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  1. Staying safe: simple tools for safe surgery. | PSNet

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    August 02, 2015 - Commentary Staying safe: simple tools for safe surgery. Citation Text: Karl RC. Staying safe: simple tools for safe surgery. Bull Am Coll Surg. 2007;92(4):16-22. Copy Citation Format: Google Scholar PubMed BibTeX EndNote X3 XML EndNote 7 XML Endnote tagged PubMedId RIS …

  2. Current issues in patient safety in surgery: a review. | PSNet

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    July 26, 2017 - Review Current issues in patient safety in surgery: a review. Citation Text: Kim FJ, da Silva RD, Gustafson D, et al. Current issues in patient safety in surgery: a review. Patient Saf Surg. 2015;9:26. doi:10.1186/s13037-015-0067-4. Copy Citation Format: DOI Google Scholar …

  3. Patient harm in general surgery--a prospective study. | PSNet

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    November 16, 2022 - Study Patient harm in general surgery--a prospective study. Citation Text: Kaul AK, McCulloch PG. Patient Harm in General Surgery-A Prospective Study. J Patient Saf. 2008;3(1). doi:10.1097/pts.0b013e318030c2ec. Copy Citation Format: DOI Google Scholar BibTeX EndNote X3 XM…

  4. After Surgery | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program

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  5. Heart Surgery | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program

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  6. Inappropriate prescribing of opioids for patients undergoing surgery. | PSNet

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    June 30, 2021 - Study Inappropriate prescribing of opioids for patients undergoing surgery. Citation Text: Varady NH, Worsham CM, Chen AF, et al. Inappropriate prescribing of opioids for patients undergoing surgery. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA. 2022;119(49):e2210226119. doi:10.1073/pnas.2210226119. Copy Ci…

  7. Integrating human factors research and surgery: a review. | PSNet

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    August 02, 2015 - Review Integrating human factors research and surgery: a review. Citation Text: Shouhed D, Gewertz BL, Wiegmann D, et al. Integrating human factors research and surgery: a review. Arch Surg. 2012;147(12):1141-1146. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2013.596. Copy Citation Format: DOI Go…

  8. Incidence, patterns, and prevention of wrong-site surgery. | PSNet

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    September 30, 2010 - Study Classic Incidence, patterns, and prevention of wrong-site surgery. Citation Text: Kwaan MR, Studdert DM, Zinner MJ, et al. Incidence, patterns, and prevention of wrong-site surgery. Arch Surg. 2006;141(4):353-358. Copy Citation Format: Goog…

  9. Resources | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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    June 01, 2017 - Resources Additional resources that ambulatory surgery centers can use for surgical site infection prevention and safety culture improvement are provided below. Infection Prevention Tools Hand Hygiene Webinar Infection Prevention Infographic Poster Endoscopy Infographic Poster Endoscope Reprocessing…

  10. AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention: Targeting SSI

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    April 01, 2025 - et al., 201321 Prospective observation studies from 47 hospitals from bariatric and/or colorectal surgeries

  11. AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention: Targeting SSI

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-surgery/020-perioperative-infection-prevention-strategies-slides.pptx
    April 01, 2025 - et al., 201321 Prospective observation studies from 47 hospitals from bariatric and/or colorectal surgeries

  12. MAINTAIN AND EXPAND (pdf file)

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    January 01, 2011 - diagnosis is important to understanding the types of conditions occasioning ED visits and ambulatory surgeries … only Specifically, the coding guidelines stipulate that the first-listed diagnosis for ambulatory surgeries … SASD files can contain ambulatory surgeries from both hospital-owned and non-hospital-owned facilities … Note that depending on the state, SASD files can contain records that do not qualify as ambulatory surgeries

  13. The Next Step: Use of a Pre-Operative Checklist to Prevent Missteps | PSNet

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    April 24, 2018 - Surgical timeouts are universal in operating rooms; however, there are many multiple procedure surgeries

  14. Downloading Information

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    June 18, 2025 - Downloading Information   Downloading Information Note: Should you have landed here as a result of a search engine (or other) link, be advised that these files contain material that is copyrighted by the American Medical Association. You are not authorized to download the materials unless you re…

  15. Improving Communication and Teamwork in the Surgical Environment

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/implementation/implementation-guide/appendix-k-blank-template.pptx
    June 02, 2025 - Improving Communication and Teamwork in the Surgical Environment Quality Improvement Study Template Ambulatory Surgery Center AHRQ Safety Program for Ambulatory Surgery Implementation Guide Appendix K. Quality Improvement Study Framework Quality Improvement Study Templat…

  16. Changes in Hospitalizations and In-Hospital Deaths in the Initial Period of the COVID-19 Pandemic (April–December 2020), 29 States (pdf file)

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    December 01, 2020 - 35.5 million hospitalizations in the United States, including for medical conditions (48 percent), surgeries … for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recommendation that hospitals limit all nonessential planned surgeries … CMS Adult Elective Surgery and Procedures Recommendations: Limit All Non-essential Planned Surgeries

  17. Facilitator Guide: Building Your SSI Prevention Bundle (doc file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/surgery/modules/onboarding/onboarding_build_ssibundle_facnotes.docx
    December 01, 2017 - They cover all types of surgeries, so there are recommendations for every type of surgery, but they provide

  18. Exhibit 23. Data sources for the SSI common risk factors | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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    April 01, 2018 - Improving the Measurement of Surgical Site Infection Risk Stratification/Outcome Detection Exhibit 23. Data sources for the SSI common risk factors Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Improving the Measurement of Surgical Site Infection Risk Stratification/Outcome Detection Executive Summary…

  19. Final Progress Report: Human Factors and Systems Integration in High Technology Surgery (HF-SIgHTS) (pdf file)

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    January 01, 2025 - Methods: 292 surgeries were observed over the course of the research, with data collected on flow disruptions … training course intended to help trainees record flow disruptions (FDs) during live robotic assisted surgeries … Initially, surgeries were cancelled, and later when procedures started again it was still neither safe

  20. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    March 07, 2012 - Risk factors in patient safety: minimally invasive surgery versus conventional surgery. March 7, 2012 Rodrigues SP, Wever AM, Dankelman J, et al. Risk factors in patient safety: minimally invasive surgery versus conventional surgery. Surg Endosc. 2012;26(2):350-6. doi:10.1007/s00464-011-1874-z. https://psnet.ahrq.…
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