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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/851555/psn-pdf
July 31, 2023 - Bandemia as a Harbinger of Stercoral Colitis and
Impending Perforation
July 31, 2023
Flynn S, Barnes DK. Bandemia as a Harbinger of Stercoral Colitis and Impending Perforation. PSNet
[internet]. 2023.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/bandemia-harbinger-stercoral-colitis-and-impending-perforation
The Case
A 56-year-…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/50612/psn-pdf
October 30, 2019 - The Safety Challenges of Supervision and Night Coverage
in Academic Residency
October 30, 2019
Raffel K. The Safety Challenges of Supervision and Night Coverage in Academic Residency. PSNet
[internet]. 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/safety-challenges-supervision-and-night-coverage-academic-residency
The Case…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49529/psn-pdf
February 01, 2007 - Crossed Coverage
February 1, 2007
Kayser SR. Crossed Coverage. PSNet [internet]. 2007.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/crossed-coverage
The Case
A 27-year-old woman with a history of congenital heart disease was admitted for cardiac transplantation
evaluation. She had already undergone multiple surgeries, including…
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March 01, 2015 - Medication Mix-Up: From Bad to Worse
March 1, 2015
Wollitz A, O'Connor MF. Medication Mix-Up: From Bad to Worse. PSNet [internet]. 2015.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/medication-mix-bad-worse
The Case
A 69-year-old man with chronic kidney disease and essential hypertension was admitted to the hospital
with chest …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49662/psn-pdf
August 01, 2012 - Wrong Turn through Colon: Misplaced PEG
August 1, 2012
Sorokin R, Conn M. Wrong Turn through Colon: Misplaced PEG. PSNet [internet]. 2012.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/wrong-turn-through-colon-misplaced-peg
The Case
An 87-year-old man was admitted for congestive heart failure (CHF) exacerbation. In addition, a pa…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/innovation/risk-mitigation-using-anesthesia-risk-alert-program-applying-proactive-approach-data
February 26, 2025 - Risk Mitigation Using the Anesthesia Risk Alert Program: Applying a Proactive Approach With Data Review & Collaborating With a Second Practitioner
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September 01, 2012 - Undetected Foreign Object
September 1, 2012
Cima RR. Undetected Foreign Object. PSNet [internet]. 2012.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/undetected-foreign-object
The Case
A 75-year-old man with a past medical history of end-stage renal disease (on hemodialysis), hypertension,
and diabetes was found to have obstruct…
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June 16, 2019 - The 2-Week Itch
Citation Text:
Cohen MR. The 2-Week Itch. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2003.
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June 15, 2024 - Inpatient Transitions of Care: Challenges and Safety Practices
Citation Text:
Satake A, McElroy V. Inpatient Transitions of Care: Challenges and Safety Practices. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2024.
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October 27, 2021 - Local Anesthesia-Induced Coma During Total Knee Arthroplasty.
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Aldwinckle R. Local Anesthesia-Induced Coma During Total Knee Arthroplasty.. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2021.
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March 01, 2012 - The most recent analysis described 46
deaths and 263 procedure-related complications occurring from … references
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Quality improvement strategies to prevent these events from occurring
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49830/psn-pdf
May 01, 2018 - In a recent study of adverse events occurring on
mental health units in the Veterans Health Administration … Adverse events occurring on VHA mental health units. Gen
Hosp Psychiatry. 2018;50:63-68.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33687/psn-pdf
August 01, 2009 - downside of first-order problem solving is lack of
communication, which hinders real improvement from occurring … Even this meager form of second-order problem solving was rare,
occurring in only 7% of the situations
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49801/psn-pdf
August 01, 2017 - Despite Clues, Failed to Rescue
August 1, 2017
Ghaferi AA. Despite Clues, Failed to Rescue. PSNet [internet]. 2017.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/despite-clues-failed-rescue
Case Objectives
Define failure to rescue.
Identify the main contributors to failure-to-rescue events.
Appreciate the ongoing areas of scien…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49611/psn-pdf
October 01, 2010 - The Deadly Duo
October 1, 2010
Maldonado JR. The Deadly Duo. PSNet [internet]. 2010.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/deadly-duo
The Case
A 29-year-old man with a history of depression and possible psychosis was found unconscious and
unresponsive at home and was brought to the emergency department. He was tachycardi…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/861760/psn-pdf
January 31, 2024 - Syringe Swap During Regional Block: A Case of
Medication Error and Recovery
January 31, 2024
Beres K, Gutierrez MC. Syringe Swap During Regional Block: A Case of Medication Error and Recovery.
PSNet [internet]. 2024.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/syringe-swap-during-regional-block-case-medication-error-and-recover…
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January 01, 2022 - Spotlight
Spotlight
Fecal Contamination of the Peritoneum from
Laparoscopic Trocar Injury: A Routine
Operation Goes Wrong
Source and Credits
• This presentation is based on the October 2022 AHRQ WebM&M
Spotlight Case
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o Commentary…
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October 01, 2009 - Difficult Encounters: A CMO and CNO Respond
October 1, 2009
Ring EJ, Hirsch JE. Difficult Encounters: A CMO and CNO Respond. PSNet [internet]. 2009.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/difficult-encounters-cmo-and-cno-respond
Case Objectives
Appreciate the risk of disruptive behavior and understand institutional respons…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/innovation/reducing-preventable-patient-harm-due-retained-surgical-items-rsi-bundle
July 23, 2024 - Reducing Preventable Patient Harm Due to Retained Surgical Items: The RSI Bundle
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June 01, 2004 - The Commentary
Background Errors in laboratory services encompass a number of problems occurring outside … often attribute to errors inside the laboratory, are actually the result of preanalytic problems occurring … Specific Errors in This Case The particular error in this case is a mislabeling error occurring outside