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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49459/psn-pdf
September 01, 2004 - Caution, Interrupted
September 1, 2004
Wears RL. Caution, Interrupted. PSNet [internet]. 2004.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/caution-interrupted
The Case
A 55-year-old man with acute myelogenous leukemia and several recent hospitalizations for fever and
neutropenia presented to the emergency department (ED) with …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49466/psn-pdf
October 14, 2004 - Hard to Swallow
October 1, 2004
Driver J. Hard to Swallow. PSNet [internet]. 2004.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/hard-swallow
The Case
An elderly man underwent hernia surgery. Postoperatively, the patient developed a transient ischemic
attack (TIA) and respiratory difficulties. The nurses noted that the patient, …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49818/psn-pdf
January 01, 2018 - A Costly Colonoscopy Leads to a Delay in Diagnosis
January 1, 2018
Moriates C. A Costly Colonoscopy Leads to a Delay in Diagnosis. PSNet [internet]. 2018.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/costly-colonoscopy-leads-delay-diagnosis
The Case
A 50-year-old man presented to a primary care clinic to establish care, as he ha…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/72693/psn-pdf
January 29, 2021 - Unintentional Ketamine Overdose in the Operating Room
– Mixing Up the Ampules
January 29, 2021
Bohringer C. Unintentional Ketamine Overdose in the Operating Room – Mixing Up the Ampules. PSNet
[internet]. 2021.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/unintentional-ketamine-overdose-operating-room-mixing-ampules
The Case
A…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33695/psn-pdf
April 01, 2010 - The Role of the National Quality Forum (NQF) in the Quest
for Transparency in U.S. Hospitals' Patient Safety
Performance
April 1, 2010
Roberts LL, Ward MM, Evans TC. The Role of the National Quality Forum (NQF) in the Quest for
Transparency in U.S. Hospitals' Patient Safety Performance. PSNet [internet]. 2010.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/867849/psn-pdf
February 26, 2025 - High Reliability Organization (HRO) Principles and Patient
Safety
February 26, 2025
Vogus T, Lee M, Mossburg SE. High Reliability Organization (HRO) Principles and Patient Safety. PSNet
[internet]. 2025.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/high-reliability-organization-hro-principles-and-patient-safety
In To Err I…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49592/psn-pdf
October 01, 2009 - Danger in Disruption
October 1, 2009
Fontaine DK. Danger in Disruption. PSNet [internet]. 2009.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/danger-disruption
The Case
A 23-month-old toddler was severely dehydrated after vomiting due to gastric outlet obstruction. She had
metabolic alkalosis (pH = 7.58), and her last peripheral…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/easily-forgotten-tube
June 01, 2016 - An Easily Forgotten Tube
Citation Text:
Ousey K. An Easily Forgotten Tube. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2014.
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August 01, 2010 - Operationalizing Patient Safety at Academic Medical
Centers
August 1, 2010
Chakraborti C, Kahn MJ, Krane K. Operationalizing Patient Safety at Academic Medical Centers. PSNet
[internet]. 2010.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/operationalizing-patient-safety-academic-medical-centers
Perspective
Academic medical…
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January 01, 2020 - Spotlight
Too Many Cooks in the Kitchen
Source and Credits
• This presentation is based on the August 2020 AHRQ WebM&M
Spotlight Case
o See the full article at https://psnet.ahrq.gov/webmm
o CME credit is available
o Commentary by: Richard P. Dutton, MD, MBA
o AHRQ WebM&M Editors in Chief: Patrick Romano, MD…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49493/psn-pdf
November 01, 2005 - Infused, Not Ingested
November 1, 2005
Foley M. Infused, Not Ingested. PSNet [internet]. 2005.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/infused-not-ingested
The Case
A patient in the ICU was scheduled for a CT scan. The nurse prepared the patient by administering
contrast, an unfamiliar task for this particular nurse. Rathe…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/failure-reevaluate
February 01, 2014 - Failure to Reevaluate
Citation Text:
Wong-Beringer A. Failure to Reevaluate. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2010.
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January 01, 2020 - Don't Pick the PICC
July 1, 2018
McGill RL. Don't Pick the PICC. PSNet [internet]. 2018.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/dont-pick-picc
The Case
A 63-year-old man with diabetes mellitus complicated by retinopathy, neuropathy, and nephropathy;
glaucoma; and stage IV chronic kidney disease was admitted to the hospita…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/851158/psn-pdf
June 28, 2023 - Ventricular Wall Injury during a Diagnostic Cardiac
Catheterization
June 28, 2023
Pham TH, Atreja S. Ventricular Wall Injury during a Diagnostic Cardiac Catheterization. PSNet [internet].
2023.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/ventricular-wall-injury-during-diagnostic-cardiac-catheterization
The Case
A patient was …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33651/psn-pdf
June 01, 2007 - In Conversation with...Diane Rydrych, MA
June 1, 2007
In Conversation with..Diane Rydrych, MA. PSNet [internet]. 2007.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-withdiane-rydrych-ma
Editor's Note: Diane Rydrych, MA, is Assistant Director of the Division of Health Policy at the Minnesota
Department of Health,…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/saved-ecmo
May 05, 2017 - Saved by ECMO
Citation Text:
Weiss NA. Saved by ECMO . PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2023.
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November 01, 2006 - Urinary Retention Dilemma
November 1, 2006
Joseph AC. Urinary Retention Dilemma. PSNet [internet]. 2006.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/urinary-retention-dilemma
The Case
Following an elective thyroidectomy, a 56-year-old man with a history of benign prostatic hypertrophy
(BPH) and urinary hesitancy returned to th…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/coming-short-maintaining-safety-face-drug-shortages
November 01, 2012 - Coming Up Short: Maintaining Safety in the Face of Drug Shortages
Citation Text:
Plogsted S. Coming Up Short: Maintaining Safety in the Face of Drug Shortages. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2018.
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April 28, 2021 - Situations that merit referral to psychiatrists include: when the first-line drug cannot be tolerated
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/fecal-contamination-peritoneum-laparoscopic-trocar-injury-routine-operation-goes-wrong
March 03, 2021 - left upper quadrant (or, in select cases, the right upper quadrant) offer safe alternatives in these situations