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3021. Which Line: Ordering Provider or Proceduralist? | PSNet
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      September 16, 2015 - harmed by having the incorrect catheter placed, but the error was eventually discovered and further injury … power hierarchy—individuals of lesser status in the medical hierarchy may be reluctant to check, let … Craig Blackmore, MD, MPH Director, Center for Health Care Improvement Science Virginia Mason Medical … or other relationship with the manufacturers of any commercial products discussed in this continuing medical … Physician scores on a national clinical skills examination as predictors of complaints to medical

3022. Missing a Large Vessel Occlusion Stroke in a Patient with a History of Seizures. | PSNet
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      August 31, 2022 - Relevant Financial Relationships: As a provider accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical … The Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) defines a commercial interest as “ … The Case A 58-year-old man with a past medical history of seizures, meningioma, type 2 diabetes mellitus … The patient’s past medical history of seizures and his normal non-contrast cranial CT could be compatible … perform CT angiography during stroke alerts due to concerns about causing contrast-related acute kidney injury

3023. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      July 08, 2022 - Relevant Financial Relationships: As a provider accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical … The Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) defines a commercial interest as … The Case A 58-year-old man with a past medical history of seizures, meningioma, type 2 diabetes mellitus … The patient’s past medical history of seizures and his normal non-contrast cranial CT could be compatible … perform CT angiography during stroke alerts due to concerns about causing contrast-related acute kidney injury

3024. Spotlight (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2022 - the patient’s complete history • Describe the strategies to strengthen psychosocial training for medical … – Laboratory tests were notable for acute kidney injury, metabolic acidosis, hypomagnesemia, hypophosphatemia … On interview, it was determined that the patient did not have capacity to make complex medical decisions … – Medical decision-making is the ability of a patient to understand the benefits and risks of, and … Evaluating medical decision-making capacity in practice. Am Fam Physician. 2018;98(1):40- 49.

3025. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      August 30, 2023 - In the initial VIC model, patient rooms in medical-surgical units at two different community hospitals … interrupted three times.3 This finding is consistent with other studies on the impact of interruption on medical … Quality Indicators showed low incidence of catheter-associated urinary tract infections, pressure injuries

3026. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      February 26, 2020 - decisions are based on some kind of pathology and/or laboratory result.1  Medical testing consists … A study by the University of Minnesota Medical Center (UMMC) laboratory found their facility could not … infections, such as sepsis, exponentially increases the odds of death.13 Costs associated with iatrogenic injuries … Medical testing error occurs most frequently during the pre-analytic phase. … A review of medical errors in laboratory diagnostics and where we are today.

3027. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      March 01, 2005 - identifiers removed) are also submitted to the CDC, which collects information on notifiable diseases and injuries … communication between local health departments and clincians through updates at hospital grand rounds, medical … conferences, and through medical societies and state licensing boards. … Catherine McLean, MD Medical Epidemiologist Division of STD Prevention Centers for Disease Control and

3028. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2017 - Purchasing provides an opportunity to shape the safety and usability of medical technology. … Arlington, VA: Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation; 2010. … Issues From the AAMI/FDA Infusion Device Summit Report (1) © 2010 Association for the Advancement of Medical … Injuries are caused by a lack of differentiation between the use of infusion devices in hospitals and … Infusion pump: A medical device used to deliver fluids into a patient's body in a controlled manner.

3029. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      September 01, 2011 - Risk managers developed these systems to identify injuries that might lead to litigation and to reduce … actual incidence of safety events, other detection methods are more sensitive, including reviewing medical … hospital staff and physicians through multiple means, such as through electronic newsletters, continuing medical … Palermo, MD, MMM, FACS, VP, Chief Medical Officer, Chief Quality Officer, Health First, Inc.; and Ellen … Effectiveness of patient safety training in equipping medical students to recognise safety hazards and

3030. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      March 15, 2023 - psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/duplicate-therapies-retail-pharmacy The Cases Case 1: A middle-aged man with a past medical … errors have the potential to be serious and may result in adverse drug events (ADE), which are patient injuries … teach-back, it is important to speak slowly, make eye contact, use relaxed body language, avoid complex medical … Patients' memory for medical information. J R Soc Med. 2003 May;96(5):219-22. [Free full text] 5. … Reducing Medical Admissions and Presentations Into Hospital through Optimising Medicines (REMAIN HOME

3031. Preventable Rash | PSNet
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      October 01, 2012 - identifiers removed) are also submitted to the CDC, which collects information on notifiable diseases and injuries … communication between local health departments and clincians through updates at hospital grand rounds, medical … conferences, and through medical societies and state licensing boards. … Catherine McLean, MD Medical Epidemiologist Division of STD Prevention Centers for Disease Control and … April 29, 2020 Differences in safety report event types submitted by graduate medical

3032. The Wild West: Patient Safety in Office-Based Anesthesia | PSNet
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      April 01, 2003 - Reports of several patient injuries following early discharge suggest that postoperative complications … , Division of General Internal MedicineBrigham and Women's HospitalAdjunct Assistant ProfessorWeill Medical

3033. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      March 27, 2024 - Barbara Pelletreau: My background is in patient safety and employee injury prevention. … encryption of data or networks that lead to the disruption and loss of the availability of critical medical … In many cases, these outages—the loss of medical technology—after a ransomware attack can last 30 days … There will be a loss of all this medical technology and operational technology. … Provide Medical Care Is in Critical Condition: Analysis and Stakeholder Decision Support to Minimize

3034. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      March 15, 2023 - Succinylcholine is contraindicated in patients with stroke, spinal cord injury, burns, or myotonic dystrophy … inadequate resources such as the broken drug refrigerator otherwise could have led to irreversible injury … Risk of respiratory complications and wound infection in patients undergoing ambulatory surgery: smokers

3035. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      June 01, 2011 - analysts who see this behavior as a universal law: automobile seat belts actually do reduce deaths and injuries … I know that in the current medical system that is very hard to do given the workloads and systems … is true in government, and it would be true in industry, and I suspect it would also be true in a medical … On the other side, there is the widely discussed ability of medical professionals, much more than other

3036. Hold the tPA | PSNet
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      July 29, 2020 - Same Author(s) A randomized trial of a multifactorial strategy to prevent serious fall injuries

3037. Hypoxemia after Emergency Intubation | PSNet
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      March 24, 2019 - Per emergency medical services (EMS) report, the patient went into cardiorespiratory arrest and cardiopulmonary … significant reduction in the number of unrecognized esophageal intubations and cases of hypoxic brain injury … P stands for pneumothorax, which typically occurs in trauma patients with rib fractures or patients … J Trauma Inj . 2019;32(3):136-142. [ Free full text ] Xuan Q, Lyu Z, Chen Q, et al. … WebM&M Cases Weight and Height Juxtaposition in the Electronic Medical

3038. Not All Headaches are Due to Migraine: Red Flags, Don’t Miss Diagnoses, and Diagnostic Pitfalls | PSNet
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      February 17, 2021 - Approximately five years after the first hospitalization, the patient suffered a head injury at work. … Olson, MD Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics University of Minnesota Medical School apjolson@umn.edu

3039. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      September 01, 2006 - injuries.(16) Although electronic mechanisms for written signout can facilitate the standardization … Center, and Graduate Medical Education (GME) leadership. 3. & 4. … Ideally, these structures will be integrated into an electronic medical record. … London, England: British Medical Association; August 2004. … Effect of reducing interns' work hours on serious medical errors in intensive care units.

3040. One Bronchoscopy, Two Errors | PSNet
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      December 09, 2020 - When reviewing the medical literature, we did not find any statistical overview nor any case reports … directly concerning medical errors in bronchoscopy. … Analysis of incidents resulting in patient injuries in a web-based system in Swedish health care. … September 13, 2023 Using simulation to identify sources of medical diagnostic error in