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201. The role of radio frequency detection system embedded surgical sponges in preventing retained surgical sponges: a prospective evaluation in patients undergoing emergency surgery. | PSNet
     psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/role-radio-frequency-detection-system-embedded-surgical-sponges-preventing-retained-surgical
     February 13, 2008 - implementation study, investigators used sponges embedded with radio frequency detection (RFD) in emergency surgeries … May 27, 2009 Sponges, surgical instruments miscounted in 13% of surgeries.

202. Assessment of incorrect surgical procedures within and outside the operating room. A follow-up study from US Veterans Health Administration medical centers. | PSNet
     psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/assessment-incorrect-surgical-procedures-within-and-outside-operating-room-follow-study-us
     October 24, 2018 - Commission and National Quality Forum both consider wrong-site, wrong-procedure, and wrong-patient surgeries … This study measured the incidence of incorrect surgeries in Veterans Health Administration medical centers

203. Unplanned return to theater: a quality of care and risk management index? | PSNet
     psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/unplanned-return-theater-quality-care-and-risk-management-index
     August 20, 2018 - of delayed diagnosis , researchers examined a retrospective case series of orthopedic and trauma surgeries … The authors advocate for a registry of unplanned return surgeries as a patient safety improvement strategy

204. 58-Frontline-Presentation-Template (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/surgery/58-frontline-presentation-template.docx
     June 01, 2023 - When our team conducted our gap analysis for [service line] surgeries in CY[XXXX], we found that we performed … Bowel Preparation For surgeries with a planned bowel resection, have bowel prep and oral antibiotics … receiving multimodal pain management Regional analgesia protocol, if relevant VTE Prophylaxis For specific surgeries

205. Is surgery safer at a teaching hospital? | PSNet
     psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/surgery-safer-teaching-hospital
     September 28, 2016 - January 30, 2019 5 cataract surgeries, 5 people blinded: what went wrong? … August 21, 2013 Doctors perform thousands of unnecessary surgeries.

206. At surgery clinic, rush to save Joan Rivers's life. | PSNet
     psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/surgery-clinic-rush-save-joan-riverss-life
     November 14, 2012 - May 4, 2022 5 cataract surgeries, 5 people blinded: what went wrong? … February 5, 2014 Doctors perform thousands of unnecessary surgeries.

207. Report faults Children's Hospital for medication errors. | PSNet
     psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/report-faults-childrens-hospital-medication-errors
     August 24, 2016 - Copy Citation Related Resources From the Same Author(s) 5 cataract surgeries … August 9, 2017 Fires during surgeries a bigger risk than thought.

208. Geisinger Health System's plan to fix America's health care. | PSNet
     psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/geisinger-health-systems-plan-fix-americas-health-care
     October 18, 2017 - June 1, 2011 MGH halts a pediatric program: Heart surgeries on hold after errors. … August 5, 2008 Quality of Care in Cranial Implant Surgeries at James A.

209. Chapter 2. Determining Surgical Site Infection Rates | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/ssi/ssi2.html
     April 01, 2018 - We began with identifying candidate surgeries among VASQIP data from 2007 through 2009. … As VASQIP surgeries are identified by CPT code and not by ICD-9s, we built a map between the two for … Each type was categorized as to whether it could be consistent with each of the surgeries of interest … For example, a urine specimen was considered to be incompatible with an SSI from any of our surgeries … A wound swab was considered to be compatible with any of the surgeries.

210. HCUP-US Statistical Briefs Chronological
     hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/statbriefs.jsp
     July 01, 2025 - provide healthcare statistics on hospital inpatient stays, emergency department visits, and ambulatory surgeries

211. 2021 NASS Known Data Issues
     hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/nation/nass/nasscorrections_2022.jsp
     January 01, 2022 - CORRECTIONS Corrections to the National Ambulatory Surgery Sample 2022 Some in-scope ambulatory surgeries … (i.e., in-scope “narrow” surgeries that were started in the emergency department) may be over- or under-represented

212. 2022 NEDS Known Data Issues
     hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/nation/neds/nedscorrections_2022.jsp
     January 01, 2022 - – CORRECTIONS Corrections to the Nationwide Emergency Department Sample 2022 Some ambulatory surgeries … (i.e., surgeries that were started in the emergency department) may be over- or under-represented in

213. Remove that Foley (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/cauti-tools/impl-guide/implementation-guide-appendix-h.docx
     June 02, 2025 - Catheters are indicated for: · Acute urinary retention or obstruction · Perioperative use in selected surgeries

214. PowerPoint Presentation
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/106-cusp-psychological-safety.pptx
     April 01, 2025 - Psychological Safety Surgical Services For: Cardiac, Hip and Knee Joint Replacement, and Spinal Fusion Surgeries … Speaking up about warming strategies might delay surgeries Junior staff | 6 Case Example AHRQ Safety

215. Ambulatory Procedure/Surgery Center Survey on Patient Safety (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/surveys/asc/asc-survey-english.pdf
     June 02, 2025 - ASCs are facilities where patients have surgeries, procedures, and treatments and are not expected to … ► Doctors means all physicians (MDs or DOs), podiatrists, dentists, and others who perform surgeries … Communication in the Surgery/Procedure Room ► Are you typically in the surgery/procedure room during surgeries

216. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/861882/psn-pdf
     January 31, 2024 - Safety Hazards in Ambulatory Surgery Centers Additional safety hazards exist for surgeries or procedures … In the United States, more than 25 million surgeries each year are performed in ambulatory settings, … Additionally, educational materials and tools were developed to address safety in ambulatory care surgeries … Beyond infections and complications from surgeries, researchers have begun to describe deviations from … optimal care in office-based surgeries from both patient and clinician perspectives.

217. HCUP Overview Course - Accessible Version
     hcup-us.ahrq.gov/HCUP_Overview/HCUP_Overview/index508.jsp
     September 01, 2025 - Are prostate surgeries coded exclusively for men? … Robert would like to study pediatric heart surgeries in children on a national-level. … or more broadly defined surgeries that include diagnostic invasive surgeries Tools for ICD-9-CM … Tim should use the NIS to conduct this regional analysis on CABG surgeries. … Outpatient surgeries are captured in the SASD.

218. Surgical case listing accuracy: failure analysis at a high-volume academic medical center. | PSNet
     psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/surgical-case-listing-accuracy-failure-analysis-high-volume-academic-medical-center
     September 25, 2011 - Wrong-site surgeries are a rare yet devastating complication for patients. … While no wrong-site surgeries occurred, there were nearly 800 cases where this potential was noted and

219. Risk factors and outcomes for foreign body left during a procedure: analysis of 413 incidents after 1,946,831 operations in children. | PSNet
     psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/risk-factors-and-outcomes-foreign-body-left-during-procedure-analysis-413-incidents-after
     December 04, 2016 - prior studies in adults have defined risk factors for retained instruments, which include emergency surgeries … Gynecologic surgeries emerged as the only type of surgery significantly associated with an increased

220. VA hospitals flooded with complaints about care. | PSNet
     psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/va-hospitals-flooded-complaints-about-care
     August 09, 2017 - January 29, 2020 5 cataract surgeries, 5 people blinded: what went wrong? … August 24, 2016 Surgeons must tell patients of double-booked surgeries, new guidelines