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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49604/psn-pdf
June 01, 2010 - Tacit Handover, Overt Mishap
June 1, 2010
Cooper JB, Kamdar BB. Tacit Handover, Overt Mishap. PSNet [internet]. 2010.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/tacit-handover-overt-mishap
The Case
A 61-year-old man was admitted for management of an infected aortic stent, which had been placed 3
years earlier to treat an abdo…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33699/psn-pdf
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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psnet.ahrq.gov/training-catalog
June 01, 2025 - Training Catalog
The AHRQ PSNet Training Catalog is an easy to use resource for healthcare professionals across all settings of care and specialties looking for education opportunities to further their knowledge of patient safety practices and principles. Some training opportunities are available as in-person meeting…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33682/psn-pdf
April 01, 2009 - In Conversation with...Mark Chassin, MD, MPP, MPH
April 1, 2009
In Conversation with..Mark Chassin, MD, MPP, MPH . PSNet [internet]. 2009.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-withmark-chassin-md-mpp-mph
Editor's note: Mark R. Chassin, MD, MPP, MPH, is president of The Joint Commission, the preeminent
s…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33625/psn-pdf
January 01, 2006 - Aviation Safety Methods: Quickly Adopted but Questions
Remain
January 1, 2006
Thomas EJ. Aviation Safety Methods: Quickly Adopted but Questions Remain. PSNet [internet]. 2006.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/aviation-safety-methods-quickly-adopted-questions-remain
Perspective
On August 2, 2005, Air France flig…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/848108/psn-pdf
April 26, 2023 - An orthopedic surgeon was consulted and recommended closed reduction of
the left hip in the ED. … The orthopedic surgeon performed the hip reduction successfully.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/workplace-safety-health-care
January 01, 2017 - If a surgeon requires one or more of the other three kits, they will be brought up to the OR from Central
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-paul-h-oneill-mpa
January 01, 2017 - If a surgeon requires one or more of the other three kits, they will be brought up to the OR from Central
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/perioperative-anaphylaxis-after-insertion-latex-drain-patient-known-latex-allergy
July 08, 2022 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
Perioperative Anaphylaxis After Insertion of a Latex Drain in a Patient with Known Latex Allergy
Citation Text:
Kelly KJ. Perioperative Anaphylaxis After Insertion of a Latex Drain in a Patient with Known Latex Allergy. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Resear…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-christopher-p-landrigan-md-mph
April 01, 2013 - In Conversation With… Christopher P. Landrigan, MD, MPH
April 1, 2013
Also Read an Essay
Citation Text:
In Conversation With… Christopher P. Landrigan, MD, MPH. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49403/psn-pdf
June 01, 2003 - Missed Appendicitis
June 1, 2003
Adams JG. Missed Appendicitis. PSNet [internet]. 2003.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/missed-appendicitis
Case Objectives
Appreciate the variable presentations of appendicitis
List complications of missed appendicitis
Understand the advantages and disadvantages of CT in diagnosing…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/860015/psn-pdf
September 01, 2024 - Retained Surgical Items: Definition and Epidemiology.
January 4, 2024
Romano PS, Gibbs VC. Retained Surgical Items: Definition and Epidemiology. PSNet [internet]. 2024.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/retained-surgical-items-definition-and-epidemiology
Background
Prudent medical practice and federal and state laws r…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/import/webmm.ahrq.gov.350_slideshow.ppt
June 01, 2015 - PowerPoint Presentation
Spotlight
Anchoring Bias With Critical Implications
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This presentation is based on the June 2015
AHRQ WebM&M Spotlight Case
See the full article at http://webmm.ahrq.gov
CME credit is available
Commentary by: Edward Etchells, MD, MSc, Division of General Internal Medicine, Centre for Q…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/hiding-plain-sight
April 24, 2019 - Hiding in Plain Sight
Citation Text:
Weinberg JM. Hiding in Plain Sight. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2009.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/chest-tube-complications
September 27, 2023 - Chest Tube Complications
Citation Text:
Santhosh L, Broaddus C. Chest Tube Complications. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2017.
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August 01, 2014 - PowerPoint Presentation
Spotlight
Pitfalls in Diagnosing Necrotizing Fasciitis
This presentation is based on the July/August 2014
AHRQ WebM&M Spotlight Case
See the full article at http://webmm.ahrq.gov
CME credit is available
Commentary by: Terence Goh, MBBS, Department of Plastic Surgery, Singapore General Hos…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/mid-summer-fog
September 29, 2017 - A Mid-Summer Fog
Citation Text:
Braddock CH. A Mid-Summer Fog. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2008.
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February 01, 2014 - Wrong-Time Error With High-Alert Medication
Citation Text:
Yang A, Nelson LS. Wrong-Time Error With High-Alert Medication. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2016.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/weighing-surgical-safety
August 04, 2021 - with diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) was referred to an orthopedic surgeon
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2022-08/final_spotlight_case_mesenteric_ischemia_08.05.2022.pdf
January 01, 2022 - pursue.
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Case Details (4)
• On another ED visit, the covering gastroenterologist consulted a
surgeon