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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49861/psn-pdf
May 01, 2019 - Updates in the Management of High-Risk Pulmonary
Embolism
May 1, 2019
Kabrhel C, Aaronson E. Updates in the Management of High-Risk Pulmonary Embolism. PSNet [internet].
2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/updates-management-high-risk-pulmonary-embolism
Case Objectives
Review common risk factors, typical present…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33607/psn-pdf
September 27, 2022 - Burnout
September 27, 2022
Yellowlees P, Rea M. Burnout. PSNet [internet]. 2022.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/burnout
Originally published in December 2011 by researchers at the University of California, San Francisco.
Updated in September 2022 by Peter Yellowlees, MD and Margaret Rea, PhD. PSNet primers are regu…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/862983/psn-pdf
February 28, 2024 - Airway Obstruction during Anterior Cervical Spine
Surgery
February 28, 2024
Bohringer C, Vo L. Airway Obstruction during Anterior Cervical Spine Surgery. PSNet [internet]. 2024.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/airway-obstruction-during-anterior-cervical-spine-surgery
The Case
A 47-year-old obese man (body weight 13…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/72689/psn-pdf
January 29, 2021 - But See the Patient First
January 29, 2021
Sinigayan VR. But See the Patient First. PSNet [internet]. 2021.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/see-patient-first
The Case
A 55-year-old man with acute myeloid leukemia presented to the emergency department (ED) with a chief
complaint of fever. Five days previously, he …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49810/psn-pdf
November 01, 2017 - Palliative Care: Comfort vs. Harm
November 1, 2017
Jox RJ. Palliative Care: Comfort vs. Harm. PSNet [internet]. 2017.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/palliative-care-comfort-vs-harm
Case Objectives
Recognize errors may be difficult to identify in palliative care.
State that medication errors and errors in communica…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49786/psn-pdf
March 01, 2017 - Consequences of Medical Overuse
March 1, 2017
Morgan DJ, Foy AJ. Consequences of Medical Overuse. PSNet [internet]. 2017.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/consequences-medical-overuse
Case Objectives
Define overuse and overdiagnosis.
State how much of all care is estimated to be overuse.
Describe why the likelihood…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/print/pdf/node/866419
March 27, 2024 - PSNet
Curated Library
AHRQ: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Artificial Intelligence: System-Level
Considerations
Curated Library
Foundations
Generative artificial intelligence, patient safety and healthcare quality: a review.
Howell MD. BMJ Qual Saf. 2024;33:748-754.
Artificial intelligence (AI) is…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33594/psn-pdf
November 18, 2021 - Debriefing for Clinical Learning
November 18, 2021
Edwards JJ, Wexner S, Nichols A. Debriefing for Clinical Learning. PSNet [internet]. 2021.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/debriefing-clinical-learning
Updated in September 2021. Originally published in December 2011 by researchers at the University of
California, S…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/866343/psn-pdf
December 31, 2024 - Mismanagement of Acute Decompensated Heart Failure
with Hypertensive Emergency
December 31, 2024
Lee J, Fernilius J, Frick W. Mismanagement of Acute Decompensated Heart Failure with Hypertensive
Emergency. PSNet [internet]. 2024.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/mismanagement-acute-decompensated-heart-failure-hyperte…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33669/psn-pdf
May 01, 2018 - Integrating Multiple Medication Decision Support
Systems: How Will We Make It All Work?
May 1, 2018
Peterson JF. Integrating Multiple Medication Decision Support Systems: How Will We Make It All Work?
PSNet [internet]. 2018.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/integrating-multiple-medication-decision-support-system…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33561/psn-pdf
September 15, 2024 - Never Events
September 15, 2024
Never Events. PSNet [internet]. 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/never-events
PSNet primers are regularly reviewed and updated by the UC Davis PSNet Editorial Team to ensure that
they reflect current research and practice in the patient safety field. Last reviewed in 2024.
Backg…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73902/psn-pdf
September 29, 2021 - Dangers of Missing an Epidural Abscess: Multiple Visits
and Delayed Diagnosis with a Severely Negative Outcome
September 29, 2021
Lantz L, Yoon J, Barnes DK. Dangers of Missing an Epidural Abscess: Multiple Visits and Delayed
Diagnosis with a Severely Negative Outcome. PSNet [internet]. 2021.
https://psnet.ahrq.go…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33603/psn-pdf
September 15, 2024 - Surgical Site Infections
September 15, 2024
Surgical Site Infections. PSNet [internet]. 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/surgical-site-infections
PSNet primers are regularly reviewed and updated by the UC Davis PSNet Editorial Team to ensure that
they reflect current research and practice in the patient safety …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33852/psn-pdf
January 01, 2017 - Patient Engagement in Safety
January 1, 2017
Stern RJ, Sarkar U. Patient Engagement in Safety. PSNet [internet]. 2017.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/patient-engagement-safety
Annual Perspective 2017
Background
In the past 2 decades, patient engagement in safety has evolved from obscurity to maturity. The Ins…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33612/psn-pdf
May 01, 2005 - Organizational Change in the Face of Highly Public
Errors—I. The Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Experience
May 1, 2005
Conway JB, Weingart SN. Organizational Change in the Face of Highly Public Errors—I. The Dana-Farber
Cancer Institute Experience. PSNet [internet]. 2005.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/organizat…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33817/psn-pdf
October 01, 2016 - Health Care Data Science for Quality Improvement and
Patient Safety
October 1, 2016
Rajkomar A. Health Care Data Science for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety. PSNet [internet]. 2016.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/health-care-data-science-quality-improvement-and-patient-safety
Perspective
Background
Ha…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/865309/psn-pdf
May 29, 2024 - A Stable Airway? Fatal Airway Occlusion After Inadequate
Post-Tracheostomy Care
May 29, 2024
Gould E, Craddock K, Le Tellier T, et al. A Stable Airway? Fatal Airway Occlusion After Inadequate Post-
Tracheostomy Care. PSNet [internet]. 2024.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/stable-airway-fatal-airway-occlusion-after-i…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/851099/psn-pdf
June 28, 2023 - Misconnection Leading to Arterial Thrombosis
June 28, 2023
Bohringer C, Lee G. Misconnection Leading to Arterial Thrombosis. PSNet [internet]. 2023.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/misconnection-leading-arterial-thrombosis
The Case
A 55-year-old man with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) was brought by am…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60610/psn-pdf
June 24, 2020 - Endometriosis: A Common and Commonly Missed and
Delayed Diagnosis
June 24, 2020
Mackenzie M, Royce C. Endometriosis: A Common and Commonly Missed and Delayed Diagnosis. PSNet
[internet]. 2020.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/endometriosis-common-and-commonly-missed-and-delayed-diagnosis
The Case
A 15-year-old g…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/846564/psn-pdf
March 29, 2023 - Technology as a Tool for Improving Patient Safety
March 29, 2023
Holmgren AJ, McBride S, Gale B, et al. Technology as a Tool for Improving Patient Safety . PSNet
[internet]. 2023.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/technology-tool-improving-patient-safety
Introduction
In the past several decades, technological a…