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121. Challenges and opportunities of patient safety event reporting. | PSNet
     psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/challenges-and-opportunities-patient-safety-event-reporting
     June 23, 2021 - and errors is a cornerstone of patient safety improvement efforts, but challenges remain, including low … quality of reports and low rates of reporting.

122. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/858169/psn-pdf
     December 13, 2023 - a major concern, particularly during the early phases of the pandemic when population immunity was low … Nosocomial infection rates were low across both time frames, but 30- day mortality was higher (compared … to patients without infection) in the first timeframe when immunity was low.

123. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44240/psn-pdf
     June 23, 2015 - Risks are high at low-volume hospitals. June 23, 2015 Sternberg S; Dougherty G. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/risks-are-high-low-volume-hospitals This news article reports an independent … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/risks-are-high-low-volume-hospitals https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/relationship-between-patient-safety-and-hospital-surgical-volume

124. Spinal Epidural Abscess | PSNet
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     November 13, 2019 - history of prior spine surgery presented to the emergency department with a few days of progressive low … The Commentary by Yi Lu, MD, PhD, and Doug Salvador, MD, MPH Low back pain is a very common medical … To avoid missing the diagnosis of the potentially devastating SEA among patients presenting with low … Take-Home Points Low back pain is a very common complaint. … Low Back Pain Fact Sheet.

125. Improving adverse drug event reporting by healthcare professionals. | PSNet
     psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/improving-adverse-drug-event-reporting-healthcare-professionals
     April 12, 2019 - The review found low-certainty evidence that education sessions paired with reminder cards and ADE report … The review found uncertain or very low-certainty evidence on the effectiveness of other inventions (eg

126. Diagnostic errors and temporal stability in bipolar disorder. | PSNet
     psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/diagnostic-errors-and-temporal-stability-bipolar-disorder
     March 09, 2022 - This study examined diagnostic errors  during the initial course of bipolar disease and discovered low … rates of diagnostic accuracy at initial presentation and low rates of those maintaining the diagnosis

127. Using patient experience surveys to identify potential diagnostic safety breakdowns: a mixed methods study. | PSNet
     psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/using-patient-experience-surveys-identify-potential-diagnostic-safety-breakdowns-mixed
     October 30, 2024 - Patients who gave a low score on the survey were more likely to report a diagnostic breakdown in the … Practices may wish to review patient experience surveys with low scores to assess for diagnostic breakdowns

128. Assessing between- and within-hospital differences in patient safety between Medicaid and privately insured hospital patients. | PSNet
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     July 31, 2024 - Patients from disadvantaged groups (e.g., patients of color, low income, non-English speaking) experience … Patients with Medicaid were more likely to be younger, Black or Hispanic, living in low-income neighborhoods

129. Safety of surgical telehealth in the outpatient and inpatient setting. | PSNet
     psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/safety-surgical-telehealth-outpatient-and-inpatient-setting
     September 13, 2023 - The authors found it to be a safe care modality for low-risk patients receiving low-risk procedures. 

130. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39164/psn-pdf
     December 09, 2009 - Prior research in this field has demonstrated that low health literacy is an important predictor of … adequate health literacy could not correctly interpret the instructions, and patients with marginal or low … A previous WebM&M commentary discusses safety problems caused by low health literacy. 

131. Spotlight Case [MONTH] 2003 (ppt file)
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     December 01, 2005 - Spotlight Case [MONTH] 2003 Spotlight Case December 2005 Low on the Totem Pole Source and Credits … an authority gradient Consider the current culture of safety in your own institution Case: Low … Case: Low on the Totem Pole The student observed one of the team members insert a Foley catheter into … their superiors Culture may not be supportive even if student comes forward Case (cont.): Low … Case (cont.): Low on the Totem Pole After rounds, two attendings approached the student, separately.

132. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36496/psn-pdf
     February 28, 2011 - patients in three urban primary care clinics serving predominantly indigent populations, and found that low … to medication errors, the study adds to a growing body of research documenting that patients with low … literacy-and-misunderstanding-prescription-drug-labels https://psnet.ahrq.gov//#healthliteracy https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/low-literacy-impairs-comprehension-prescription-drug-warning-labels

133. Efficacy, tolerability, and dose-dependent effects of opioid analgesics for low back pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis. | PSNet
     psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/efficacy-tolerability-and-dose-dependent-effects-opioid-analgesics-low-back-pain-systematic
     March 02, 2011 - Review Efficacy, tolerability, and dose-dependent effects of opioid analgesics for low … Efficacy, Tolerability, and Dose-Dependent Effects of Opioid Analgesics for Low Back Pain: A Systematic … Efficacy, Tolerability, and Dose-Dependent Effects of Opioid Analgesics for Low Back Pain: A Systematic

134. What happens between visits? Adverse and potential adverse events among a low-income, urban, ambulatory population with diabetes. | PSNet
     psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/what-happens-between-visits-adverse-and-potential-adverse-events-among-low-income-urban
     February 22, 2011 - Adverse and potential adverse events among a low-income, urban, ambulatory population with diabetes. … Adverse and potential adverse events among a low-income, urban, ambulatory population with diabetes. … Adverse and potential adverse events among a low-income, urban, ambulatory population with diabetes.

135. State medical board regulation of compounding in physician offices. | PSNet
     psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/state-medical-board-regulation-compounding-physician-offices
     July 13, 2022 - Findings indicate that the incidence of in-office compounding-related adverse events is low and that … September 22, 2021 How to do no harm: empowering local leaders to make care safer in low-resource

136. Systems engineering analysis of diagnostic referral closed-loop processes. | PSNet
     psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/systems-engineering-analysis-diagnostic-referral-closed-loop-processes
     December 07, 2022 - Low reliability processes, such as workarounds, were identified and human factors approaches were recommended … December 7, 2022 Low rate of completion of recommended tests and referrals in an academic

137. Reducing medication errors for adults in hospital settings. | PSNet
     psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/reducing-medication-errors-adults-hospital-settings
     March 09, 2022 - Findings revealed mostly low to moderate certainty about the effectiveness of medication reconciliation … and low certainty on other interventions, emphasizing the importance of research that has greater power

138. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/866826/psn-pdf
     September 25, 2024 - When a patient in this situation is connected to an anesthesia machine, the low oxygen alarm that is … dioxide is delivered erroneously from a cylinder or a wall outlet via a non- rebreather mask, the low … When using low flow or closed-circuit anesthesia, a hypoxic gas mixture may develop in the anesthesia … Have a low threshold to change to a different gas supply Whenever desaturation occurs very rapidly, … Increase the FIO2 when using low fresh gas flow Using low fresh gas flow may produce a hypoxic gas mixture

139. Delay in Appropriate Diagnosis and Treatment Leading to Death from Pulmonary Embolism | PSNet
     psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/delay-appropriate-diagnosis-and-treatment-leading-death-pulmonary-embolism
     December 31, 2024 - Without full appreciation of disease severity, they considered her to be low-risk and initiated therapy … Patients are categorized as low (0-1 points, 3.6%), moderate (2-6 points, 20.5%), or high (>6 points, … the absence of disease, age-adjusted D-dimer should be used when pretest probability is considered low … . 8 , 19 , 22,23 Based upon the data available at her presentation, the patient in this case had a low … After hemodynamic decompensation, low-dose tPA was appropriate given active DOAC treatment, although

140. Assessment of overuse of medical tests and treatments at US hospitals using Medicare claims. | PSNet
     psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/assessment-overuse-medical-tests-and-treatments-us-hospitals-using-medicare-claims
     August 11, 2021 - fee-for-services claims, this study sought to describe hospital characteristics associated with 12 low-value … Same Author(s) Adverse events and hospital-acquired conditions associated with potential low-value