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101. Outcomes of concurrent operations: results from the American College of Surgeons' National Surgical Quality Improvement Program. | PSNet
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     February 14, 2017 - The practice of scheduling concurrent surgeries has raised concerns about inadequate supervision … Program study used propensity score matching to compare outcomes of concurrent versus nonoverlapping surgeries

102. Prescription drug overload: critics fighting to curb an epidemic of medication side effects. | PSNet
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     January 24, 2024 - January 24, 2024 Surgeons must tell patients of double-booked surgeries, new guidelines … June 8, 2011 5 cataract surgeries, 5 people blinded: what went wrong?

103. Wrong-site surgery. | PSNet
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     April 03, 2005 - This article discusses wrong-site surgeries and efforts to prevent them.

104. Are you surgically current? Lessons from aviation for returning to non-urgent surgery following COVID-19. | PSNet
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     September 29, 2021 - The COVID-19 pandemic has led to hospitals delaying or cancelling many elective and non-urgent surgeries … , 2021 Ethical considerations and patient safety concerns for cancelling non-urgent surgeries

105. Is surgery safer at a teaching hospital? | PSNet
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     September 28, 2016 - January 30, 2019 5 cataract surgeries, 5 people blinded: what went wrong? … August 21, 2013 Doctors perform thousands of unnecessary surgeries.

106. Woman works to end Black maternal health crisis after daughter dies after giving birth. | PSNet
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     May 27, 2020 - December 6, 2023 As COVID-19 bears down, doctors confront difficult choices on elective surgeries … July 23, 2008 Sponges, surgical instruments miscounted in 13% of surgeries.

107. 'Alarm fatigue’ a factor in 2nd death. | PSNet
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     September 30, 2015 - June 8, 2011 5 cataract surgeries, 5 people blinded: what went wrong? … August 9, 2017 Fires during surgeries a bigger risk than thought.

108. Many Mass. hospitals will pay for errors. | PSNet
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     August 24, 2016 - Copy Citation Related Resources From the Same Author(s) 5 cataract surgeries … August 27, 2008 Fires during surgeries a bigger risk than thought.

109. Wrong-patient, wrong-site procedures persist despite safety protocol. | PSNet
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     April 24, 2013 - June 25, 2008 Sponges, surgical instruments miscounted in 13% of surgeries. … July 6, 2011 Wrong body part, wrong patient surgeries continue despite new procedures

110. MGH death spurs review of patient monitors. | PSNet
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     October 05, 2011 - June 8, 2011 5 cataract surgeries, 5 people blinded: what went wrong? … August 9, 2017 Fires during surgeries a bigger risk than thought.

111. Beth Israel cited for residents' long hours—facing review for accreditation. | PSNet
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     August 24, 2016 - Copy Citation Related Resources From the Same Author(s) 5 cataract surgeries … August 27, 2008 Fires during surgeries a bigger risk than thought.

112. Hospitals try to calm doctors' outbursts: medical road rage affecting patient safety, group says. | PSNet
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     August 24, 2016 - Copy Citation Related Resources From the Same Author(s) 5 cataract surgeries … September 24, 2008 Fires during surgeries a bigger risk than thought.

113. Hospitals try to break a deadly 'code.' | PSNet
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     August 24, 2016 - Copy Citation Related Resources From the Same Author(s) 5 cataract surgeries … August 27, 2008 Fires during surgeries a bigger risk than thought.

114. Maternal deaths at MetroWest hospital prompt state probes. | PSNet
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     August 24, 2016 - Copy Citation Related Resources From the Same Author(s) 5 cataract surgeries … June 6, 2018 Fires during surgeries a bigger risk than thought.

115. Hospitals cutting nurses' long shifts. | PSNet
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     August 24, 2016 - Copy Citation Related Resources From the Same Author(s) 5 cataract surgeries … August 27, 2008 Fires during surgeries a bigger risk than thought.

116. Hospitals study when to apologize to patients. | PSNet
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     August 24, 2016 - Copy Citation Related Resources From the Same Author(s) 5 cataract surgeries … August 27, 2008 Fires during surgeries a bigger risk than thought.

117. Periodic Issue | PSNet
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     November 29, 2023 - Overlapping surgeries, where one attending surgeon supervises two surgeries with noncritical portions … occurring simultaneously, are generally considered as safe as non-overlapping surgeries. … This review identified 11 studies into safety outcomes of overlapping orthopedic surgeries involving … 34,494 overlapping surgeries. … The authors suggest future research into overlapping robotic-assisted surgeries.

118. Assessment of incorrect surgical procedures within and outside the operating room. A follow-up study from US Veterans Health Administration medical centers. | PSNet
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     October 24, 2018 - Commission and National Quality Forum both consider wrong-site, wrong-procedure, and wrong-patient surgeries … This study measured the incidence of incorrect surgeries in Veterans Health Administration medical centers

119. The role of radio frequency detection system embedded surgical sponges in preventing retained surgical sponges: a prospective evaluation in patients undergoing emergency surgery. | PSNet
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     February 13, 2008 - implementation study, investigators used sponges embedded with radio frequency detection (RFD) in emergency surgeries … May 27, 2009 Sponges, surgical instruments miscounted in 13% of surgeries.

120. Unplanned return to theater: a quality of care and risk management index? | PSNet
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     August 20, 2018 - of delayed diagnosis , researchers examined a retrospective case series of orthopedic and trauma surgeries … The authors advocate for a registry of unplanned return surgeries as a patient safety improvement strategy