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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45391/psn-pdf
August 10, 2016 - Where are my instruments? Hazards in delivery of
surgical instruments.
August 10, 2016
Guédon ACP, Wauben LSGL, van der Eijk AC, et al. Where are my instruments? Hazards in delivery of
surgical instruments. Surg Endosc. 2016;30(7):2728-35. doi:10.1007/s00464-015-4537-7.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/where-are-my-in…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43379/psn-pdf
August 14, 2014 - Unit of measurement used and parent medication dosing
errors.
August 14, 2014
Yin S, Dreyer BP, Ugboaja DC, et al. Unit of measurement used and parent medication dosing errors.
Pediatrics. 2014;134(2):e354-61. doi:10.1542/peds.2014-0395.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/unit-measurement-used-and-parent-medication-dosi…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/843323/psn-pdf
February 01, 2023 - Long-Term Trends of Psychotropic Drug Use in Nursing
Homes.
February 1, 2023
Grimm CA. Washington DC: Office of the Inspector General; Nov 2022. Report no. OEI-07-20-
00500.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/long-term-trends-psychotropic-drug-use-nursing-homes
Misdiagnosis can result in inappropriate medication u…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60153/psn-pdf
March 25, 2020 - A protocol for the safe use of hazardous drugs in the OR.
March 25, 2020
Hemingway MW, Meleis L, Oliver J, et al. A protocol for the safe use of hazardous drugs in the OR. AORN
J. 2020;111(3). doi:10.1002/aorn.12960.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/protocol-safe-use-hazardous-drugs-or
Perioperative personnel often ca…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/74156/psn-pdf
December 08, 2021 - Abusive supervision: a systematic review and
fundamental rethink.
December 8, 2021
Fischer T, Tian AW, Lee A, et al. Abusive supervision: a systematic review and fundamental rethink. The
Leadership Q. 2021;32(6):101540. doi:10.1016/j.leaqua.2021.101540.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/abusive-supervision-systematic-r…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46944/psn-pdf
March 21, 2018 - Critical Deficiencies at the Washington DC VA Medical
Center.
March 21, 2018
Washington, DC: Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Inspector General. March 7, 2018. Report No.
17-02644-130.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/critical-deficiencies-washington-dc-va-medical-center
Systemic weaknesses in the Veterans A…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41173/psn-pdf
February 29, 2012 - Root causes of errors in a simulated prehospital pediatric
emergency.
February 29, 2012
Lammers RL, Byrwa M, Fales W. Root causes of errors in a simulated prehospital pediatric emergency.
Acad Emerg Med. 2012;19(1):37-47. doi:10.1111/j.1553-2712.2011.01252.x.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/root-causes-errors-simulat…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/837209/psn-pdf
May 25, 2022 - Opioids and falls risk in older adults: a narrative review.
May 25, 2022
Virnes R-E, Tiihonen M, Karttunen N, et al. Opioids and falls risk in older adults: a narrative review. Drugs
Aging. 2022;39(3):199-207. doi:10.1007/s40266-022-00929-y.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/opioids-and-falls-risk-older-adults-narrative…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/865493/psn-pdf
April 03, 2024 - Implement strategies to prevent persistent medication
errors and hazards: 2024.
April 3, 2024
ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care. 2024;29(6):1-4.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/implement-strategies-prevent-persistent-medication-errors-and-hazards-2024
Systemic failures can perpetuate unsafe care if a lack of p…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42346/psn-pdf
June 10, 2018 - Fatal PCA adverse events continue to happen...better
patient monitoring is essential to prevent harm.
June 10, 2018
ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. May 30, 2013;18:1-3.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/fatal-pca-adverse-events-continue-happenbetter-patient-monitoring-essential-
prevent-harm
Describi…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/50758/psn-pdf
December 18, 2019 - Still Not Safe: Patient Safety and the Middle-Managing of
American Medicine.
December 18, 2019
Wears R, Sutcliffe K. New York, NY: Oxford University Press; 2019. ISBN: 9780190271268.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/still-not-safe-patient-safety-and-middle-managing-american-medicine
The modern patient safety movement …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/844553/psn-pdf
February 15, 2023 - Mental health conditions leading cause of pregnancy-
related deaths.
February 15, 2023
Quick Safety. January 16 2023;(67):1-3.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/mental-health-conditions-leading-cause-pregnancy-related-deaths
Maternal safety is compromised by a range of social, cognitive, and clinical factors. This arti…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/847731/psn-pdf
April 19, 2023 - Lessons from health care leaders: rethinking and
reinvesting in patient safety.
April 19, 2023
doi:10.1056/CAT.23.0090.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/lessons-health-care-leaders-rethinking-and-reinvesting-patient-safety
Progress in patient safety has been disappointingly slow. This commentary shares thoughts from a…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44991/psn-pdf
April 20, 2016 - Does an insulin double-checking procedure improve
patient safety?
April 20, 2016
Modic MB, Albert NM, Sun Z, et al. Does an Insulin Double-Checking Procedure Improve Patient Safety? J
Nurs Adm. 2016;46(3):154-60. doi:10.1097/NNA.0000000000000314.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/does-insulin-double-checking-procedure-…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39110/psn-pdf
June 10, 2018 - Order scanning systems may pull multiple pages through
the scanner at the same time, leading to drug omissions.
June 10, 2018
ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. November 5, 2009;14:1-3.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/order-scanning-systems-may-pull-multiple-pages-through-scanner-same-time-
leading-dru…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45756/psn-pdf
December 21, 2016 - Accidental IV infusion of heparinized irrigation in the OR.
December 21, 2016
ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. December 1, 2016;21:1-3.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/accidental-iv-infusion-heparinized-irrigation-or
Accidental administration of irrigation solutions are a wrong-route error that can re…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45303/psn-pdf
June 15, 2017 - The global burden of diagnostic errors in primary care.
June 15, 2017
Singh H, Schiff G, Graber ML, et al. The global burden of diagnostic errors in primary care. BMJ Qual Saf.
2017;26(6):484-494. doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2016-005401.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/global-burden-diagnostic-errors-primary-care
The need to i…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47647/psn-pdf
January 23, 2019 - Patient Safety: Global Action on Patient Safety.
January 23, 2019
Executive Board EB144/29 144th session. Geneva, Switzerland: World Health Organization; December 12,
2018.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-safety-global-action-patient-safety
This guidance summarizes the current status of global patient safety,…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43394/psn-pdf
July 30, 2014 - With oral chemotherapy, we simply must do better!
July 30, 2014
ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. July 17, 2014;19:1-4.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/oral-chemotherapy-we-simply-must-do-better
To illustrate hazards associated with dispensing more than one dose of certain medications, this newsletter
…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38600/psn-pdf
October 03, 2017 - Assessment of transparency of cost estimates in
economic evaluations of patient safety programmes.
October 3, 2017
Fukuda H, Imanaka Y. Assessment of transparency of cost estimates in economic evaluations of patient
safety programmes. J Eval Clin Pract. 2009;15(3):451-9. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2753.2008.01033.x.
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