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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/when-surgeon-should-just-say-im-sorry
February 05, 2014 - August 6, 2008
'Wrong site' surgeries on the rise.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/hospital-tells-surgery-wrong-side
July 02, 2008 - November 25, 2009
'Wrong site' surgeries on the rise.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/pain-wrong-site-surgery
November 28, 2016 - May 21, 2013
Wrong body part, wrong patient surgeries continue despite new procedures
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/errors-otolaryngology-revisited
August 11, 2010 - For instance, wrong-site surgeries continue to occur despite garnering major attention over the past
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-safety-and-health-information-technology-conference-newsmaker-interview-carolyn-m
August 31, 2022 - August 17, 2016
5 cataract surgeries, 5 people blinded: what went wrong?
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/doctors-can-change-opioid-prescribing-habits-progress-comes-small-doses
July 10, 2019 - March 20, 2019
Surgeons must tell patients of double-booked surgeries, new guidelines
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/my-patient-almost-died-mistake-i-made-i-apologized-and-it-changed-my-life
October 23, 2019 - October 15, 2014
Doctors perform thousands of unnecessary surgeries.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/take-charge-your-hospital-stay-avoid-medical-mistakes
April 08, 2020 - Same Author(s)
As COVID-19 bears down, doctors confront difficult choices on elective surgeries
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/broken-fragmented-health-care-system-failed-daughter-who-died-suicide
June 29, 2022 - November 12, 2014
As COVID-19 bears down, doctors confront difficult choices on elective surgeries
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/antifatness-surgical-setting
October 12, 2022 - April 15, 2020
As COVID-19 bears down, doctors confront difficult choices on elective surgeries
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/surgeons-opioid-prescribing-habits-are-hard-kick
August 28, 2019 - March 7, 2018
Surgeons must tell patients of double-booked surgeries, new guidelines
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/import/webmm.ahrq.gov.341_slideshow.ppt
March 01, 2015 - S36. http://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20407349
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Contributing Factors & Root Causes
Most wrong-site surgeries … The Universal Protocol was designed to engage institutions in implementing a standardized approach to surgeries
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/doctors-diagnosing-gets-technological-boost
May 18, 2005 - August 28, 2019
Six ways to lower errors—and unnecessary surgeries—in radiology exams
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/hospitals-look-improve-informed-consent-process
November 10, 2010 - June 25, 2008
Sponges, surgical instruments miscounted in 13% of surgeries.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/diagnosis-doubled-over-pain
May 16, 2007 - August 17, 2016
5 cataract surgeries, 5 people blinded: what went wrong?
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/national-safety-effort-targets-perinatal-injuries
November 10, 2010 - March 7, 2012
Sponges, surgical instruments miscounted in 13% of surgeries.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/walk-inside-have-surgery-it-safe
January 02, 2008 - October 3, 2017
5 cataract surgeries, 5 people blinded: what went wrong?
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/revealing-their-medical-errors-why-three-doctors-went-public
November 10, 2010 - June 25, 2008
Sponges, surgical instruments miscounted in 13% of surgeries.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/surgical-robot-examined-injuries
April 27, 2016 - Related Resources From the Same Author(s)
Surgeons must tell patients of double-booked surgeries
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ama-meeting-delegates-see-boosting-quality-care-duty
March 07, 2012 - March 7, 2012
Sponges, surgical instruments miscounted in 13% of surgeries.