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November 05, 2014 - Your safer-surgery survival guide.
November 5, 2014
Your safer-surgery survival guide: our ratings of 2,463 U.S. hospitals can help you find the right one.
Consumer reports. 2013;78(9):31-41.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/your-safer-surgery-survival-guide
This report analyzed Medicare claims data on 27 types of pro…
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October 16, 2008 - The Patient Safety in Surgery Study.
October 16, 2008
J Am Coll Surg. 2007;204(6):1087-1300.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-safety-surgery-study
This special issue shares the results of the AHRQ-funded Patient Safety in Surgery Study,
which compared surgical outcomes at Veterans Affairs' medical centers with…
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August 17, 2011 - Improving patient safety in the office: The Institute for
Safety in Office-Based Surgery.
August 17, 2011
Urman RD, Shapiro FE. APSF Newsletter. 2011;3-4,9.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/improving-patient-safety-office-institute-safety-office-based-surgery
This piece discusses an ambulatory surgery safety im…
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June 09, 2011 - When surgery goes wrong: weighing up the risks.
June 9, 2011
Feinmann J. The Independent. November 14, 2006.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/when-surgery-goes-wrong-weighing-risks
This article reports on a husband's investigation into his wife's death following a routine surgery and his
subsequent efforts to bring hu…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/outcomes-and-patient-safety-overlapping-vs-nonoverlapping-total-joint-arthroplasty-systematic
February 02, 2022 - Review
Outcomes and patient safety in overlapping vs. nonoverlapping total joint arthroplasty: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Citation Text:
Malahias M-A, Antoniadou T, Jang SJ, et al. Outcomes and patient safety in overlapping vs. nonoverlapping total joint arthroplasty: a syste…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/application-aviation-black-box-principle-pediatric-cardiac-surgery-tracking-all-failures
October 07, 2013 - Study
Application of the aviation black box principle in pediatric cardiac surgery: tracking all failures in the pediatric cardiac operating room.
Citation Text:
Bowermaster R, Miller M, Ashcraft T, et al. Application of the aviation black box principle in pediatric cardiac surgery: trac…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/multifaceted-interventions-improve-adherence-surgical-checklist
November 07, 2012 - Study
Multifaceted interventions improve adherence to the surgical checklist.
Citation Text:
Putnam LR, Levy SM, Sajid M, et al. Multifaceted interventions improve adherence to the surgical checklist. Surgery. 2014;156(2):336-344. doi:10.1016/j.surg.2014.03.032.
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May 24, 2012 - Study
Safety culture in cardiac surgical teams: data from five programs and national surgical comparison.
Citation Text:
Marsteller JA, Wen M, Hsu Y-J, et al. Safety Culture in Cardiac Surgical Teams: Data From Five Programs and National Surgical Comparison. Ann Thorac Surg. 2015;100(6):…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/restructuring-general-surgery-residency-program-epicenter-coronavirus-disease-2019-pandemic
September 02, 2020 - Commentary
Restructuring of a general surgery residency program in an epicenter of the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic: lessons from New York City.
Citation Text:
Juprasert JM, Gray KD, Moore MD, et al. Restructuring of a general surgery residency program in an epicenter of the coronav…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/identifying-and-categorising-patient-safety-hazards-cardiovascular-operating-rooms-using
August 25, 2015 - Study
Identifying and categorising patient safety hazards in cardiovascular operating rooms using an interdisciplinary approach: a multisite study.
Citation Text:
Gurses AP, Kim G, Martinez EA, et al. Identifying and categorising patient safety hazards in cardiovascular operating rooms u…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/understanding-multidimensional-effects-resident-duty-hours-restrictions-thematic-analysis
July 03, 2016 - Review
Understanding the multidimensional effects of resident duty hours restrictions: a thematic analysis of published viewpoints in surgery.
Citation Text:
Devitt KS, Kim MJ, Conn LG, et al. Understanding the Multidimensional Effects of Resident Duty Hours Restrictions: A Thematic Anal…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/surgeon-perception-and-attitude-towards-moral-imperative-institutionally-addressing-second
March 24, 2019 - Study
Surgeon perception and attitude towards the moral imperative of institutionally addressing second-victim syndrome in surgery.
Citation Text:
Hsiao L-H, Kopar PK. Surgeon perception and attitude towards the moral imperative of institutionally addressing second-victim syndrome in sur…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/predictive-power-trigger-tool-detection-adverse-events-general-surgery-multicenter
September 13, 2023 - Study
Predictive power of the "trigger tool" for the detection of adverse events in general surgery: a multicenter observational validation study.
Citation Text:
Pérez Zapata AI, Rodríguez Cuéllar E, de la Fuente Bartolomé M, et al. Predictive power of the "Trigger Tool" for the detectio…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/guidelines-opioid-prescribing-children-and-adolescents-after-surgery-expert-panel-opinion
June 23, 2021 - Review
Guidelines for opioid prescribing in children and adolescents after surgery: an expert panel opinion.
Citation Text:
Kelley-Quon LI, Kirkpatrick MG, Ricca RL, et al. Guidelines for opioid prescribing in children and adolescents after surgery: an expert panel opinion. JAMA Surg. 20…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/comparison-appendectomy-outcomes-between-senior-general-surgeons-and-general-surgery
May 03, 2023 - Study
Comparison of appendectomy outcomes between senior general surgeons and general surgery residents.
Citation Text:
Siam B, Al-Kurd A, Simanovsky N, et al. Comparison of Appendectomy Outcomes Between Senior General Surgeons and General Surgery Residents. JAMA Surg. 2017;152(7):679-68…
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July 14, 2010 - Patient harm in general surgery--a prospective study.
July 14, 2010
Kaul AK, McCulloch PG. Patient Harm in General Surgery-A Prospective Study. J Patient Saf. 2008;3(1).
doi:10.1097/pts.0b013e318030c2ec.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-harm-general-surgery-prospective-study
The investigators found that prospe…
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March 28, 2012 - Integrating simulation in surgery as a teaching tool and
credentialing standard.
March 28, 2012
Rehrig ST, Powers K, Jones DB. Integrating simulation in surgery as a teaching tool and credentialing
standard. J Gastrointest Surg. 2008;12(2):222-33.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/integrating-simulation-surgery-teachin…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/delayed-management-necrotizing-soft-tissue-infection-who-does-patient-belong
March 31, 2021 - Delayed Management of Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infection – Who does the Patient Belong To?
Citation Text:
Rinderknecht T, Utter GH. Delayed Management of Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infection – Who does the Patient Belong To?. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Depar…
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February 01, 2012 - Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality pediatric
indicators as a quality metric for surgery in children: do
they predict adverse outcomes?
February 1, 2012
Rhee D, Zhang Y, Papandria DJ, et al. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality pediatric indicators as
a quality metric for surgery in children: do they …
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January 29, 2020 - Design and impact of a novel surgery-specific second
victim peer support program.
January 29, 2020
El Hechi MW, Bohnen JD, Westfal M, et al. Design and Impact of a Novel Surgery-Specific Second Victim
Peer Support Program. J Am Coll Surg. 2019;230(6):926-933. doi:10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2019.10.015.
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