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101. Women with large vessel occlusion acute ischemic stroke are less likely to be routed to comprehensive stroke centers. | PSNet
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     October 12, 2022 - October 12, 2022 Use of medical abbreviations and acronyms: knowledge among medical students … October 19, 2022 The impact of a computerized physician order entry system on medical … June 26, 2019 Detection of missed injuries in a pediatric trauma center with the addition … WebM&M Cases All in the History March 21, 2009 Missed injuries … in trauma patients: a literature review.

102. Patients' concerns about medical errors during hospitalization. | PSNet
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     December 22, 2008 - Study Classic Patients' concerns about medical errors during … Patients' concerns about medical errors during hospitalization. … Prior research has shown that patients are concerned about medical errors and desire full disclosure … Patients' concerns about medical errors during hospitalization. … injury.

103. Norepinephrine Dosing Error Associated with Multiple Health System Vulnerabilities | PSNet
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     November 27, 2019 - The Case A 65-year-old man presented to a Level III trauma center with bilateral lower extremity paralysis … His past medical history was significant for type 2 diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and coronary artery … The patient was then transferred to a Level I trauma center that could provide a higher level of care … following an incidental finding of a 9-cm abdominal aortic aneurysm and cervical spinal cord injury. … stroke, myocardial infarction, soft tissue necrosis), cardiac dysrhythmia, extravasation, acute kidney injury

104. Identification of adverse events in ground transport emergency medical services. | PSNet
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     August 26, 2020 - Study Identification of adverse events in ground transport emergency medical services … Identification of adverse events in ground transport emergency medical services. … This study established a consensus definition and rating system for adverse events in emergency medical … Identification of adverse events in ground transport emergency medical services. … July 22, 2010 Addressing prehospital patient safety using the science of injury prevention

105. Catastrophic medical malpractice payouts in the United States. | PSNet
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     April 17, 2013 - Study Catastrophic medical malpractice payouts in the United States. … Catastrophic Medical Malpractice Payouts in the United States. … error and were more likely to occur for anesthesia and obstetric complications resulting in severe injury … Catastrophic Medical Malpractice Payouts in the United States. … March 26, 2014 A dose of reality for medical malpractice reform.

106. Economic Analysis of Medical Malpractice Liability and Its Reform. | PSNet
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     January 31, 2018 - Book/Report Economic Analysis of Medical Malpractice Liability and Its Reform. … Citation Text: Economic Analysis of Medical Malpractice Liability and Its Reform. Arlen J. … This report describes a malpractice liability model to incentivize increased focus on preventing medical … March 21, 2016 The medical liability climate and prospects for reform. … March 1, 2012 VA Health Care: VA Uses Medical Injury Tort Claims Data to Assess

107. Patients' and physicians' attitudes regarding the disclosure of medical errors. | PSNet
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     March 21, 2017 - Classic Patients' and physicians' attitudes regarding the disclosure of medical … Patients' and physicians' attitudes regarding the disclosure of medical errors. … Patients' and physicians' attitudes regarding the disclosure of medical errors. … injury. … November 21, 2016 In support of the medical apology: the nonlegal arguments.

108. PowerPoint Presentation (ppt file)
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     August 01, 2014 - Adv Skin Wound Care 2007;20:288–293. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17473566 13 Pathophysiology … Massive infectious soft-tissue injury: diagnosis and management of necrotizing fasciitis and purpura … Massive infectious soft tissue injury: diagnosis and management of necrotizing fasciitis and purpura … should involve multidisciplinary teams (often including surgeons, infectious disease specialists, and wound … Physician Writing in Medical

109. Interventions to prevent falls in older adults: updated evidence report and systematic review for the US Preventive Services Task Force. | PSNet
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     November 14, 2018 - Falls are a leading cause of injury and death in adults aged 65 years and older, and prevention is a … Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 among frontline health care personnel in a multistate hospital network--13 academic medical … May 8, 2024 Home Health Agencies Failed To Report Over Half of Falls With Major Injury

110. Patient Safety Indicators | PSNet
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     June 15, 2024 - and colleagues defined in the Harvard Medical Practice Study in New York State as “an injury that … Thoracic Surgeons offers patient safety indicators for adult cardiac surgery, such as deep sternal wound … care facilities , including outcome measures focusing on mobility (falls), skin integrity (pressure injuries … including measures of retained surgical items, postoperative thromboses, postoperative sepsis, surgical wound … dehiscence, and obstetric trauma.

111. Errors in adult trauma resuscitation: a systematic review. | PSNet
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     December 01, 2021 - Review Errors in adult trauma resuscitation: a systematic review. … Errors in adult trauma resuscitation: a systematic review. … medical services (EMS) handover; airway management; inadequate assessment and/or management of injuries … Errors in adult trauma resuscitation: a systematic review. … January 26, 2022 Modifications to medical emergency team activation criteria and implications

112. Disclosing medical errors to patients: effects of nonverbal involvement. | PSNet
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     June 14, 2017 - Disclosing medical errors to patients: effects of nonverbal involvement. … Disclosing medical errors to patients: effects of nonverbal involvement. … concerns of having made an important medical error: a cross-sectional study. … Injury. … March 5, 2014 Apologies and medical error.

113. National surveillance of emergency department visits for outpatient adverse drug events. | PSNet
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     February 27, 2009 - This study reports data from the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System, a representative sample … of 63 hospitals that provide data on emergency department (ED) visits for injuries, poisonings, and … October 19, 2022 Medical large language models are vulnerable to data-poisoning attacks … Related Resources Factors associated with diagnostic error: an analysis of closed medical … June 17, 2014 Emergency department crowding and risk of preventable medical errors.

114. Body of evidence: do autopsy findings impact medical malpractice claim outcomes? | PSNet
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     August 19, 2020 - Study Body of evidence: do autopsy findings impact medical malpractice claim outcomes … Body of evidence: do autopsy findings impact medical malpractice claim outcomes? … This study reviewed medical malpractice claims spanning a 10-year period involving deaths related to … Body of evidence: do autopsy findings impact medical malpractice claim outcomes? … October 13, 2021 Communication failures contributing to patient injury in anaesthesia

115. Safe Practices for Better Healthcare–2009 Update. | PSNet
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     September 29, 2017 - June 18, 2021 Massachusetts Alliance for Communication and Resolution Following Medical … Injury. … March 5, 2014 Do nurse and patient injuries share common antecedents?

116. Patient Safety and the "Just Culture": A Primer for Health Care Executives. | PSNet
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     July 24, 2013 - and patients toward understanding and accepting the idea of a blameless culture within the context of medical … injury. … August 1, 2012 The Cognitive Autopsy: A Root Cause Analysis of Medical Decision Making … December 21, 2022 How will state medical boards handle cases involving disclosure and … apology for medical errors?

117. Diagnostic accuracy of physician-staffed emergency medical teams: a retrospective observational cohort study of prehospital versus hospital diagnosis in a 10-year interval. | PSNet
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     December 22, 2021 - Scand J Trauma Resusc Emerg Med. 2019;27(1):36. doi:10.1186/s13049-019-0617-3. … Scand J Trauma Resusc Emerg Med . 2019; 27 (1) :36 . … WebM&M Cases All in the History March 21, 2009 Missed injuries … in trauma patients: a literature review. … October 8, 2008 Undertriage of elderly trauma patients to state-designated trauma centers

118. Preventing Complications during Aneurysm Clipping – the Role of Neuromonitoring. | PSNet
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     July 02, 2011 - The clipping of cerebral aneurysms is technically difficult with a risk of unintentional injury to branch … Take Home Points The urgency of emergent surgical conditions influences medical decision making and … Inflammation as a link between brain injury and heart damage: the model of subarachnoid hemorrhage . … Intraoperative evoked potential monitoring for detecting cerebral injury during adult aneurysm clipping … May 20, 2009 Impact of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education work-hour

119. Robotic Surgery: Risks vs. Rewards | PSNet
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     October 31, 2023 - The injury was repaired but this second operation was prolonged and complicated due to the degree of … In addition, the rates of some complications—deep vein thrombosis, wound infections, lymphoceles and … hematomas, anastomotic leaks, and ureteral injuries—appear to be slightly lower than with open approaches … The energy source, which is prone to electric arcing, can cause unintended internal burn injuries from … low (approximately 0.1%–0.5%).( 19,20 ) However, when robotic errors do occur, the rates of permanent injury

120. Assessment of patient medication adherence, medical record accuracy, and medication blood concentrations for prescription and over-the-counter medications. | PSNet
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     April 15, 2019 - Study Assessment of patient medication adherence, medical record accuracy, and medication … Assessment of Patient Medication Adherence, Medical Record Accuracy, and Medication Blood Concentrations … Maintaining accurate medication lists in the medical record and ensuring patient medication adherence … Assessment of Patient Medication Adherence, Medical Record Accuracy, and Medication Blood Concentrations … August 4, 2021 A randomized trial of a multifactorial strategy to prevent serious fall injuries