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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33684/psn-pdf
May 01, 2009 - Patient Safety: A Perspective from Office Practice
May 1, 2009
Baron RJ. Patient Safety: A Perspective from Office Practice. PSNet [internet]. 2009.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/patient-safety-perspective-office-practice
Perspective
Most patient interactions with the health care system occur in the outpatien…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49628/psn-pdf
June 01, 2011 - Routine Goes Awry
June 1, 2011
Huoh KC, Rosbe KW. Routine Goes Awry. PSNet [internet]. 2011.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/routine-goes-awry
The Case
A 6-year-old girl with a history of asthma and chronic adenotonsillitis was referred to a surgeon and
scheduled for a tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy. She was in ot…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33687/psn-pdf
August 01, 2009 - Workarounds and Resiliency on the Front Lines of Health
Care
August 1, 2009
Tucker AL. Workarounds and Resiliency on the Front Lines of Health Care. PSNet [internet]. 2009.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/workarounds-and-resiliency-front-lines-health-care
Perspective
Frontline health care providers are challen…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/836942/psn-pdf
April 27, 2022 - Saline Flush Leads to Acute Paralysis of an Awake
Patient: Risks of Improper Medication Labeling in an
Operating Room
April 27, 2022
Kriss RS. Saline Flush Leads to Acute Paralysis of an Awake Patient: Risks of Improper Medication
Labeling in an Operating Room. PSNet [internet]. 2022.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-m…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60168/psn-pdf
March 25, 2020 - Right Electrocardiogram, Wrong Patient
March 25, 2020
Chen C, Venugopal S. Right Electrocardiogram, Wrong Patient. PSNet [internet]. 2020.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/right-electrocardiogram-wrong-patient
The Cases
Multiple electrocardiograms (EKGs) were incorrectly documented at a large urban tertiary care hosp…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49414/psn-pdf
September 01, 2003 - Making Do
September 1, 2003
Bradley LD. Making Do. PSNet [internet]. 2003.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/making-do
The Case
A 56-year-old female with dysfunctional uterine bleeding and possible retained intrauterine device (IUD)
was scheduled for elective hysteroscopy and dilation and curettage (D&C). Of note, sh…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49812/psn-pdf
November 01, 2017 - Specimen Almost Lost
November 1, 2017
Hehe YK. Specimen Almost Lost. PSNet [internet]. 2017.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/specimen-almost-lost
The Case
A 29-year-old woman presented to the hospital with a rash that had spread across her legs and abdomen.
She was admitted to the medicine service for further evalu…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33638/psn-pdf
August 01, 2006 - Getting Into Patient Safety: A Personal Story
August 1, 2006
Cooper JB. Getting Into Patient Safety: A Personal Story. PSNet [internet]. 2006.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/getting-patient-safety-personal-story
Perspective
My journey into patient safety began in 1972. It was born of serendipity enabled by the…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49551/psn-pdf
December 01, 2007 - Too Hot For Comfort
December 1, 2007
Cleland H, Wasiak J. Too Hot For Comfort. PSNet [internet]. 2007.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/too-hot-comfort
The Case
A 4-month-old infant admitted to rule out sepsis was receiving maintenance intravenous (IV) fluid and IV
antibiotics via a peripheral line in the left antec…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33727/psn-pdf
March 01, 2012 - Can Research Help Us Improve the Medical Liability
System?
March 1, 2012
Kachalia A. Can Research Help Us Improve the Medical Liability System? PSNet [internet]. 2012.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/can-research-help-us-improve-medical-liability-system
Perspective
The United States medical malpractice liabili…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33821/psn-pdf
December 01, 2016 - Errors and Near Misses: What Health Care Could Learn
From Aviation
December 1, 2016
Macrae C. Errors and Near Misses: What Health Care Could Learn From Aviation. PSNet [internet]. 2016.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/errors-and-near-misses-what-health-care-could-learn-aviation
Perspective
Some of the most urg…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33876/psn-pdf
August 01, 2018 - Building a Safety Program in a Vast Health Care Network
March 1, 2019
Phrampus P. Building a Safety Program in a Vast Health Care Network. PSNet [internet]. 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/building-safety-program-vast-health-care-network
Perspective
Background
As hospital-based health care in the United …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49595/psn-pdf
December 01, 2009 - "Superficial" Report Leads to "Deep" Problem
December 1, 2009
Dhaliwal G. "Superficial" Report Leads to "Deep" Problem. PSNet [internet]. 2009.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/superficial-report-leads-deep-problem
The Case
A 35-year-old woman presented to the emergency department (ED) complaining of left foot and an…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49617/psn-pdf
January 01, 2011 - Failure to Reevaluate
December 1, 2010
Wong-Beringer A. Failure to Reevaluate. PSNet [internet]. 2010.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/failure-reevaluate
The Case
A 61-year-old woman receiving palliative chemotherapy for non–small-cell lung cancer at a community
hospital developed methicillin-resistant staphylococc…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49463/psn-pdf
October 14, 2004 - Moved Too Soon
October 1, 2004
Lindenauer PK. Moved Too Soon. PSNet [internet]. 2004.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/moved-too-soon
The Case
A 67-year-old man was admitted to a general hospital ward after undergoing a laminectomy. Two hours
after arriving, while the patient was still groggy from anesthesia, a nurs…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49650/psn-pdf
March 01, 2012 - Turn the Other Cheek
March 1, 2012
Starling J. Turn the Other Cheek. PSNet [internet]. 2012.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/turn-other-cheek
The Case
A 56-year-old man underwent two skin biopsies to evaluate clinically concerning lesions. The first biopsy
was diagnostic for squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) and docume…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33676/psn-pdf
November 01, 2008 - In Conversation with…Sanjay Saint, MD, MPH
November 1, 2008
In Conversation with…Sanjay Saint, MD, MPH. PSNet [internet]. 2008.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-withsanjay-saint-md-mph
Editor's note: Sanjay Saint, MD, MPH, is Professor of Medicine at the University of Michigan and the Ann
Arbor VA …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49745/psn-pdf
October 01, 2015 - Amphotericin Toxicity
October 1, 2015
Nagel J, Nguyen E. Amphotericin Toxicity. PSNet [internet]. 2015.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/amphotericin-toxicity
The Case
A 42-year-old woman status-post left pneumonectomy for aspergilloma was being treated with oral
posaconazole for residual fungal disease. She present…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/hemolysis-holdup
July 03, 2016 - Hemolysis Holdup
Citation Text:
Lehman CM. Hemolysis Holdup. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2017.
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March 01, 2012 - Cultural Dimensions of Depression
March 1, 2012
Kinzie DJ. Cultural Dimensions of Depression. PSNet [internet]. 2012.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/cultural-dimensions-depression
The Case
A 55-year-old Vietnamese man was admitted to a general medicine ward with vague complaints of inability
to breathe and swallow…