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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33860/psn-pdf
June 01, 2018 - Safety Considerations in Building a Point-of-Care
Ultrasound Program
June 1, 2018
Moore C. Safety Considerations in Building a Point-of-Care Ultrasound Program. PSNet [internet]. 2018.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/safety-considerations-building-point-care-ultrasound-program
Perspective
At the American Colle…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49438/psn-pdf
March 05, 2004 - OR Peeping
March 1, 2004
Mackenzie CF. OR Peeping. PSNet [internet]. 2004.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/or-peeping
The Case
A healthy unmarried woman was undergoing a dilation and curettage (D&C) following an incomplete
spontaneous abortion (miscarriage).
At this community hospital, a new operating room (OR) su…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49791/psn-pdf
April 01, 2017 - Wrong-side Bedside Paravertebral Block: Preventing the
Preventable
April 1, 2017
Barrington MJ, Uda Y. Wrong-side Bedside Paravertebral Block: Preventing the Preventable. PSNet
[internet]. 2017.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/wrong-side-bedside-paravertebral-block-preventing-preventable
The Case
An 84-year-old wo…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/import/webmm.ahrq.gov.236_slideshow.ppt
March 01, 2011 - Spotlight Case July 2008
Spotlight Case March 2011
Volume Too Low: In and Out
Pediatric Patient Safety
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Source and Credits
This presentation is based on the March 2011
AHRQ WebM&M Spotlight Case
See the full article at http://webmm.ahrq.gov
CME credit is available
Commentary by: Marlene Miller, MD, MSc…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49515/psn-pdf
July 01, 2006 - Over Not So Easy
July 1, 2006
Cucina R. Over Not So Easy. PSNet [internet]. 2006.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/over-not-so-easy
The Case
A 62-year-old woman with end-stage liver disease was hospitalized for recurrent variceal bleeding. On
admission, she reported allergies to a number of medications as well as a …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/communication-consultants
October 01, 2018 - Communication With Consultants
Citation Text:
Cohn SL. Communication With Consultants. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2016.
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December 22, 2018 - A Little Shuteye
Citation Text:
Farion KJ. A Little Shuteye. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2003.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49574/psn-pdf
November 01, 2008 - A Mid-Summer Fog
November 1, 2008
Braddock CH. A Mid-Summer Fog. PSNet [internet]. 2008.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/mid-summer-fog
The Case
A 33-year-old woman with type I diabetes mellitus was admitted for symptoms of left flank pain, dysuria,
and emesis, concerning for pyelonephritis. The patient was taking …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/import/webmm.ahrq.gov.137_slideshow.ppt
November 01, 2006 - Spotlight Case [MONTH] 2003
Spotlight Case November 2006
Getting a Good Report Card: Unintended Consequences of the Public Reporting of Hospital Quality
Source and Credits
This presentation is based on the November 2006
AHRQ WebM&M Spotlight Case
See the full article at http://webmm.ahrq.gov
CME credit is…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49695/psn-pdf
October 01, 2013 - Finding Fault With the Default Alert
October 1, 2013
Baysari M. Finding Fault With the Default Alert. PSNet [internet]. 2013.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/finding-fault-default-alert
The Case
A 33-year-old man with known refractory epilepsy and developmental delay was admitted to the hospital
after experiencing …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33834/psn-pdf
May 22, 2017 - Opioid Overdose as a Patient Safety Problem
May 22, 2017
Murimi IB, Alexander CG. Opioid Overdose as a Patient Safety Problem. PSNet [internet]. 2017.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/opioid-overdose-patient-safety-problem
Perspective
Opioids serve a valuable role in the treatment of acute pain and pain associat…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/premature-closure-was-it-just-syncope
February 10, 2021 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
Premature Closure: Was It Just Syncope?
Citation Text:
Maurier D, Barnes DK. Premature Closure: Was It Just Syncope?. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2020.
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September 27, 2023 - Failure to Adhere to Dietary Restrictions Leading to Complications and Poor Follow-up
Citation Text:
Bohringer C, Bourgeois J, Xiong G, et al. Failure to adhere to dietary restrictions leading to complications and poor follow-up.. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality,…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/stroke-error
February 01, 2016 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
A Stroke of Error
Citation Text:
Barrett KM. A Stroke of Error. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2014.
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December 14, 2022 - A framework for assessing reasoning about controversial
end-of-life clinical decisions.
December 14, 2022
Fedyk M, Fairman N, Romano PS, et al. A framework for assessing reasoning about controversial end-of-
life clinical decisions. PSNet [internet]. 2022.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/framework-assessing-reasonin…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/new-insights-safety-and-health-it
August 01, 2015 - September 1, 2017
Why 'Universal Precautions' are needed for medication lists.
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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/49427/psn-pdf
January 01, 2004 - Inadvertent Castration
January 1, 2004
Calland FJ. Inadvertent Castration. PSNet [internet]. 2004.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/inadvertent-castration
The Case
An 83-year-old man presented with a left groin mass, "which had been there for years" but had recently
increased in size. The patient described persisten…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49629/psn-pdf
June 01, 2011 - Say It Again
June 1, 2011
Henriksen K, Hall KK. Say It Again. PSNet [internet]. 2011.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/say-it-again
The Case
A 72-year-old man was admitted to the hospital with community-acquired pneumonia and hyponatremia.
During his third hospital night, the on-call physician was contacted by the c…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33705/psn-pdf
January 01, 2011 - Risk Management and Patient Safety
December 1, 2010
Manuel BM, McCarthy JL, Berry WR, et al. Risk Management and Patient Safety. PSNet [internet]. 2010.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/risk-management-and-patient-safety
Perspective
In 1990, a Harvard-based research team reported the incidence of medical errors …