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1201. Verifying patient identity and site of surgery: improving compliance with protocol by audit and feedback. | PSNet
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      October 26, 2010 - Study Verifying patient identity and site of surgery: improving compliance with protocol by audit and feedback. Citation Text: Garnerin P, Arès M, Huchet A, et al. Verifying patient identity and site of surgery: improving compliance with protocol by audit and feedback. Qual Saf Health …

1202. A quality improvement initiative to improve pediatric discharge medication safety and efficiency. | PSNet
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      May 20, 2020 - Study A quality improvement initiative to improve pediatric discharge medication safety and efficiency. Citation Text: Ring LM, Cinotti J, Hom LA, et al. A quality improvement initiative to improve pediatric discharge medication safety and efficiency. Pediatr Qual Saf. 2023;8(4):e671. do…

1203. Standardizing opioid prescriptions to patients after ambulatory oncologic surgery reduces overprescription. | PSNet
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      October 19, 2022 - Study Standardizing opioid prescriptions to patients after ambulatory oncologic surgery reduces overprescription. Citation Text: Fearon NJ, Benfante N, Assel M, et al. Standardizing Opioid Prescriptions to Patients After Ambulatory Oncologic Surgery Reduces Overprescription. Jt Comm J Qu…

1204. Comparison of internal medicine and general surgery residents' assessments of risk of postsurgical complications in surgically complex patients. | PSNet
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      September 27, 2017 - Study Comparison of internal medicine and general surgery residents' assessments of risk of postsurgical complications in surgically complex patients. Citation Text: Healy JM, Davis KA, Pei KY. Comparison of Internal Medicine and General Surgery Residents' Assessments of Risk of Postsurg…

1205. Identification of adverse events at an orthopedics department in Sweden. | PSNet
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      May 08, 2013 - Study Identification of adverse events at an orthopedics department in Sweden. Citation Text: Unbeck M, Muren O, Lillkrona U. Identification of adverse events at an orthopedics department in Sweden. Acta Orthop. 2008;79(3):396-403. doi:10.1080/17453670710015319. Copy Citation For…

1206. Serious hazards of transfusion: evaluating the dangers of a wrong patient autologous salvaged blood in cardiac surgery. | PSNet
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      May 11, 2022 - Commentary Serious hazards of transfusion: evaluating the dangers of a wrong patient autologous salvaged blood in cardiac surgery. Citation Text: Uramatsu M, Maeda H, Mishima S, et al. Serious hazards of transfusion: evaluating the dangers of a wrong patient autologous salvaged blood in …

1207. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      November 28, 2016 - When it's surgery, don't get it wrong. November 28, 2016 Grant T. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/when-its-surgery-dont-get-it-wrong This article reports on a wrong-sided surgery near miss from the perspective of a parent, and discusses the role of family members in preventing medical errors.  https://psnet.ahrq.gov…

1208. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      March 01, 2005 - On O.R. Off? March 1, 2005 Leonard M. On O.R. Off? PSNet [internet]. 2005. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/or The Case An elderly man was admitted to the vascular surgery service with rest pain in his leg. Angiography demonstrated peripheral artery disease with anatomy suitable for revascularization. A consulting …

1209. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      July 05, 2013 - Safe Surgery Saves Lives. July 5, 2013 Canadian Patient Safety Institute; CPSI. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/safe-surgery-saves-lives This site supports the effort to adopt the World Alliance for Patient Safety surgical checklist program in Canada. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/safe-surgery-saves-lives https://psn…

1210. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      December 15, 2011 - Patient safety and quality in surgery. December 15, 2011 McCafferty MH, Polk HC. Patient safety and quality in surgery. Surg Clin North Am. 2007;87(4):867-81, vii. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-safety-and-quality-surgery This article provides an overview of error in surgical care and summarizes activities an…

1211. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      August 20, 2018 - Wide variation and overprescription of opioids after elective surgery. August 20, 2018 Thiels CA, Anderson SS, Ubl DS, et al. Wide Variation and Overprescription of Opioids After Elective Surgery. Ann Surg. 2017;266(4):564-573. doi:10.1097/SLA.0000000000002365. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/wide-variation-and-overp…

1212. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      June 04, 2014 - Detecting adverse events in surgery: comparing events detected by the Veterans Health Administration Surgical Quality Improvement Program and the Patient Safety Indicators. June 4, 2014 Mull HJ, Borzecki A, Loveland S, et al. Detecting adverse events in surgery: comparing events detected by the Veterans Health Ad…

1213. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      June 09, 2010 - Patient handover from surgery to intensive care: using Formula 1 pit-stop and aviation models to improve safety and quality. June 9, 2010 Catchpole K, de Leval MR, McEwan A, et al. Patient handover from surgery to intensive care: using Formula 1 pit-stop and aviation models to improve safety and quality. Paediatr …

1214. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      January 27, 2021 - Will the COVID-19 pandemic transform infection prevention and control in surgery? Seeking leverage points for organizational learning. January 27, 2021 Toccafondi G, Di Marzo F, Sartelli M, et al. Int J Qual Health Care. 2021;33(Supp 1):51-55.    https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/will-covid-19-pandemic-…

1215. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      March 28, 2011 - Defining the technical skills of teamwork in surgery. March 28, 2011 Healey A, Undre S, Vincent C. Defining the technical skills of teamwork in surgery. Qual Saf Health Care. 2006;15(4):231-4. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/defining-technical-skills-teamwork-surgery The authors discuss a strategy for incorporating t…

1216. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      October 01, 2016 - Statement on the prevention of retained foreign bodies after surgery. October 1, 2016 Chicago, IL: American College of Surgeons; October 2016. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/statement-prevention-retained-foreign-bodies-after-surgery This statement briefly lists the American College of Surgeons' guidelines for preven…

1217. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      March 18, 2010 - Doing the "right" things to correct wrong-site surgery. March 18, 2010 Patient Safety Advisory https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/doing-right-things-correct-wrong-site-surgery This article discusses reports of wrong-site surgery submitted to the PA-PSRS, compares them with results of other studies, and provides suggesti…

1218. Importance of teamwork, communication and culture on failure-to-rescue in the elderly. | PSNet
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      April 04, 2011 - Review Importance of teamwork, communication and culture on failure-to-rescue in the elderly. Citation Text: Ghaferi AA, Dimick JB. Importance of teamwork, communication and culture on failure-to-rescue in the elderly. Br J Surg. 2016;103(2):e47-51. doi:10.1002/bjs.10031. Copy Citation…

1219. Prospective error recording in surgery: an analysis of 1108 elective neurosurgical cases. | PSNet
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      January 22, 2016 - Study Prospective error recording in surgery: an analysis of 1108 elective neurosurgical cases. Citation Text: Stone S, Bernstein M. Prospective error recording in surgery: an analysis of 1108 elective neurosurgical cases. Neurosurgery. 2007;60(6):1075-80; discussion 1080-2. Copy Cit…

1220. Patient safety in surgery: non-technical aspects of safe surgical performance. | PSNet
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      June 12, 2008 - Review Patient safety in surgery: non-technical aspects of safe surgical performance. Citation Text: Youngson GG, Flin R. Patient safety in surgery: non-technical aspects of safe surgical performance. Patient Saf Surg. 2010;4(1):4. doi:10.1186/1754-9493-4-4. Copy Citation Format: …