient in
stirrups
MSK
MSK strains bending &
stretching in lead
Always have a person at each leg
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/import/webmm.ahrq.gov.140_slideshow.ppt
December 01, 2006 - thrombosis ensues that typically leads to necrosis of the dermis overlying the breast, abdomen, thigh, or leg
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/transition-nowhere
March 21, 2009 - WebM&M Cases
Under Pressure: Delayed Diagnosis of Compartment Syndrome after Lower Leg
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2020-08/too_many_cooks_spotlight_pdf.pdf
January 01, 2020 - deconditioning
5
Case Details
• On Day 13, while being assisted to standing, the patient’s
leg
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49433/psn-pdf
June 23, 2021 - several team members did
not re-scrub when moving from working on the saphenous graft in the patient's leg
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/838972/psn-pdf
October 27, 2022 - Unable to get a response after 35 minutes, she hopped down the hallway on one leg to
find assistance
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49812/psn-pdf
November 01, 2017 - specimen-almost-lost
The Case
A 29-year-old woman presented to the hospital with a rash that had spread across her legs
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49740/psn-pdf
August 21, 2015 - presented to the rehabilitation medicine clinic for
scheduled botulinum toxin (Botox) injections to his legs
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/50929/psn-pdf
February 26, 2020 - requiring bone resection,
antibiotic-impregnated spacer placement, and external fixation of the right leg