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Using performance improvement to enhance time-out compliance and prevent wrong-site surgery. | PSNet

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October 06, 2021 - Commentary Using performance improvement to enhance time-out compliance and prevent wrong-site surgery. Citation Text: Vance ME, Proctor T, Schmidt KA. Using performance improvement to enhance time-out compliance and prevent wrong-site surgery. AORN J. 2021;113(6):635-642. doi:10.1002/ao…

Meta-analyses of the effects of standardized handoff protocols on patient, provider, and organizational outcomes. | PSNet

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June 01, 2022 - Review Meta-analyses of the effects of standardized handoff protocols on patient, provider, and organizational outcomes. Citation Text: Keebler JR, Lazzara EH, Patzer BS, et al. Meta-Analyses of the Effects of Standardized Handoff Protocols on Patient, Provider, and Organizational Outcom…

High reliability of care in orthopedic surgery: are we there yet? | PSNet

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November 23, 2011 - Review High reliability of care in orthopedic surgery: are we there yet? Citation Text: Anoushiravani AA, Sayeed Z, El-Othmani MM, et al. High Reliability of Care in Orthopedic Surgery: Are We There Yet? Orthop Clin North Am. 2016;47(4):689-95. doi:10.1016/j.ocl.2016.05.011. Copy Citat…

Racial and ethnic differences in the experience and treatment of noncancer pain. | PSNet

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June 01, 2022 - Review Emerging Classic Racial and ethnic differences in the experience and treatment of noncancer pain. Citation Text: Meints SM, Cortes A, Morais CA, et al. Racial and ethnic differences in the experience and treatment of noncancer pain. Pain Manag. 2019;9(3):…

Teams under pressure in the emergency department: an interview study. | PSNet

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June 03, 2013 - Study Teams under pressure in the emergency department: an interview study. Citation Text: Flowerdew L, Brown R, Russ S, et al. Teams under pressure in the emergency department: an interview study. Emerg Med J. 2012;29(12):e2. doi:10.1136/emermed-2011-200084. Copy Citation Format…

Errors in surgery: a case control study. | PSNet

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May 01, 2024 - Study Errors in surgery: a case control study. Citation Text: Marsh KM, Turrentine FE, Schenk WG, et al. Errors in surgery: a case control study. Ann Surg. 2022;276(5):e347-e352. doi:10.1097/sla.0000000000005664. Copy Citation Format: DOI Google Scholar BibTeX EndNote X3 XM…

Misdiagnosis of acute myocardial infarction: a systematic review of the literature. | PSNet

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July 28, 2021 - Review Misdiagnosis of acute myocardial infarction: a systematic review of the literature. Citation Text: Kwok CS, Bennett S, Azam Z, et al. Misdiagnosis of acute myocardial infarction: a systematic review of the literature. Crit Pathw Cardiol. 2021;20(3):155-162. doi:10.1097/hpc.0000000…

Outcomes are worse in US patients undergoing surgery on weekends compared with weekdays. | PSNet

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August 02, 2015 - Study Outcomes are worse in US patients undergoing surgery on weekends compared with weekdays. Citation Text: Glance LG, Osler T, Li Y, et al. Outcomes are Worse in US Patients Undergoing Surgery on Weekends Compared With Weekdays. Med Care. 2016;54(6):608-15. doi:10.1097/MLR.00000000000…

Unintended transplantation of three organs from an HIV-positive donor: report of the analysis of an adverse event in a regional health care service in Italy. | PSNet

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January 24, 2018 - Commentary Unintended transplantation of three organs from an HIV-positive donor: report of the analysis of an adverse event in a regional health care service in Italy. Citation Text: Bellandi T, Albolino S, Tartaglia R, et al. Unintended transplantation of three organs from an HIV-posi…

How to perform a root cause analysis for workup and future prevention of medical errors: a review. | PSNet

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August 03, 2017 - Review How to perform a root cause analysis for workup and future prevention of medical errors: a review. Citation Text: Charles R, Hood B, DeRosier JM, et al. How to perform a root cause analysis for workup and future prevention of medical errors: a review. Patient Saf Surg. 2016;10:20.…

The ageing surgeon: a qualitative study of expert opinions on assuring performance and supporting safe career transitions among older surgeons. | PSNet

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May 05, 2021 - Study The ageing surgeon: a qualitative study of expert opinions on assuring performance and supporting safe career transitions among older surgeons. Citation Text: Sherwood R, Bismark M. The ageing surgeon: a qualitative study of expert opinions on assuring performance and supporting sa…

Systemic vulnerabilities to suicide among veterans from the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts: review of case reports from a national Veterans Affairs database. | PSNet

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January 22, 2017 - Study Systemic vulnerabilities to suicide among veterans from the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts: review of case reports from a national Veterans Affairs database. Citation Text: Mills PD, Huber SJ, Watts BV, et al. Systemic vulnerabilities to suicide among veterans from the Iraq and A…

Dissecting communication barriers in healthcare: a path to enhancing communication resiliency, reliability, and patient safety. | PSNet

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July 12, 2023 - Commentary Dissecting communication barriers in healthcare: a path to enhancing communication resiliency, reliability, and patient safety. Citation Text: Guttman OT, Lazzara EH, Keebler JR, et al. Dissecting Communication Barriers in Healthcare: A Path to Enhancing Communication Resilien…

Relationships of multitasking, physicians' strain, and performance: an observational study in ward physicians. | PSNet

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September 24, 2016 - Study Relationships of multitasking, physicians' strain, and performance: an observational study in ward physicians. Citation Text: Weigl M, Müller A, Sevdalis N, et al. Relationships of multitasking, physicians' strain, and performance: an observational study in ward physicians. J Pat…

Implementing a human factors approach to RCA(2) : tools, processes and strategies. | PSNet

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July 21, 2021 - Study Implementing a human factors approach to RCA(2) : tools, processes and strategies. Citation Text: Wiegmann DA, Wood LJ, Solomon DB, et al. Implementing a human factors approach to RCA(2) : tools, processes and strategies. J Healthc Risk Manag. 2021;41(1):31-46. doi:10.1002/jhrm.214…

Combining ratings from multiple physician reviewers helped to overcome the uncertainty associated with adverse event classification. | PSNet

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December 22, 2010 - Study Combining ratings from multiple physician reviewers helped to overcome the uncertainty associated with adverse event classification. Citation Text: Forster AJ, O'Rourke K, Shojania KG, et al. Combining ratings from multiple physician reviewers helped to overcome the uncertainty a…

Race, postoperative complications, and death in apparently healthy children. | PSNet

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August 10, 2022 - Study Classic Race, postoperative complications, and death in apparently healthy children. Citation Text: Nafiu OO, Mpody C, Kim SS, et al. Race, postoperative complications, and death in apparently healthy children. Pediatrics. 2020;146(2):e20194113. doi:10.154…

Adverse events detected by clinical surveillance on an obstetric service. | PSNet

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September 11, 2009 - Study Adverse events detected by clinical surveillance on an obstetric service. Citation Text: Forster AJ, Fung I, Caughey S, et al. Adverse events detected by clinical surveillance on an obstetric service. Obstet Gynecol. 2006;108(5):1073-83. Copy Citation Format: Google…

Maintaining perioperative safety in uncertain times: COVID-19 pandemic response strategies. | PSNet

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December 23, 2020 - Commentary Maintaining perioperative safety in uncertain times: COVID-19 pandemic response strategies. Citation Text: Mazzola SM, Grous C. Maintaining perioperative safety in uncertain times: COVID-19 pandemic response strategies. AORN J. 2020;112(4):397-405. doi:10.1002/aorn.13195. Co…

The effectiveness of assertiveness communication training programs for healthcare professionals and students: a systematic review. | PSNet

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January 24, 2018 - Review The effectiveness of assertiveness communication training programs for healthcare professionals and students: a systematic review. Citation Text: Omura M, Maguire J, Levett-Jones T, et al. The effectiveness of assertiveness communication training programs for healthcare profession…

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