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psnet.ahrq.gov/periodic-issue/periodic-issue-333
March 31, 2022 - March 16, 2022 Weekly Issue
PSNet highlights the latest patient safety literature, news, and expert commentary, including Weekly
Updates, WebM&M, and Perspectives on Safety. The current issue highlights what's new this week in patient
safety literature, news, conferences, reports,…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/innovation/duke-pediatric-residency-safety-council
November 16, 2022 - The Duke Pediatric Residency Safety Council
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May 16, 2022
Innovation
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49822/psn-pdf
March 01, 2018 - Isolated Clot, Real Error
March 1, 2018
Parks A, Fang MC. Isolated Clot, Real Error. PSNet [internet]. 2018.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/isolated-clot-real-error
Case Objectives
Appreciate that errors are common in the management of venous thromboembolism disease.
Describe patients with venous thromboembolism i…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49636/psn-pdf
October 01, 2011 - Mobility Lost in the ICU
October 1, 2011
Smith J. Mobility Lost in the ICU. PSNet [internet]. 2011.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/mobility-lost-icu
Case Objectives
Describe the role of the physical therapist in the hospital and ICU.
Compare the risks from immobility with the benefits gained from a program of ther…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2023-01/spotlight_respiratory_distress_after_neck_surgery_two_cases_of_postoperative_cervical_hematoma.pdf
January 01, 2023 - Microsoft PowerPoint - Spotlight Case_Postop Cervical Hematomas_12.15.2022 FINAL.pptx
Spotlight
Respiratory Distress after Neck Surgery: Two
Cases of Post-Operative Cervical Hematoma
Source and Credits
• This presentation is based on the January 2023 AHRQ WebM&M
Spotlight Case
o See the full article at https://…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49579/psn-pdf
March 21, 2009 - All in the History
March 21, 2009
Fee C. All in the History. PSNet [internet]. 2009.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/all-history
Case Objectives
Describe the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA) and understand that it
does not apply to transfers to emergency departments from non-acute care faci…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33765/psn-pdf
April 01, 2014 - In Conversation With… Leah Binder, MA, MGA
April 1, 2014
In Conversation With… Leah Binder, MA, MGA. PSNet [internet]. 2014.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-leah-binder-ma-mga
Editor's note: Leah Binder is President and CEO of The Leapfrog Group, a national nonprofit
representing employers and oth…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73642/psn-pdf
August 25, 2021 - Sudden Collapse During Upper Gastrointestinal
Endoscopy: Expect the Unexpected
August 25, 2021
Wieck M. Sudden Collapse During Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy: Expect the Unexpected. PSNet
[internet]. 2021.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/sudden-collapse-during-upper-gastrointestinal-endoscopy-expect-
unexpected
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49870/psn-pdf
August 10, 2019 - Anemia and Delayed Colon Cancer Diagnosis
August 10, 2019
Pathipati MP, Richter JM. Anemia and Delayed Colon Cancer Diagnosis. PSNet [internet]. 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/anemia-and-delayed-colon-cancer-diagnosis
Case Objectives
Describe the initial evaluation for iron deficiency anemia in elderly adults…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/no-blood-please
January 14, 2011 - No Blood, Please
Citation Text:
Liang BA. No Blood, Please. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2004.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/improving-safety-operating-room-systematic-literature-review-retained-surgical-sponges
March 05, 2025 - Review
Improving safety in the operating room: a systematic literature review of retained surgical sponges.
Citation Text:
Wan W, Le T, Riskin L, et al. Improving safety in the operating room: a systematic literature review of retained surgical sponges. Curr Opin Anaesthesiol. 2009;22(…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/designing-safer-process-prevent-retained-surgical-sponges-healthcare-failure-mode-and-effect
April 27, 2019 - Study
Designing a safer process to prevent retained surgical sponges: a healthcare failure mode and effect analysis.
Citation Text:
Steelman VM, Cullen JJ. Designing a safer process to prevent retained surgical sponges: a healthcare failure mode and effect analysis. AORN J. 2011;94(2):1…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/pseudo-obstruction-real-perforation
April 01, 2015 - Guidelines for the granting of endoscopic privileges recommend the use of objective criteria and direct … Institutions should, whenever possible, use objective criteria and direct observation to assess competence
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/application-engineering-problem-solving-methodology-address-persistent-problems-patient
March 18, 2020 - Study
Application of an engineering problem-solving methodology to address persistent problems in patient safety: a case study on retained surgical sponges after surgery.
Citation Text:
Anderson DE, Watts B. Application of an engineering problem-solving methodology to address persistent…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33786/psn-pdf
May 01, 2015 - seen increased interest in developing validated
assessment tools, which should lay a foundation for objective
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36247/psn-pdf
February 13, 2008 - Counting for patient safety.
February 13, 2008
Watson DS. Counting for patient safety. AORN J. 2006;84(2):273-5.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/counting-patient-safety
The author discusses recommended policies and practices for minimizing the risk of retained foreign
objects.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/counting-p…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/risk-factors-retained-surgical-items-meta-analysis-and-proposed-risk-stratification-system
January 18, 2013 - Study
Risk factors for retained surgical items: a meta-analysis and proposed risk stratification system.
Citation Text:
Moffatt-Bruce SD, Cook CH, Steinberg SM, et al. Risk factors for retained surgical items: a meta-analysis and proposed risk stratification system. J Surg Res. 2014;190(…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/prevalence-and-characteristics-interruptions-and-distractions-during-surgical-counts
March 09, 2016 - Study
Prevalence and characteristics of interruptions and distractions during surgical counts.
Citation Text:
Bubric KA, Biesbroek SL, Laberge JC, et al. Prevalence and characteristics of interruptions and distractions during surgical counts. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2021;47(9):556-56…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/prevention-retained-surgical-sponges-decision-analytic-model-predicting-relative-cost
January 04, 2010 - Study
Prevention of retained surgical sponges: a decision-analytic model predicting relative cost-effectiveness.
Citation Text:
Regenbogen SE, Greenberg CC, Resch SC, et al. Prevention of retained surgical sponges: a decision-analytic model predicting relative cost-effectiveness. Surger…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35406/psn-pdf
September 10, 2009 - Maintain accountability in patient safety efforts.
September 10, 2009
Spath P. Maintain accountability in patient safety efforts. Hospital peer review. 2005;30(9):129-32.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/maintain-accountability-patient-safety-efforts
To develop an accountability initiative, the author recommends settin…