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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/50754/psn-pdf
December 18, 2019 - "Do You Want Everything Done?": Clarifying Code Status
December 18, 2019
Steinberg K, Mason Pope T. "Do You Want Everything Done?": Clarifying Code Status. PSNet [internet].
2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/do-you-want-everything-done-clarifying-code-status
Disclosure of Relevant Financial Relationships: As a p…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49553/psn-pdf
January 01, 2008 - Contaminated or Not? Guidelines for Interpretation of
Positive Blood Cultures
January 1, 2008
Weinstein MP. Contaminated or Not? Guidelines for Interpretation of Positive Blood Cultures. PSNet
[internet]. 2008.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/contaminated-or-not-guidelines-interpretation-positive-blood-cultures
The…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49753/psn-pdf
February 01, 2016 - Robotic Surgery: Risks vs. Rewards
February 1, 2016
Kirkpatrick T, LaGrange C. Robotic Surgery: Risks vs. Rewards. PSNet [internet]. 2016.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/robotic-surgery-risks-vs-rewards
Case Objectives
Discuss the background and current trends in robotic surgery.
Identify the benefits of robotic s…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/861738/psn-pdf
January 31, 2024 - A Laceration that Needed a Proper Exam, Not an X-Ray
January 31, 2024
Wander J, Barnes DK. A Laceration that Needed a Proper Exam, Not an X-Ray. PSNet [internet]. 2024.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/laceration-needed-proper-exam-not-x-ray
Disclosure of Relevant Financial Relationships: As a provider accredited by t…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33869/psn-pdf
November 01, 2018 - In Conversation With… David Meltzer, MD, PhD
November 1, 2018
In Conversation With… David Meltzer, MD, PhD. PSNet [internet]. 2018.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-david-meltzer-md-phd
Editor's note: Dr. Meltzer is the Fanny L. Pritzker Professor of Medicine, Chief of the Section of Hospital
Medici…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33878/psn-pdf
April 01, 2019 - In Conversation With… … Jennifer Schulz Moore, LLB,
MA, PhD
April 1, 2019
In Conversation With… … Jennifer Schulz Moore, LLB, MA, PhD. PSNet [internet]. 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-jennifer-schulz-moore-llb-ma-phd
Editor's note: Dr. Schulz Moore is the Director of Learning and Teaching at…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/hurried_huddle_0.pdf
January 01, 2023 - Microsoft PowerPoint - Spotlight Case_Anesthesia Error During Cesarean_06.22.2023 - Final.pptx
Spotlight
Hurried Team Huddle and Poor Communication: Unsafe
Practice During Anesthesia for Emergency Cesarean
Delivery
Source and Credits
• This presentation is based on the June 2023 AHRQ WebM&M
Spotlight Case
o See…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/838900/psn-pdf
October 27, 2022 - Fecal Contamination of the Peritoneum from
Laparoscopic Trocar Injury: A Routine Operation Goes
Wrong.
October 27, 2022
Ahmed SM, Ali M. Fecal Contamination of the Peritoneum from Laparoscopic Trocar Injury: A Routine
Operation Goes Wrong. PSNet [internet]. 2022.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/fecal-contamination-…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/ca-mrsa-skin-infections-ounce-prevention-worth-pound-cure
March 01, 2005 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
CA-MRSA Skin Infections: An Ounce of Prevention is Worth a Pound of Cure
Citation Text:
Liu C. CA-MRSA Skin Infections: An Ounce of Prevention is Worth a Pound of Cure. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human S…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49737/psn-pdf
June 01, 2015 - Unseen Perils of Urinary Catheters
June 1, 2015
Newman DK, Strauss R, Abraham L, et al. Unseen Perils of Urinary Catheters. PSNet [internet]. 2015.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/unseen-perils-urinary-catheters
The Case
A 68-year-old man with a history of hypothyroidism, hypertension, seizures, cerebral vascular at…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/850450/psn-pdf
June 14, 2023 - The One That Got Away—Elopement of a Suicidal Patient
in the Emergency Department.
June 14, 2023
Bourgeois JA, Xiong G, Barnes DK, et al. The One That Got Away—Elopement of a Suicidal Patient in the
Emergency Department. PSNet [internet]. 2023.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/one-got-away-elopement-suicidal-patient-…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-eric-j-topol-md
February 26, 2025 - In Conversation With… Eric J. Topol, MD
September 1, 2015
Citation Text:
In Conversation With… Eric J. Topol, MD. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2015.
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Form…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33793/psn-pdf
November 01, 2015 - In Conversation With… Kaveh Shojania, MD
November 1, 2015
In Conversation With… Kaveh Shojania, MD. PSNet [internet]. 2015.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-kaveh-shojania-md
Editor's note: Kaveh Shojania, MD, is Editor-in-Chief of BMJ Quality and Safety and Director of the
Centre for Quality Impro…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33759/psn-pdf
October 01, 2012 - Promising Areas for Patient Safety Research
December 1, 2003
Brady JP, Munier WB, Azam I. Promising Areas for Patient Safety Research. PSNet [internet]. 2003.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/promising-areas-patient-safety-research
Perspective
Setting a Course for Patient Safety Research
Although patient safety…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49525/psn-pdf
December 01, 2006 - Hidden Heparins: HIT Happens
December 1, 2006
Fogarty PF. Hidden Heparins: HIT Happens. PSNet [internet]. 2006.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/hidden-heparins-hit-happens
Case Objectives
Review the presentation of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) and its primary complication,
thrombosis.
Discuss the managem…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33706/psn-pdf
February 01, 2011 - In Conversation with...Brent C. James, MD, MStat
February 1, 2011
In Conversation with..Brent C. James, MD, MStat. PSNet [internet]. 2011.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-withbrent-c-james-md-mstat
Editor's note: Brent C. James, MD, MStat, is Chief Quality Officer and Executive Director of the Insti…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/crushing-chest-pain-missed-opportunity
February 01, 2007 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
Crushing Chest Pain: A Missed Opportunity
Citation Text:
Graber ML. Crushing Chest Pain: A Missed Opportunity. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2004.
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Format:
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33716/psn-pdf
September 01, 2011 - In Conversation With…Kaveh G. Shojania, MD
September 1, 2011
In Conversation With…Kaveh G. Shojania, MD. PSNet [internet]. 2011.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-withkaveh-g-shojania-md
Editor's note: Kaveh G. Shojania, MD, is the Canada Research Chair in Patient Safety and Quality
Improvement and t…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/dont-wait-collect-accurate-weight-case-subtherapeutic-insulin-therapy
July 01, 2008 - Don’t Wait to Collect an Accurate Weight: A Case of Subtherapeutic Insulin Therapy
Citation Text:
Newton B, Seitz R. Don’t Wait to Collect an Accurate Weight: A Case of Subtherapeutic Insulin Therapy. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and H…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/classics
August 01, 2023 - Classics and Emerging Classics
To help our readers navigate the tremendous breadth of the PSNet Collection, AHRQ PSNet editors and advisors have given the designation of “Classic” to review articles, empirical studies, government and stakeholder reports, commentaries, and books of lasting importance to the patient sa…