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psnet.ahrq.gov/periodic-issue/periodic-issue-331
March 31, 2022 - March 2, 2022 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/866618/psn-pdf
December 31, 2024 - A Fatal Twist in Pseudohyperkalemia
December 31, 2024
Devera JL, Barnes DK, Lewis WR. A Fatal Twist in Pseudohyperkalemia. PSNet [internet]. 2024.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/fatal-twist-pseudohyperkalemia
Disclosure of Relevant Financial Relationships: As a provider accredited by the Accreditation Council
for C…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60856/psn-pdf
August 26, 2020 - Too Many Cooks in the Kitchen
August 26, 2020
Dutton RP. Too Many Cooks in the Kitchen. PSNet [internet]. 2020.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/too-many-cooks-kitchen
Disclosure of Relevant Financial Relationships: As a provider accredited by the Accreditation Council for
Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Un…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/72613/psn-pdf
December 22, 2020 - In Conversation With... Elsabeth Kalenderian, DDS, MPH,
PhD and Muhammad F. Walji, PhD
December 22, 2020
In Conversation With.. Elsabeth Kalenderian, DDS, MPH, PhD and Muhammad F. Walji, PhD. PSNet
[internet]. 2020.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-elsabeth-kalenderian-dds-mph-phd-and-muhammad-f-
w…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39528/psn-pdf
May 19, 2010 - Multidisciplinary team training in a simulation setting for
acute obstetric emergencies: a systematic review.
May 19, 2010
Merién AER, van de Ven J, Mol BW, et al. Multidisciplinary Team Training in a Simulation Setting for Acute
Obstetric Emergencies. Obstetrics & Gynecology. 2010;115(5). doi:10.1097/aog.0b013e318…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/hurried-team-huddle-and-poor-communication-unsafe-practice-during-anesthesia-emergency
September 27, 2023 - The need for an emergent cesarean delivery creates a high acuity situation involving multiple medical
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psnet.ahrq.gov/webmm-case-studies
March 25, 2025 - During the first follow-up visit, the surgeon did not address the situation, so the patient brought it
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/50615/psn-pdf
October 30, 2019 - Misidentifying the Unidentified – John Doe and the EHR
October 30, 2019
Janowak CF, Janowak LM. Misidentifying the Unidentified – John Doe and the EHR. PSNet [internet].
2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/misidentifying-unidentified-john-doe-and-ehr
The Case
Two male patients of similar age arrived at the same …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49416/psn-pdf
September 01, 2003 - Check the Bags
September 1, 2003
Caldwell M, Dracup KA. Check the Bags. PSNet [internet]. 2003.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/check-bags
The Case
A 50-year-old man with new atrial fibrillation was placed on a diltiazem drip in the emergency department
for rate control. After arriving at the cardiac care unit (CCU…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33606/psn-pdf
December 15, 2024 - Opioid Safety
December 15, 2024
Opioid Safety. PSNet [internet]. 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/opioid-safety
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.
Bac…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49412/psn-pdf
September 01, 2003 - Shake Well
September 1, 2003
Flynn EA. Shake Well. PSNet [internet]. 2003.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/shake-well
The Case
A 35-year-old patient on the neurology service was receiving carbamazepine for a seizure disorder. Daily
serum drug levels consistently fell below the therapeutic range, which led the physi…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49410/psn-pdf
July 01, 2003 - A Little Shuteye
July 1, 2003
Farion KJ. A Little Shuteye. PSNet [internet]. 2003.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/little-shuteye
The Case
A 3-year-old boy was seen in urgent care for a superficial laceration above the left eyebrow. The
pediatrician had heard of the availability of topical skin adhesive that can be…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/import/webmm.ahrq.gov.398_slideshow.ppt
February 01, 2017 - PowerPoint Presentation
Spotlight
The Hazards of Distraction: Ticking All the EHR Boxes
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Source and Credits
This presentation is based on the February 2017
AHRQ WebM&M Spotlight Case
See the full article at https://psnet.ahrq.gov/webmm
CME credit is available
Commentary by: Anthony C. Easty, PhD, Adjunct Pr…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/responding-patient-safety-events
October 18, 2023 - Responding to Patient Safety Events
Citation Text:
Shaikh U. Responding to Patient Safety Events. PSNet [internet]. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2025.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/missed-connection-case-inadequate-ecg-oversight-cardiac-surgery
March 25, 2020 - Systemic anticoagulation is not necessary in this acute situation because insufficient time has elapsed
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psnet.ahrq.gov/periodic-issue/periodic-issue-302
July 28, 2021 - barriers and facilitators to experience error recovery were supervision, self, surgical context, and situation
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psnet.ahrq.gov/periodic-issue/periodic-issue-348
May 16, 2022 - It discusses the potential for adverse impacts of the strategy while recognizing the unique situation
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psnet.ahrq.gov/periodic-issue/periodic-issue-420
November 29, 2023 - Inordinate focus on one element of a situation can reduce the capacity to successfully complete tasks
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psnet.ahrq.gov/periodic-issue/periodic-issue-433
March 27, 2024 - charged criminally after a medication mistake, her memory of what occurred and how she managed the situation
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33629/psn-pdf
March 01, 2006 - patient-care work; it is interleaved with many other cognitive and psychomotor demands of the
clinical situation