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March 15, 2021 - March 24, 2021 Weekly Issue
PSNet highlights the latest patient safety literature, news, and expert commentary, including Weekly
Updates, WebM&M, and Perspectives on Safety. The current issue highlights what's new this week in patient
safety literature, news, conferences, reports,…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/854628/psn-pdf
October 18, 2023 - Determining medication errors in an adult intensive care
unit.
October 18, 2023
Castro R da NS de, Aguiar LB de, Volpe CRG, et al. Determining medication errors in an adult intensive
care unit. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2023;20(18):6788. doi:10.3390/ijerph20186788.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/determining-m…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/851912/psn-pdf
August 02, 2023 - Fatigue amongst anaesthesiology and intensive care
trainees in Europe: a matter of concern.
August 2, 2023
Abramovich I, Matias B, Norte G, et al. Fatigue amongst anaesthesiology and intensive care trainees in
Europe: a matter of concern. Eur J Anaesthesiol. 2023;40(8):587-595. doi:10.1097/eja.0000000000001849.
ht…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49464/psn-pdf
December 27, 2020 - https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/lap-burn
The Case
A woman was scheduled for an elective diagnostic laparoscopy
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33579/psn-pdf
September 15, 2024 - The procedure was the surgeon's last of six scheduled procedures that day, and delays in the
outpatient
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47580/psn-pdf
November 28, 2018 - Patient engagement in health care safety: an overview of
mixed-quality evidence.
November 28, 2018
Sharma AE, Rivadeneira NA, Barr-Walker J, et al. Patient Engagement In Health Care Safety: An Overview
Of Mixed-Quality Evidence. Health Aff (Millwood). 2018;37(11):1813-1820. doi:10.1377/hlthaff.2018.0716.
https://p…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60874/psn-pdf
September 02, 2020 - A national mixed-methods evaluation of preparedness for
general surgery residency and the association with
resident burnout.
September 2, 2020
Engelhardt KE, Bilimoria KY, Johnson JK, et al. A national mixed-methods evaluation of preparedness for
general surgery residency and the association with resident burnout.…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/74066/psn-pdf
November 10, 2021 - Lessons Learned? Building a Culture of Patient Safety
Within the Veterans Health Administration.
November 10, 2021
US House of Representatives Committee on Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health. 117th
Cong. 1st Sess (2021).
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/lessons-learned-building-culture-patient-safety-withi…
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March 31, 2022 - He was seen in clinic one month after that discharge, without family present, and scheduled for outpatient … ’s son and daughter were contacted at various points to re-establish care, but he continued to miss scheduled
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60244/psn-pdf
April 22, 2020 - Perioperative COVID-19 defense: an evidence-based
approach for optimization of infection control and
operating room management.
April 22, 2020
Dexter F, Parra MC, Brown JR, et al. Perioperative COVID-19 defense: an evidence-based approach for
optimization of infection control and operating room management. Anesth …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/836958/psn-pdf
April 20, 2022 - Crossover of the patient satisfaction surveys, adverse
events and patient complaints for continuous
improvement in radiotherapy department.
April 20, 2022
Cucchiaro SÉ, Princen F, Goreux JË, et al. Crossover of the patient satisfaction surveys, adverse events
and patient complaints for continuous improvement in ra…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/74054/psn-pdf
November 10, 2021 - Supervision, interprofessional collaboration, and patient
safety in intensive care units during the COVID-19
pandemic.
November 10, 2021
Hennus MP, Young JQ, Hennessy M, et al. Supervision, interprofessional collaboration, and patient safety
in intensive care units during the COVID-19 pandemic. ATS Sch. 2021;2(3):…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43456/psn-pdf
October 03, 2017 - Veterans' Access to Care through Choice, Accountability,
and Transparency Act of 2014.
October 3, 2017
HR 3230, 113th Congress: 2014.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/veterans-access-care-through-choice-accountability-and-transparency-act-
2014
The Veterans Affairs (VA) health system has both achieved success and str…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73192/psn-pdf
April 23, 2012 - The longer the shifts for hospital nurses, the higher the
levels of burnout and patient dissatisfaction.
April 23, 2012
Stimpfel AW, Sloane DM, Aiken LH. The longer the shifts for hospital nurses, the higher the levels of
burnout and patient dissatisfaction. Health Aff (Millwood). 2013;31(11):2501-2509.
doi:10.137…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44557/psn-pdf
November 20, 2015 - Reforming the Veterans Health Administration—beyond
palliation of symptoms.
November 20, 2015
Giroir BP, Wilensky GR. Reforming the Veterans Health Administration--Beyond Palliation of Symptoms. N
Engl J Med. 2015;373(18):1693-5. doi:10.1056/NEJMp1511438.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/reforming-veterans-health-admi…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46449/psn-pdf
September 27, 2017 - VA hospitals flooded with complaints about care.
September 27, 2017
Estes A. Boston Globe. September 16, 2017.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/va-hospitals-flooded-complaints-about-care
Psychological safety can empower staff to communicate concerns that affect patient safety. This
newspaper article reports on Veteran…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45082/psn-pdf
April 27, 2016 - Surgeons must tell patients of double-booked surgeries,
new guidelines say.
April 27, 2016
Abelson J, Staltzman J. Boston Globe. April 13, 2016.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/surgeons-must-tell-patients-double-booked-surgeries-new-guidelines-say
Although scheduling overlapping surgeries may improve operating room e…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44458/psn-pdf
September 09, 2015 - Utilizing pharmacy students in transitions-of-care
services.
September 9, 2015
L'Hommedieu T, DeCoske M, Lababidi RE, et al. Utilizing pharmacy students in transitions-of-care
services. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2015;72(15):1266-8. doi:10.2146/ajhp140561.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/utilizing-pharmacy-students-tran…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43816/psn-pdf
November 21, 2016 - Family-initiated dialogue about medications during
family-centered rounds.
November 21, 2016
Benjamin JM, Cox E, Trapskin PJ, et al. Family-initiated dialogue about medications during family-centered
rounds. Pediatrics. 2015;135(1):94-101. doi:10.1542/peds.2013-3885.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/family-initiated-d…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39870/psn-pdf
September 22, 2010 - Is it time to pull the plug on 12-hour shifts?: Part 3. Harm
Reduction Strategies if Keeping 12-Hour Shifts.
September 22, 2010
Geiger-Brown J, Trinkoff AM. Is it time to pull the plug on 12-hour shifts? Part 3. harm reduction strategies
if keeping 12-hour shifts. J Nurs Adm. 2010;40(9):357-9. doi:10.1097/NNA.0b013…