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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41364/psn-pdf
May 09, 2012 - Near-miss events are really missed! Reflections on
incident reporting in a department of pediatric surgery.
May 9, 2012
Mattioli G, Guida E, Montobbio G, et al. Near-miss events are really missed! Reflections on incident
reporting in a department of pediatric surgery. Pediatr Surg Int. 2012;28(4):405-10. doi:10.100…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44531/psn-pdf
September 30, 2015 - Never Events for Hospital Care in Canada: Safer Care for
Patients.
September 30, 2015
Toronto, ON: Health Quality Ontario and the Canadian Patient Safety Institute; September 2015. ISBN:
9781460666180.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/never-events-hospital-care-canada-safer-care-patients
The never events list was dev…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37349/psn-pdf
January 06, 2012 - Disruptions in surgical flow and their relationship to
surgical errors: an exploratory investigation.
January 6, 2012
Wiegmann DA, Elbardissi AW, Dearani JA, et al. Disruptions in surgical flow and their relationship to
surgical errors: an exploratory investigation. Surgery. 2007;142(5):658-65.
https://psnet.ahrq.…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35724/psn-pdf
May 26, 2010 - A prospective study of patient safety in the operating
room.
May 26, 2010
Christian CK, Gustafson ML, Roth EM, et al. A prospective study of patient safety in the operating room.
Surgery. 2006;139(2):159-173.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/prospective-study-patient-safety-operating-room
This study used a multidisci…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41778/psn-pdf
January 18, 2013 - An observational study of the frequency, severity, and
etiology of failures in postoperative care after major
elective general surgery.
January 18, 2013
Symons NRA, Almoudaris AM, Nagpal K, et al. An observational study of the frequency, severity, and
etiology of failures in postoperative care after major elective…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/857260/psn-pdf
November 30, 2023 - When Taking an SGLT2 inhibitor, Remember To SSTOP
(Stop SGLT2 Inhibitor Three days bef-O-re Procedures)!
November 30, 2023
Bagley B, Tan CL, Plante D. When Taking an SGLT2 inhibitor, Remember To SSTOP (Stop SGLT2
Inhibitor Three days bef-O-re Procedures)!. PSNet [internet]. 2023.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/when…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49664/psn-pdf
January 01, 2013 - Empty Handoff
September 1, 2012
Goldman A, Catchpole K. Empty Handoff. PSNet [internet]. 2012.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/empty-handoff
The Case
A 29-year-old man with "brittle diabetes" was admitted to the surgery service for incision and drainage of a
leg wound. The patient's medical history included chronic…
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September 01, 2012 - Add-on Case and the Missing Checklist
Citation Text:
Catchpole K. Add-on Case and the Missing Checklist. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2017.
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September 25, 2013 - Application of an engineering problem-solving
methodology to address persistent problems in patient
safety: a case study on retained surgical sponges after
surgery.
September 25, 2013
Anderson DE, Watts B. Application of an engineering problem-solving methodology to address persistent
problems in patient safety: …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/50671/psn-pdf
November 20, 2019 - Critical errors in infrequently performed trauma
procedures after training.
November 20, 2019
Mackenzie CF, Shackelford SA, Tisherman SA, et al. Critical errors in infrequently performed trauma
procedures after training. Surgery. 2019;166(5):835-843. doi:10.1016/j.surg.2019.05.031.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/cri…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44221/psn-pdf
September 27, 2016 - Reducing surgical errors: implementing a three-hinge
approach to success.
September 27, 2016
Landers R. Reducing surgical errors: implementing a three-hinge approach to success. AORN J.
2015;101(6):657-65. doi:10.1016/j.aorn.2015.04.013.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/reducing-surgical-errors-implementing-three-hing…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41188/psn-pdf
March 07, 2012 - Quality improvement and patient care checklists in
intrahospital transfers involving pediatric surgery
patients.
March 7, 2012
Nakayama DK, Lester SS, Rich DR, et al. Quality improvement and patient care checklists in intrahospital
transfers involving pediatric surgery patients. J Pediatr Surg. 2012;47(1):112-8.
…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41424/psn-pdf
June 27, 2012 - Practice-based learning and improvement: a two-year
experience with the reporting of morbidity and mortality
cases by general surgery residents.
June 27, 2012
Falcone JL, Lee KKW, Billiar TR, et al. Practice-based learning and improvement: a two-year experience
with the reporting of morbidity and mortality cases b…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45514/psn-pdf
November 02, 2016 - Building a culture of safety in ophthalmology.
November 2, 2016
Custer PL, Fitzgerald ME, Herman DC, et al. Building a Culture of Safety in Ophthalmology.
Ophthalmology. 2016;123(9 Suppl):S40-5. doi:10.1016/j.ophtha.2016.06.019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/building-culture-safety-ophthalmology
Efforts to reduce m…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46736/psn-pdf
December 17, 2018 - Back to basics: the Universal Protocol.
December 17, 2018
Spruce L. Back to Basics: The Universal Protocol: 1.4 www.aornjournal.org/content/cme. AORN J.
2018;107(1):116-125. doi:10.1002/aorn.12002.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/back-basics-universal-protocol
Wrong-site, wrong-procedure, and wrong-patient errors are…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45557/psn-pdf
October 27, 2016 - Time-out: the professional and organizational ethics of
speaking up in the OR.
October 27, 2016
Berlinger N, Dietz E. Time-out: The Professional and Organizational Ethics of Speaking Up in the OR. AMA
J Ethics. 2016;18(9):925-32. doi:10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.9.stas1-1609.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/time-o…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46243/psn-pdf
June 05, 2019 - AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Surgical Care and
Recovery.
June 5, 2019
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ahrq-safety-program-improving-surgical-care-and-recovery
Patients are vulnerable to harm after surgery. This program used methods from the Comprehensive Unit-
based S…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45019/psn-pdf
April 27, 2016 - Effectiveness of surgical safety checklists in improving
patient safety.
April 27, 2016
Ragusa PS, Bitterman A, Auerbach B, et al. Effectiveness of Surgical Safety Checklists in Improving
Patient Safety. Orthopedics. 2016;39(2):e307-10. doi:10.3928/01477447-20160301-02.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/effectiveness-s…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36926/psn-pdf
September 09, 2011 - Distracting communications in the operating theatre.
September 9, 2011
Sevdalis N, Healey AN, Vincent CA. Distracting communications in the operating theatre. J Eval Clin Pract.
2007;13(3). doi:10.1111/j.1365-2753.2006.00712.x.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/distracting-communications-operating-theatre
Prior researc…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49476/psn-pdf
March 02, 2005 - Around the Block
March 1, 2005
Minichiello T. Around the Block. PSNet [internet]. 2005.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/around-block
The Case
A 77-year-old woman with multiple medical problems was admitted to the hospital for an elective knee
replacement. The orthopedic surgeon, recognizing the risk of deep vein th…