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4881. Microsoft PowerPoint - Spotlight Case_Gabapentin Overdose_12.21.2022 FINAL.pptx (pdf file)
      psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2023-01/spotlight_overdose_of_gabapentin_and_oxycodone_in_a_patient_with_end-stage_renal_disease.pdf
      January 01, 2023 - diabetes, peripheral arterial disease and hypertension was admitted for nonhealing, infected lower leg wounds … • Their use in renal dysfunction, however, is limited due to the risk of NSAID- related kidney injury … constricts the afferent arteriole, which can lead to hypertension, hyperkalemia, hypervolemia, acute kidney injury

4882. Operational Measurement of Diagnostic Safety: State of the Science (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patient-safety/reports/issue-briefs/state-of-science-brief1.pdf
      April 02, 2020 - Scand J Trauma Resusc Emerg Med. 2019;27(1):54. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6505221/ … Triggers and Targeted Injury Detection Systems (TIDS) Expert Panel Meeting: Conference Summary Report … February 2009. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/triggers-and-targeted-injury-detection-systems-tids-expert … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/triggers-and-targeted-injury-detection-systems-tids-expert-panel-meeting-conference-summary … Reducing diagnostic error through medical home-based primary care reform.

4883. Operational Measurement of Diagnostic Safety: State of the Science (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patient-safety/reports/issue-briefs/state-of-science.pdf
      April 02, 2020 - Scand J Trauma Resusc Emerg Med. 2019;27(1):54. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6505221/ … Triggers and Targeted Injury Detection Systems (TIDS) Expert Panel Meeting: Conference Summary Report … February 2009. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/triggers-and-targeted-injury-detection-systems-tids-expert … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/triggers-and-targeted-injury-detection-systems-tids-expert-panel-meeting-conference-summary … Reducing diagnostic error through medical home-based primary care reform.

4884. Overview of Patient Safety Learning Laboratory (PSLL) Projects | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      August 01, 2025 - of skin at risk for developing pressure ulcers (recently renamed by expert organizations as pressure injury … ’s achievements include the creation of a digital bedside display that shows patients’ catheter and wound … improved provider's awareness of indwelling urinary catheters, central venous catheters, and pressure injuries … caregivers in the design of health information technology (IT) tools to prevent patient falls and related injuries … Epidemiology and clinical outcomes of community-acquired acute kidney injury in the emergency department

4885. The 2-Week Itch | PSNet
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      June 16, 2019 - Difficult-to-read patient records and prescriptions waste time and produce errors,( 4-6 ) causing serious injury … Since mix-ups between Zyprexa and Zyrtec are potentially serious, nurses, medical staff (including psychiatrists … American Medical News. November 22/29, 1999. [ go to related site ] 8.

4886. Chartbook on Women's Health Care: Slide Presentation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      March 01, 2020 - Slide 28 Adult ambulatory medical care visits due to adverse effects of medical care per 1,000 population … Slide 29 Adult ambulatory medical care visits due to adverse effects of medical care per 1,000 population … mostly attributable to sudden unexpected infant death (SUID), congenital anomalies, infection, and injury … Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System (WISQARS) [Online] (2013). … http://www.cdc.gov/injury/wisqars/index.html . Accessed September 1, 2015.

4887. Archived: Final Research Plan: Healthful Diet and Physical Activity for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Adults With Cardiovascular Risk Factors: Behavioral Counseling | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan17/healthy-diet-and-physical-activity-counseling-adults-with-high-risk-of-cvd-august-2014
      May 15, 2013 - patterns), self-reported or objectively measured KQ 4: Adverse outcomes include any harms requiring medical … attention (e.g., nutritional deficiencies, musculoskeletal injuries, cardiovascular events)

4888. Post-Acute Transitional Services: Safety in Home-Based Care Programs | PSNet
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      April 24, 2024 - low socioeconomic status are at particularly high risk for poor outcomes such as medication errors, injuries … Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) defines homebound as being confined to the home due to an illness or injury … Electronic medical records allow access to patient charts virtually anywhere. … A quality of care framework for home-based medical care. … The use of advanced medical technologies at home: a systematic review of the literature. 

4889. Archived: Evidence Summary: Alcohol Misuse: Screening and Counseling | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/alcohol-misuse-screening-and-counseling-2004
      April 06, 2004 - 54, 58, 59, 61), psychological scores, 54 , 59  and lifestyle improvements or reduced accidents and injuries … Alcohol and non-fatal injury in the U.S. general population: a risk function analysis. … Preventing injuries through interventions for problem drinking: a systematic review of randomized controlled … Alcohol interventions in a trauma center [Abstract]. … Alcohol interventions in a trauma center as a means of reducing the risk of injury recurrence.

4890. Disposition of Comments Report for Evaluation and Treatment of Cryptorchidism (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/undescended-testicle_disposition-comments.pdf
      December 11, 2012 - Peer Reviewer #7 Results Page 79:Key Question #5 should also comment on wound infection, bleeding, reoperation … review the published evidence to provide adequate and clear data to clinicians and families facing medical … Bladder injuries during laparoscopic orchiopexy: incidence and lessons learned. … The injuries are associated with laparoscopic surgery in general, and not specific to orchiopexy. … The conclusions should be able to be understood by both medical professionals as well as lay individuals

4891. Emerging Safety Issues in Artificial Intelligence | PSNet
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      February 20, 2019 - lead to a substantial number of false-positive atrial fibrillation diagnoses and prompt unnecessary medical … Our view is that such a machine will not fit well into existing definitions of a medical device, but … Medical diagnostic decision support systems—past, present, and future: a threaded bibliography and brief … Calibration drift in regression and machine learning models for acute kidney injury.

4892. A Real Heartache | PSNet
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      October 01, 2018 - His past medical history was notable for a history of depression, a 40-pack/year history of cigarette … Polevoi, MD Clinical Professor of Emergency Medicine Medical Director, Emergency Department … National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Case Survey: 2005 emergency department summary. … ECG interpretation: sinus tachycardia, with posterolateral injury pattern.

4893. Periodic Issue | PSNet
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      December 31, 2024 - The authors conclude that EM is a promising approach for medical education given its potential long-term … The authors conclude that EM is a promising approach for medical education given its potential long-term … Safety Research and Practice at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and a Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical … continuing challenge of preventing falls and explores strategies for preventing falls and falls with injury

4894. Final Progress Report: Rapid Understanding of Best Practices in Rural Intensive Care (RUBRIC) (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-05/valley-report.pdf
      January 01, 2024 - Other important findings were that 1) 94% of respondents were nurses; 2) most rural ICUs were mixed medical-surgical … American Journal of Medical Quality. 2023. [Epub ahead of print]. PMID: 36951467. … CL for the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Prevention and Early Treatment of Acute Lung Injury … Time-limited trials in the ICU: A mixed methods sequential explanatory study of intensivists at two academic medical

4895. Lost in Sign Out and Documentation | PSNet
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      January 31, 2011 - coronary care unit (CCU) with respiratory failure requiring mechanical ventilation and acute kidney injury … Resuscitation status Medication changes Primary diagnosis Route/type of nutrition Past medical … Rates of medical errors and preventable adverse events among hospitalized children following implementation … survey of clinicians to identify practices and preferences of intensive care unit transfers to general medical

4896. Premature Extubation | PSNet
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      May 25, 2011 - If there is no cuff leak, it suggests that laryngeal edema or another type of laryngeal injury has reduced … The ICU medical director reviewed the case and discovered that the physician had forgotten to place an … The medical director also realized that the ventilator weaning process was not standardized. … Only one-third of patients who required intubation were considered high risk for extubation failure by medical

4897. The Forgotten Line | PSNet
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      March 11, 2011 - assumed that the patient was supposed to be discharged with it in place and did not call anyone from the medical … Developing policies, training, and a safety culture that reduce the risk of injury by making it easier … Systematic review of safety checklists for use by medical care teams in acute hospital settings—limited … sites except for dialysis catheters When aseptic insertion in doubt (i.e., inserted during medical

4898. 2025 HCBS CAHPS Survey Database Chartbook (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2025 - Adult Program respondents 473 Physical Disability Program respondents 259 Acquired Brain Injury … disabilities, persons with intellectual or developmental disabilities, persons with acquired brain injury … Transportation to medical appointments 3 6. Personal safety and respect 3 7. … Disability 3 4 1,171 11% Older Adults 3 3 1,010 9% Physical Disability 2 3 473 4% Acquired Brain Injury … have a way to get to your medical appointments?

4899. Turn the Other Cheek | PSNet
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      October 26, 2010 - reported sentinel events , unexpected occurrences involving death or serious physical or psychological injury … Incidence of and risk factors for medical malpractice lawsuits among Mohs surgeons. … prevent wrong-site surgery: development, establishment and subsequent evaluation among patients and medical

4900. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      October 01, 2017 - event reveals common misconceptions regarding the use of phototherapy, the most frequently prescribed medical … direct neuroprotective effect.(18) Thus, the immediate and effective (crash-cart) phototherapy in the medical … Phototherapy and the risk of photo- oxidative injury in extremely low birth weight infants.