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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49512/psn-pdf
May 01, 2006 - Right? Left? Neither!
May 1, 2006
Chassin MR, Howell EA. Right? Left? Neither!. PSNet [internet]. 2006.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/right-left-neither
Case Objectives
Appreciate the role of Reason's Swiss Cheese Model in medical errors
Understand the process of analyzing a single error
Provide suggestions for …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2023-11/spotlight_case_the_risk_of_malpositioned.pdf
January 01, 2023 - Microsoft PowerPoint - Spotlight Case_The Risks of a Malpositioned Gastrostomy Tube_FINAL.pptx
Spotlight
The Risks of a Malpositioned Gastrostomy Tube and
Poor Communication
Source and Credits
• This presentation is based on the November 2023 AHRQ WebM&M
Spotlight Case
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/loss-trust-and-missed-diagnosis
October 31, 2023 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
A Loss of Trust and a Missed Diagnosis
Citation Text:
Landefeld J, Teasdale S, Jain S. A Loss of Trust and a Missed Diagnosis. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2022.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/delayed-diagnosis-mesenteric-ischemia
March 31, 2021 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
Delayed Diagnosis of Mesenteric Ischemia
Citation Text:
Robles A, Utter GH. Delayed Diagnosis of Mesenteric Ischemia. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2022.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/updates-management-high-risk-pulmonary-embolism
December 02, 2020 - Updates in the Management of High-Risk Pulmonary Embolism
Citation Text:
Kabrhel C, Aaronson E. Updates in the Management of High-Risk Pulmonary Embolism. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2019.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33793/psn-pdf
November 01, 2015 - In Conversation With… Kaveh Shojania, MD
November 1, 2015
In Conversation With… Kaveh Shojania, MD. PSNet [internet]. 2015.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-kaveh-shojania-md
Editor's note: Kaveh Shojania, MD, is Editor-in-Chief of BMJ Quality and Safety and Director of the
Centre for Quality Impro…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/ca-mrsa-skin-infections-ounce-prevention-worth-pound-cure
March 01, 2005 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
CA-MRSA Skin Infections: An Ounce of Prevention is Worth a Pound of Cure
Citation Text:
Liu C. CA-MRSA Skin Infections: An Ounce of Prevention is Worth a Pound of Cure. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human S…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/missing-large-vessel-occlusion-stroke-patient-history-seizures
August 31, 2022 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
Missing a Large Vessel Occlusion Stroke in a Patient with a History of Seizures.
Citation Text:
Keenan KJ, Nishijima DK. Missing a Large Vessel Occlusion Stroke in a Patient with a History of Seizures.. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, U…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/867357/psn-pdf
December 18, 2024 - Hypoxemia after Emergency Intubation
December 18, 2024
Bohringer C, Liu H. Hypoxemia after Emergency Intubation. PSNet [internet]. 2024.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/hypoxemia-after-emergency-intubation
The Case
A 19-month-old child was brought to the emergency department (ED) via ambulance after drowning in a
p…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/nothing-called-small-surgery
February 01, 2023 - Nothing Called Small Surgery
Citation Text:
Manske C. Nothing Called Small Surgery. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2020.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/distraction-anesthesiologist-and-lack-resuscitation-drugs-resulting-delayed-treatment
January 29, 2021 - Distraction of the Anesthesiologist and Lack of Resuscitation Drugs Resulting in Delayed Treatment of Laryngospasm.
Citation Text:
Bohringer C. Distraction of the Anesthesiologist and Lack of Resuscitation Drugs Resulting in Delayed Treatment of Laryngospasm.. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for He…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-edwin-boudreaux-about-suicide-prevention
March 25, 2025 - In Conversation with Edwin Boudreaux about Suicide Prevention
Edwin Boudreaux, PhD; Bryan Gale, MA; Sarah Mossburg, Phd | March 24, 2025
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Citation Text:
Boudreaux E, Gale B, Mossburg SE. In Conversati…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/dropped-no
October 30, 2019 - The Dropped "No"
Citation Text:
Johnson AJ. The Dropped "No". PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2011.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/preventable-rash
October 01, 2012 - Preventable Rash
Citation Text:
McLean C. Preventable Rash. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2005.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49687/psn-pdf
August 21, 2013 - Emergency Error
August 21, 2013
Symons NRA. Emergency Error. PSNet [internet]. 2013.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/emergency-error
Case Objectives
State that emergency surgery is high risk and has high mortality.
Appreciate that emergency laparotomy is a particularly high-risk procedure with a high likelihood of
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/pocket-syringe-swap
July 01, 2006 - Pocket Syringe Swap
Citation Text:
Kulli JC. Pocket Syringe Swap. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2011.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49461/psn-pdf
September 01, 2004 - Reaction to Dye
September 1, 2004
Cohan R. Reaction to Dye. PSNet [internet]. 2004.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/reaction-dye
The Case
A patient was referred to urology after having several episodes of gross hematuria. The urologist thought
that the patient might have a renal mass and sent him to radiology for a…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/too-much-too-fast
June 14, 2019 - Too Much, Too Fast
Citation Text:
Tuot D. Too Much, Too Fast. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2014.
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October 01, 2010 - Dangerous Dialysis
October 1, 2010
Holley JL. Dangerous Dialysis . PSNet [internet]. 2010.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/dangerous-dialysis
Case Objectives
List common errors that occur in dialysis units.
Describe steps that can be taken by dialysis units to prevent these common errors.
Describe the role of the …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/american-view-uks-patient-safety-enterprise-top-down-vs-bottom
December 01, 2005 - An American View of the UK's Patient Safety Enterprise: Top Down vs. Bottom Up
Robert M. Wachter, MD | June 1, 2012
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Citation Text:
Wachter R. An American View of the UK's Patient Safety Enterprise: Top Down vs. Bottom Up. …