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  1. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    January 31, 2024 - Safety Hazards in Ambulatory Surgery Centers Additional safety hazards exist for surgeries or procedures … In the United States, more than 25 million surgeries each year are performed in ambulatory settings, … Additionally, educational materials and tools were developed to address safety in ambulatory care surgeries … Beyond infections and complications from surgeries, researchers have begun to describe deviations from … optimal care in office-based surgeries from both patient and clinician perspectives.

  2. Surgical case listing accuracy: failure analysis at a high-volume academic medical center. | PSNet

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    September 25, 2011 - Wrong-site surgeries are a rare yet devastating complication for patients. … While no wrong-site surgeries occurred, there were nearly 800 cases where this potential was noted and

  3. Risk factors and outcomes for foreign body left during a procedure: analysis of 413 incidents after 1,946,831 operations in children. | PSNet

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    December 04, 2016 - prior studies in adults have defined risk factors for retained instruments, which include emergency surgeries … Gynecologic surgeries emerged as the only type of surgery significantly associated with an increased

  4. VA hospitals flooded with complaints about care. | PSNet

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    August 09, 2017 - January 29, 2020 5 cataract surgeries, 5 people blinded: what went wrong? … August 24, 2016 Surgeons must tell patients of double-booked surgeries, new guidelines

  5. Deficiencies in the Community Care Network Credentialing Process of a Former VA Surgeon and Veterans Health Administration Oversight Failures. | PSNet

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    November 29, 2023 - July 27, 2022 Quality of Care in Cranial Implant Surgeries at James A. … March 27, 2017 Concurrent and Overlapping Surgeries: Additional Measures Warranted.

  6. Patient, surgeon, and health care worker safety during the COVID-19 pandemic. | PSNet

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    August 25, 2021 - , 2021 Ethical considerations and patient safety concerns for cancelling non-urgent surgeries … Resources Ethical considerations and patient safety concerns for cancelling non-urgent surgeries

  7. AORN Evaluation of the Universal Protocol. | PSNet

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    April 26, 2006 - comments from the field regarding The Joint Commission's  Universal Protocol to help eliminate wrong site surgeries

  8. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    March 01, 2012 - cancer treatment alone in 2010, primarily in the office setting.(7) Our best estimates of wrong-site surgeries … recent analysis described 46 deaths and 263 procedure-related complications occurring from office-based surgeries … from occurring should focus on the role of photography and standardized protocols for office-based surgeries … access to preoperative biopsy site photographs in an EHR is incredibly useful for preventing wrong-site surgeries … protocol over a 6-year period, there were 0 cases of wrong-site surgery in 7983 Mohs micrographic surgeries

  9. Non-technical skills in surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic: an observational study. | PSNet

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    December 06, 2023 - , 2021 Ethical considerations and patient safety concerns for cancelling non-urgent surgeries … , 2021 Ethical considerations and patient safety concerns for cancelling non-urgent surgeries

  10. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60709/psn-pdf
    July 22, 2020 - testing-protocols-restore-surgical-services https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/covid-19-bears-down-doctors-confront-difficult-choices-elective-surgeries

  11. Doctor dozed during surgery, report says Beth Israel faulted in case. | PSNet

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    June 06, 2018 - June 6, 2018 5 cataract surgeries, 5 people blinded: what went wrong? … March 3, 2010 Fires during surgeries a bigger risk than thought. … September 10, 2014 MGH halts a pediatric program: Heart surgeries on hold after errors … September 27, 2017 Surgeons must tell patients of double-booked surgeries, new guidelines

  12. Global goal: reduce medical errors. | PSNet

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    November 01, 2017 - June 22, 2005 MGH halts a pediatric program: Heart surgeries on hold after errors. … June 6, 2018 5 cataract surgeries, 5 people blinded: what went wrong? … October 5, 2011 Fires during surgeries a bigger risk than thought. … July 6, 2011 Wrong body part, wrong patient surgeries continue despite new procedures

  13. We asked the experts: the WHO Surgical Safety Checklist and the COVID-19 pandemic: recommendations for content and implementation adaptations. | PSNet

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    May 19, 2021 - , 2024 Ethical considerations and patient safety concerns for cancelling non-urgent surgeries … , 2021 Ethical considerations and patient safety concerns for cancelling non-urgent surgeries

  14. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60331/psn-pdf
    May 13, 2020 - when-we-do-harm-doctor-confronts-medical-error https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/covid-19-bears-down-doctors-confront-difficult-choices-elective-surgeries

  15. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60289/psn-pdf
    April 29, 2020 - people-disabilities-fear-pandemic-will-worsen-medical-biases https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/covid-19-bears-down-doctors-confront-difficult-choices-elective-surgeries

  16. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    January 18, 2006 - exposed to a rare brain disease after contaminated surgical instruments were used during their brain surgeries

  17. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37492/psn-pdf
    March 18, 2010 - state-level analysis that used site visits along with near miss and error reports to evaluate wrong-site surgeries

  18. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    March 20, 2024 - surgical-skill-and-complication-rates-after-bariatric-surgery https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/managing-risks-concurrent-surgeries

  19. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33909/psn-pdf
    February 05, 2018 - parents on how to help their children avoid medical errors pertaining to medicine, hospital stays, surgeries

  20. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37990/psn-pdf
    August 13, 2008 - most-surgery-wrong-spot-done-spine-11-such-cases-found-state-2006 This article reports on the incidence of wrong site surgeries
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