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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/ectopic-or-not
March 27, 2024 - Ectopic pregnancy; recurrence, postoperative fertility and aspects of treatment based on 182 patients
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/other-hand
December 12, 2012 - For example, a temporary tattoo could be used during the postoperative mastectomy period to remind professionals
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33703/psn-pdf
November 01, 2010 - How valid is the ICD-9-CM based AHRQ Patient Safety
Indicator for postoperative venous thromboembolism
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/too-tight-control
March 20, 2013 - Early postoperative glucose control predicts nosocomial infection rate in diabetic patients.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49455/psn-pdf
July 01, 2004 - The
patient required a ventriculoperitoneal shunt, but her postoperative course went well, with complete
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/forgotten-line
March 11, 2011 - Changes in safety attitude and relationship to decreased postoperative morbidity and mortality following
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psnet.ahrq.gov/toolkits
March 01, 2025 - Retained Surgical Instruments and Sponges
(2)
Wrong-Site Surgery
(3)
Postoperative
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/unhappy-patient-leaves-against-medical-advice
January 31, 2024 - Her postoperative course was complicated by urinary incontinence and a deep vein thrombosis (DVT) requiring
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33652/psn-pdf
June 01, 2007 - retention of a foreign object in a patient after surgery or other procedure
Intraoperative or immediately postoperative
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/bandemia-harbinger-stercoral-colitis-and-impending-perforation
November 25, 2020 - Despite aggressive surgical and postoperative care, she expired from sepsis ten days later.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/import/webmm.ahrq.gov.368_slideshow.ppt
February 01, 2016 - PowerPoint Presentation
Spotlight
Robotic Surgery: Risks vs. Rewards
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Source and Credits
This presentation is based on the February 2016
AHRQ WebM&M Spotlight Case
See the full article at https://psnet.ahrq.gov/webmm
CME credit is available
Commentary by: Tara Kirkpatrick, MD, and Chad LaGrange, MD, Univer…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49722/psn-pdf
December 01, 2014 - Medical Devices in the "Wild"
December 1, 2014
Gurses AP, Doyle PA. Medical Devices in the "Wild". PSNet [internet]. 2014.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/medical-devices-wild
The Case
A 75-year-old man with a history of congestive heart failure (CHF), coronary artery disease, diabetes,
chronic pain, arthritis, and…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49466/psn-pdf
October 14, 2004 - Hard to Swallow
October 1, 2004
Driver J. Hard to Swallow. PSNet [internet]. 2004.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/hard-swallow
The Case
An elderly man underwent hernia surgery. Postoperatively, the patient developed a transient ischemic
attack (TIA) and respiratory difficulties. The nurses noted that the patient, …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-05/spotlight_case_stable_airway_slides_final.pptx
January 01, 2024 - procedure usually presents within the first 48 hours.4
Monitoring for these complications in the early postoperative
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/discharging-our-responsibility
January 16, 2019 - August 20, 2018
Cognitive bias impact on management of postoperative complications, medical
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60269/psn-pdf
April 29, 2020 - delayed-management-necrotizing-soft-tissue-infection-who-does-patient-belong
manner.1 Rarely, NSTIs can occur as a severe postoperative
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73434/psn-pdf
June 30, 2021 - The postoperative course was unremarkable.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/inadequate-preanesthetic-evaluation-airway-trouble
November 01, 2023 - Preoperative evaluation clinic visit is associated with decreased risk of in-hospital postoperative mortality
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/empty-handoff
August 01, 2017 - Evaluation of postoperative handover using a tool to assess information transfer and teamwork.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73456/psn-pdf
June 30, 2021 - safety-i-safety-ii-white-paper
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/safety-ii-and-resilience-way-ahead-patient-safety-anaesthesiology
postoperative