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  1. Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/d4h_combo_psi11-postoprespfailure-bestpractices.pdf
    May 20, 2016 - Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement Toolkit for Using the AHRQ Quality Indicators How To Improve Hospital Quality and Safety 1 Tool D.4h Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement PSI 11: Postoperative Respiratory Failure Why Focus on Postoperative Respiratory Failure? …

  2. PowerPoint Presentation: Learn From Defects for Sustainability

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/surgery/modules/sustainability/sustainability_learn_from_defects.pptx
    December 01, 2017 - PowerPoint Presentation: Learn From Defects for Sustainability Sustainability: Learning From Defects AHRQ Safety Program for Surgery Sustainability AHRQ Pub. No. 16(18)-0004-15-EF December 2017 AHRQ Safety Program for Surgery – Sustainability SAY: This module will review some concepts from Learning From Defects Th…

  3. Better care for surgical patients: recognizing and responding to the unexpected to save lives. | PSNet

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    January 11, 2017 - Image/Poster Better care for surgical patients: recognizing and responding to the unexpected to save lives. Citation Text: Better care for surgical patients: recognizing and responding to the unexpected to save lives. Ghaferi A. IHPI Brief. December 2019.         &n…

  4. Noah's story: please listen. | PSNet

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    June 27, 2018 - Newspaper/Magazine Article Noah's story: please listen. Citation Text: Noah's story: please listen. Lord T. Patient Saf Qual Healthc. March/April 2012;9:38-41,44. Copy Citation Save Save to your library Print Download PDF Share Facebook …

  5. Simulation-based Surgical Education. | PSNet

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    August 19, 2015 - Special or Theme Issue Simulation-based Surgical Education. Citation Text: Simulation-based Surgical Education. Surgery. 2015;158:1395-1440. Copy Citation Save Save to your library Print Download PDF Share Facebook Twitter Linke…

  6. Acting on Concerns: Your Professional Responsibility. | PSNet

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    April 02, 2014 - Book/Report Acting on Concerns: Your Professional Responsibility. Citation Text: Acting on Concerns: Your Professional Responsibility. Shale S; The Royal College of Surgeons of England. London, UK: RCSENG Communications; 2013. Copy Citation Save Save to your libra…

  7. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    May 04, 2015 - Tips for Safer Surgery. May 4, 2015 Surgical Care Improvement Project. Oklahoma City, OK: Oklahoma Foundation for Medical Quality; 2006. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/tips-safer-surgery This tip sheet provides a list of questions consumers should ask clinicians to help improve the safety of their surgical car…

  8. Anticoagulation: Held Too Long | PSNet

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    April 01, 2008 - Anticoagulation: Held Too Long Citation Text: Dunn AS. Anticoagulation: Held Too Long. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2010. Copy Citation Format: Google Scholar BibTeX EndNote X3 XML EndNote 7 XML Endnot…

  9. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    March 21, 2016 - Annual Benchmarking Report: Malpractice Risks in Surgery. March 21, 2016 Cambridge, MA: CRICO/RMF Strategies; 2010. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/annual-benchmarking-report-malpractice-risks-surgery Analyzing data from 3300 surgical malpractice cases, this report describes errors across the continuum of surgical c…

  10. The burden of healthcare utilization, cost, and mortality associated with select surgical site infections. | PSNet

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    October 09, 2024 - Study The burden of healthcare utilization, cost, and mortality associated with select surgical site infections. Citation Text: Shambhu S, Gordon AS, Liu Y, et al. The burden of healthcare utilization, cost, and mortality associated with select surgical site infections. Jt Comm J Qual Pa…

  11. "Disruptive behavior" in the operating room: A prospective observational study of triggers and effects of tense communication episodes in surgical teams. | PSNet

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    October 29, 2014 - Study "Disruptive behavior" in the operating room: A prospective observational study of triggers and effects of tense communication episodes in surgical teams. Citation Text: Keller S, Tschan F, Semmer NK, et al. “Disruptive behavior” in the operating room: A prospective observational st…

  12. The relationship of the emotional climate of work and threat to patient outcome in a high-volume thoracic surgery operating room team. | PSNet

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    July 05, 2013 - Study The relationship of the emotional climate of work and threat to patient outcome in a high-volume thoracic surgery operating room team. Citation Text: Nurok M, Evans LA, Lipsitz S, et al. The relationship of the emotional climate of work and threat to patient outcome in a high-vo…

  13. Successful implementation of the Department of Veterans Affairs' National Surgical Quality Improvement Program in the private sector: the Patient Safety in Surgery study. | PSNet

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    March 28, 2012 - Study Successful implementation of the Department of Veterans Affairs' National Surgical Quality Improvement Program in the private sector: the Patient Safety in Surgery study. Citation Text: Khuri SF, Henderson WG, Daley J, et al. Successful implementation of the Department of Veteran…

  14. Bariatric surgery with operating room teams that stayed fixed during the day: a multicenter study analyzing the effects on patient outcomes, teamwork and safety climate, and procedure duration. | PSNet

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    December 21, 2014 - Study Bariatric surgery with operating room teams that stayed fixed during the day: a multicenter study analyzing the effects on patient outcomes, teamwork and safety climate, and procedure duration. Citation Text: Stepaniak PS, Heij C, Buise MP, et al. Bariatric surgery with operating r…

  15. Leveraging the science of teamwork to sustain handoff improvements in cardiovascular surgery. | PSNet

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    November 28, 2018 - Study Leveraging the science of teamwork to sustain handoff improvements in cardiovascular surgery. Citation Text: Keebler JR, Lynch I, Ngo F, et al. Leveraging the science of teamwork to sustain handoff improvements in cardiovascular surgery. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2023;49(8):373-3…

  16. A combined teamwork training and work standardisation intervention in operating theatres: controlled interrupted time series study. | PSNet

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    January 20, 2015 - Study A combined teamwork training and work standardisation intervention in operating theatres: controlled interrupted time series study. Citation Text: Morgan L, Pickering S, Hadi M, et al. A combined teamwork training and work standardisation intervention in operating theatres: control…

  17. From box ticking to the black box: the evolution of operating room safety. | PSNet

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    October 29, 2017 - Commentary From box ticking to the black box: the evolution of operating room safety. Citation Text: Goldenberg MG, Elterman D. From box ticking to the black box: the evolution of operating room safety. World J Urol. 2019;38(6):1369-1372. doi:10.1007/s00345-019-02886-5. Copy Citation …

  18. Association of surgical resident wellness with medical errors and patient outcomes. | PSNet

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    November 20, 2019 - Study Association of surgical resident wellness with medical errors and patient outcomes. Citation Text: Hewitt DB, Ellis RJ, Chung JW, et al. Association of surgical resident wellness with medical errors and patient outcomes. Ann Surg. 2021;274(2):396-402. doi:10.1097/sla.00000000000039…

  19. Prescription opioid analgesics commonly unused after surgery: a systematic review. | PSNet

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    March 30, 2022 - Review Prescription opioid analgesics commonly unused after surgery: a systematic review. Citation Text: Bicket MC, Long JJ, Pronovost PJ, et al. Prescription Opioid Analgesics Commonly Unused After Surgery. JAMA Surg. 2017;152(11):1066-1071. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2017.0831. Copy Citati…

  20. Improving patient safety in the operating theatre and perioperative care: obstacles, interventions, and priorities for accelerating progress. | PSNet

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    April 21, 2015 - Review Improving patient safety in the operating theatre and perioperative care: obstacles, interventions, and priorities for accelerating progress. Citation Text: Sevdalis N, Hull L, Birnbach DJ. Improving patient safety in the operating theatre and perioperative care: obstacles, inter…
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