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  1. Creating a Culture of Safety in the Ambulatory Surgery Environment: Implementation Guide | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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    May 01, 2017 - Creating a Culture of Safety in the Ambulatory Surgery Environment: Implementation Guide Next Page Table of Contents Creating a Culture of Safety in the Ambulatory Surgery Environment: Implementation Guide Overview The Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP) Measurement Implementing the…

  2. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    March 17, 2021 - Cutaneous Procedures Adverse Events Reporting (CAPER). March 17, 2021 The American Society for Dermatologic Surgery Association and the Northwestern University Department of Dermatology. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/cutaneous-procedures-adverse-events-reporting-caper Voluntary reporting systems collect adverse ev…

  3. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    February 01, 2023 - Aspergillus Mediastinitis & Endocarditis in a Pediatric Patient Complicating Cardiac Surgery and Bedside Chest Closure. February 1, 2023 Partridge E, Dodson D, Reilly M, et al. Aspergillus Mediastinitis & Endocarditis in a Pediatric Patient Complicating Cardiac Surgery and Bedside Chest Closure. PSNet [internet]. …

  4. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    August 26, 2020 - Too Many Cooks in the Kitchen August 26, 2020 Dutton RP. Too Many Cooks in the Kitchen. PSNet [internet]. 2020. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/too-many-cooks-kitchen Disclosure of Relevant Financial Relationships: As a provider accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Un…

  5. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    June 11, 2014 - "It is the left eye, right?" June 11, 2014 Pikkel D, Sharabi-Nov A, Pikkel J. "It is the left eye, right?". Risk Manag Healthc Policy. 2014;7:77-80. doi:10.2147/RMHP.S60728. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/it-left-eye-right In this study, cataract surgeons were asked to identify the correct eye for surgery when given…

  6. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    July 22, 2015 - Patient Safety Supplement. July 22, 2015 Middleton J, ed. Nursing Times and Health Service Journal. July 2015:s1-s20. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-safety-supplement Drawing from presentations at an annual conference in the United Kingdom, articles in this supplement discuss barcode technologies, the Sign u…

  7. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    September 24, 2014 - At surgery clinic, rush to save Joan Rivers's life. September 24, 2014 Hartocollis A, Goodman JD. New York Times. September 9, 2014. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/surgery-clinic-rush-save-joan-riverss-life Office-based anesthesia is becoming more common despite concerns regarding its safety. This newspaper article …

  8. 060-Calendar-Chg-Shower-5-Days (doc file)

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    April 01, 2025 - 5-Day CHG Shower Surgery Prep Calendar Chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) shower · Use the CHG once a night, after a shower for 5 days before your surgery. · On the morning of your surgery, shower and use the CHG one more time before you go in for your procedure. · Turn the water off before applying. · Leave the soap on yo…

  9. 059-Calendar-Chg-Cloths-5-Days (doc file)

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    April 01, 2025 - 5-Day CHG Cloths Surgery Prep Calendar Chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) cloths · Use the CHG once a night, after a shower for 5 days before your surgery. · On the morning of your surgery, shower and use the CHG one more time before you go in for your procedure. · Don’t rinse! Let it dry off. It will feel sticky. · Don’t …

  10. In Conversation with...Atul Gawande, MD, MA, MPH | PSNet

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    September 01, 2007 - For example, bariatric surgeons do gastric bypass surgeries that in the last decade have exploded in

  11. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    January 01, 2017 - The Missing Abscess: Radiology Reads in the Digital Era January 1, 2017 Siegel EL. The Missing Abscess: Radiology Reads in the Digital Era. PSNet [internet]. 2017. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/missing-abscess-radiology-reads-digital-era Case Objectives Identify the most common complication of hysterectomy. Descr…

  12. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    June 01, 2025 - Failure to Rescue January 29, 2025 Tokareva I, Romano P. Failure to Rescue. PSNet [internet]. 2025. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/failure-rescue Updated in January 2025 by Irina Tokareva RN, BSN, MAS, CPHQ and Patrick Romano, MD, MPH. PSNet primers are regularly reviewed and updated to ensure that they reflect cur…

  13. Discharge Instructions in the PACU: Who Remembers? | PSNet

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    August 05, 2009 - Discharge Instructions in the PACU: Who Remembers? Citation Text: Engel KG. Discharge Instructions in the PACU: Who Remembers?. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2013. Copy Citation Format: Google Scholar B…

  14. Association of the 2011 ACGME resident duty hour reform with general surgery patient outcomes and with resident examination performance. | PSNet

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    September 09, 2015 - Study Classic Association of the 2011 ACGME resident duty hour reform with general surgery patient outcomes and with resident examination performance. Citation Text: Rajaram R, Chung JW, Jones AT, et al. Association of the 2011 ACGME resident duty hour reform wi…

  15. Hospital-acquired functional decline and clinical outcomes in older cardiac surgical patients: a multicenter prospective cohort study. | PSNet

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    February 06, 2019 - Study Hospital-acquired functional decline and clinical outcomes in older cardiac surgical patients: a multicenter prospective cohort study. Citation Text: Morisawa T, Saitoh M, Otsuka S, et al. Hospital-acquired functional decline and clinical outcomes in older cardiac surgical patients…

  16. Neurologic Disease | Digital Healthcare Research

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    January 01, 2024 - Neurologic Disease School-Based Tele-Physiatry Assistance for Rehabilitative and Therapeutic Services (STARS) for Children with Special Health Care Needs Living in Rural and Underserved Communities - Final Report Citation Marcin J. School-Based Tele-Physiatry Assistance for Re…

  17. Appendix E. Study Parameters | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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    April 01, 2018 - Proactive Risk Assessment of Surgical Site Infection in Ambulatory Surgery Centers Appendix E. Study Parameters Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Proactive Risk Assessment of Surgical Site Infection in Ambulatory Surgery Centers Executive Summary Chapter 1. Introduction Chapter 2. ST-P…

  18. Appendix C. Addressing Physician Concerns With the Checklist - Implementation Guide | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/implementation/implementation-guide/app-c.html
    May 01, 2017 - Appendix C. Addressing Physician Concerns With the Checklist - Implementation Guide Common Concern Response Explanation “I'm already safe, and I don't need to use a tool like the checklist.” “You are safe, but we think that something like this tool can help make the entire center better. I…

  19. About the Toolkit Development | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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    December 01, 2017 - About the Toolkit Development The toolkit was developed as part of the AHRQ Safety Program for Surgery, a national implementation project to reduce surgical site infections and other complications in hospitals. The 3-year project brought together subject matter experts and participating hospitals across the co…

  20. Early identification of epilepsy surgery candidates: A multicenter, machine learning study. | Digital Healthcare Research

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    January 01, 2023 - Early identification of epilepsy surgery candidates: A multicenter, machine learning study. Citation Wissel BD, Greiner HM, Glauser TA, Pestian JP, Kemme AJ, Santel D, Ficker DM, Mangano FT, Szczesniak RD, Dexheimer JW. Early identification of epilepsy surgery candidates: A multicenter, machine learni…
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