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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/code-status-confusion
September 01, 2006 - If this occurs, hospital-based physicians must discuss treatment decisions with a surrogate decision-maker … If a cardiopulmonary arrest occurs, there is no opportunity to ask the patient whether she wants cardiopulmonary
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/wrongful-resuscitation
October 12, 2012 - Too often, the timing of discussions to clarify patient preferences only occurs in the last days of life … Rather, the more common error occurs when the physician has not written a DNR order because the patient's
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49798/psn-pdf
July 01, 2017 - ACPO typically occurs in hospitalized or institutionalized patients after surgery or in
association … ischemia is present.(1) Even when pharmacologic or endoscopic therapy for ACPO
is successful, relapse occurs
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/mechanical-prosthetic-valve-thrombosis-thromboembolism
August 21, 2005 - Although this complication occurs more commonly on a mechanical mitral valve than on a mechanical aortic … recommended, in part because intravenous heparin therapy can be rapidly reversed with protamine if bleeding occurs
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January 03, 2017 - Sadly, though, direct communication between physicians occurs only 3%–20% of the time, and the discharge … One such opportunity for harm occurs when test results are pending at the time of a care transition.
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November 01, 2010 - Lack of direct or indirect communication between discharging and receiving team
Direct communication occurs
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June 01, 2007 - When an error occurs in a situation where nurses may be manipulating a medication in a non-emergency
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November 01, 2011 - Misses (2)
Near misses may also be identified through active clinical monitoring
Active monitoring occurs
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-09/final_spotlight_case_open_wound_of_the_elbow_slides_09.19.2024.pptx
January 01, 2024 - Medical error occurs when a clinician neglects to identify and remove foreign matter associated with … Patient harm occurs when retained foreign matter leads to avoidable infection, discomfort, delayed healing … Ideally, processes should exist to ensure that follow up occurs within a defined period with a specific
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/clinicians-guide-surgical-fires-how-they-occur-how-prevent-them-how-put-them-out
March 12, 2025 - Commentary
A clinician's guide to surgical fires: how they occur, how to prevent them, how to put them out.
Citation Text:
A clinician's guide to surgical fires. How they occur, how to prevent them, how to put them out. Health Devices. 2003;32(1):5-24.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/867357/psn-pdf
December 18, 2024 - Inadvertent esophageal intubation occurs more often when it was necessary to apply pressure to the
front … P stands for pneumothorax, which typically occurs in trauma patients with rib fractures or patients
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33586/psn-pdf
December 15, 2024 - This
phenomenon occurs because of the sheer number of alerts, and it is compounded by the fact that
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33603/psn-pdf
September 15, 2024 - NHSN)
defines a surgical site infection (SSI) as an infection related to an operative procedure that occurs
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/837958/psn-pdf
December 01, 2021 - until the patient is
transferred to hospital emergency department care.”1, 2 Operationally, wall time occurs … with an ambulance patient and provide ongoing care until an appropriate transition of
care to the ED occurs … do so, they do have an
ethical obligation to continue providing care until an appropriate handoff occurs
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/external-inquiry-adverse-incident-occurred-queens-medical-centre-nottingham-4th-january-2001
September 10, 2014 - Book/Report
External Inquiry into the adverse incident that occurred at Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham, 4th January 2001.
Citation Text:
External Inquiry into the adverse incident that occurred at Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham, 4th January 2001. Toft B. London, UK; Crown C…
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February 14, 2024 - Why simulation matters: a systematic review on medical
errors occurring during simulated health care.
February 14, 2024
Bokka L, Ciuffo F, Clapper TC. Why simulation matters: a systematic review on medical errors occurring
during simulated health care. J Patient Saf. 2024;20(2):110-118. doi:10.1097/pts.000000000000…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medication-errors-occurring-use-bar-code-administration-technology
March 18, 2010 - Newspaper/Magazine Article
Medication errors occurring with the use of bar-code administration technology.
Citation Text:
Medication errors occurring with the use of bar-code administration technology. PA-PSRS Patient Saf Advis. December 2008;5:122-126.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/systematic-evaluation-errors-occurring-during-preparation-intravenous-medication
October 07, 2015 - Study
Systematic evaluation of errors occurring during the preparation of intravenous medication.
Citation Text:
Parshuram CS, To T, Seto W, et al. Systematic evaluation of errors occurring during the preparation of intravenous medication. CMAJ. 2008;178(1):42-8. doi:10.1503/cmaj.06174…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/classification-adverse-events-occurring-surgical-intensive-care-unit
May 01, 2013 - Study
Classification of adverse events occurring in a surgical intensive care unit.
Citation Text:
Frankel H, Sperry J, Kaplan L, et al. Classification of adverse events occurring in a surgical intensive care unit. Am J Surg. 2007;194(3):328-32.
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October 31, 2023 - If active resuscitation and transfusion are required, assessment of coagulation occurs in conjunction … Major vascular injury (e.g., left common iliac vein, inferior vena cava, or iliolumbar vein), occurs