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  1. The Other Side | PSNet

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    May 01, 2007 - SPOTLIGHT CASE The Other Side Citation Text: Vincent CA. The Other Side. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2003. Copy Citation Format: Google Scholar BibTeX EndNote X3 XML EndNote 7 XML Endnote t…

  2. Wrong Site Surgery - Wrong Patient: Invasive Procedures in Outpatient Settings. | PSNet

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    June 09, 2021 - Book/Report Wrong Site Surgery - Wrong Patient: Invasive Procedures in Outpatient Settings. Citation Text: Wrong Site Surgery - Wrong Patient: Invasive Procedures in Outpatient Settings. Farnborough, UK: Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch; June 2021. Copy Citation …

  3. A 62-year-old woman with skin cancer who experienced wrong-site surgery. | PSNet

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    December 01, 2021 - Commentary Classic A 62-year-old woman with skin cancer who experienced wrong-site surgery. Citation Text: Gallagher TH. A 62-year-old woman with skin cancer who experienced wrong-site surgery: review of medical error. JAMA. 2009;302(6):669-77. doi:10.1001/jam…

  4. Advancing Patient Safety in Cataract Surgery: A Betsy Lehman Center Expert Panel Report. | PSNet

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    May 03, 2023 - Government Resource Advancing Patient Safety in Cataract Surgery: A Betsy Lehman Center Expert Panel Report. Citation Text: Advancing Patient Safety in Cataract Surgery: A Betsy Lehman Center Expert Panel Report. Boston, MA: Betsy Lehman Center for Patient Safety and Medical Error Reduct…

  5. Slide 1

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/preventing-cauti-focus-procedure-related-cath-use-070814.pptx
    January 01, 2015 - Slide 1 Preventing CAUTI in Special Populations: Focus on Procedure-Related Catheter Use 1 David A. Pegues, MD Professor of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases Medical Director, Healthcare Epidemiology, Infection Prevention and Control Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Gregory D. Kennedy, MD, PhD Ass…

  6. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    January 01, 2013 - Patient safety in plastic surgery. September 12, 2012 Trussler AP, Tabbal GN. Patient safety in plastic surgery. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2013;130(3):470e-478e. doi:10.1097/prs.0b013e31825dc349. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-safety-plastic-surgery This commentary outlines tactics to prevent complications in pla…

  7. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    February 23, 2011 - Engineering the system of communication for safer surgery. February 23, 2011 Healey AN, Nagpal K, Moorthy K, et al. Engineering the system of communication for safer surgery. Cognition, Technology & Work. 2010;13(1). doi:10.1007/s10111-010-0152-5. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/engineering-system-communication-safer…

  8. Introduction to the STS National Database Series: outcomes analysis, quality improvement, and patient safety. | PSNet

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    August 04, 2021 - Commentary Introduction to the STS National Database Series: outcomes analysis, quality improvement, and patient safety. Citation Text: Fernandez FG, Shahian DM, Kormos R, et al. The Society of Thoracic Surgeons National Database 2019 Annual Report. Ann Thorac Surg. 2019;108(6):1625-1632…

  9. Predictors of in-hospital postoperative opioid overdose after major elective operations: a nationally representative cohort study. | PSNet

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    March 17, 2021 - Study Predictors of in-hospital postoperative opioid overdose after major elective operations: a nationally representative cohort study. Citation Text: Cauley CE, Anderson G, Haynes AB, et al. Predictors of In-hospital Postoperative Opioid Overdose After Major Elective Operations: A Nati…

  10. Sustained improvement in quality of patient handoffs after orthopaedic surgery I-PASS intervention. | PSNet

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    June 15, 2022 - Study Sustained improvement in quality of patient handoffs after orthopaedic surgery I-PASS intervention. Citation Text: Stenquist DS, Yeung CM, Szapary HJ, et al. Sustained improvement in quality of patient handoffs after orthopaedic surgery I-PASS intervention. J Am Acad Orthop Surg Gl…

  11. Quality improvement in ambulatory surgery centers: a major national effort aimed at reducing infections and other surgical complications. | PSNet

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    September 23, 2020 - Study Quality improvement in ambulatory surgery centers: a major national effort aimed at reducing infections and other surgical complications. Citation Text: Davis KK, Mahishi V, Singal R, et al. Quality Improvement in Ambulatory Surgery Centers: A Major National Effort Aimed at Reducin…

  12. Failure to rescue following emergency surgery: a FRAM analysis of the management of the deteriorating patient. | PSNet

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    May 19, 2021 - Study Failure to rescue following emergency surgery: a FRAM analysis of the management of the deteriorating patient. Citation Text: Sujan M, Bilbro N, Ross A, et al. Failure to rescue following emergency surgery: A FRAM analysis of the management of the deteriorating patient. Appl Ergon.…

  13. Module 3: PowerPoint Presentation

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    May 01, 2017 - Module 3: PowerPoint Presentation Management Practices for Sustainability Module 3: Problem Solving and Escalation AHRQ Safety Program for Ambulatory Surgery AHRQ Pub. No. 16(17)-0019-4-EF May 2017 Module 3: Problem Solving and Escalation | ‹#› AHRQ Safety Program for Ambulatory Surgery Management Practices for…

  14. Persistent opioid use among pediatric patients after surgery. | PSNet

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    January 29, 2020 - Study Classic Persistent opioid use among pediatric patients after surgery. Citation Text: Harbaugh CM, Lee JS, Hu HM, et al. Persistent Opioid Use Among Pediatric Patients After Surgery. Pediatrics. 2018;141(1):e20172439. doi:10.1542/peds.2017-2439. Copy Cita…

  15. Cardiac surgery errors: results from the UK National Reporting and Learning System. | PSNet

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    May 24, 2012 - Study Cardiac surgery errors: results from the UK National Reporting and Learning System. Citation Text: Martinez EA, Shore AD, Colantuoni E, et al. Cardiac surgery errors: results from the UK National Reporting and Learning System. Int J Qual Health Care. 2011;23(2):151-8. doi:10.1093/i…

  16. Starting elective cardiac surgery after 3 pm does not impact patient morbidity, mortality, or hospital costs. | PSNet

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    February 12, 2020 - Study Starting elective cardiac surgery after 3 pm does not impact patient morbidity, mortality, or hospital costs. Citation Text: Axtell AL, Moonsamy P, Melnitchouk S, et al. Starting elective cardiac surgery after 3 pm does not impact patient morbidity, mortality, or hospital costs. J …

  17. Effects of night surgery on postoperative mortality and morbidity: a multicentre cohort study. | PSNet

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    July 19, 2019 - Study Effects of night surgery on postoperative mortality and morbidity: a multicentre cohort study. Citation Text: Althoff FC, Wachtendorf LJ, Rostin P, et al. Effects of night surgery on postoperative mortality and morbidity: a multicentre cohort study. BMJ Qual Saf. 2020;30(8):678-688…

  18. Patient safety in orthopedic surgery: prioritizing key areas of iatrogenic harm through an analysis of 48,095 incidents reported to a national database of errors. | PSNet

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    December 18, 2013 - Study Patient safety in orthopedic surgery: prioritizing key areas of iatrogenic harm through an analysis of 48,095 incidents reported to a national database of errors. Citation Text: Panesar S, Carson-Stevens A, Salvilla SA, et al. Patient safety in orthopedic surgery: prioritizing ke…

  19. Association of health literacy with postoperative outcomes in patients undergoing major abdominal surgery. | PSNet

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    May 08, 2017 - Study Association of health literacy with postoperative outcomes in patients undergoing major abdominal surgery. Citation Text: Wright JP, Edwards GC, Goggins K, et al. Association of Health Literacy With Postoperative Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Major Abdominal Surgery. JAMA Surg. 2…

  20. Preoperative site marking: are we adhering to good surgical practice? | PSNet

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    August 02, 2017 - Study Preoperative site marking: are we adhering to good surgical practice? Citation Text: Bathla S, Chadwick M, Nevins EJ, et al. Preoperative Site Marking. J Patient Saf. 2021;17(6):e503-e508. doi:10.1097/pts.0000000000000398. Copy Citation Format: DOI Google Scholar BibT…
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