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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/development-trigger-tools-surveillance-adverse-events-ambulatory-surgery
October 01, 2014 - Development of trigger tools for surveillance of adverse events in ambulatory surgery. … Ambulatory surgery remains a relatively understudied area of patient safety. … Development of trigger tools for surveillance of adverse events in ambulatory surgery. … : the robotic-assisted surgery olympics. … March 29, 2023
Office-based surgery and patient outcomes.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-safety-plastic-surgery-identifying-areas-quality-improvement-efforts
November 01, 2017 - Study
Patient safety in plastic surgery: identifying areas for quality improvement … Patient safety in plastic surgery: identifying areas for quality improvement efforts. … Using AHRQ patient safety indicators , this study established that approximately 4% of plastic surgery … Patient safety in plastic surgery: identifying areas for quality improvement efforts. … June 29, 2016
Determinants of adverse events in vascular surgery.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/determining-safety-office-based-surgery-what-10-years-florida-data-and-6-years-alabama-data
October 04, 2011 - Study
Determining the safety of office-based surgery: what 10 years of Florida data … Determining the safety of office-based surgery: what 10 years of Florida data and 6 years of Alabama … Determining the safety of office-based surgery: what 10 years of Florida data and 6 years of Alabama … July 20, 2009
Office surgery incidents: what seven years of Florida data show us. … October 13, 2010
Detecting adverse events in dermatologic surgery.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/seeking-safer-surgery-some-states-crack-down-doctors-who-perform-unregulated-outpatient
August 17, 2016 - Newspaper/Magazine Article
Seeking a safer surgery: some states crack down on doctors … This article discusses growing legal oversight on outpatient surgery performed in physicians' offices … August 22, 2018
At surgery clinic, rush to save Joan Rivers's life. … September 24, 2014
Organ donor's surgery death sparks questions. … March 31, 2010
In just a flash, simple surgery can turn deadly.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/trainee-autonomy-and-patient-safety
November 03, 2021 - February 6, 2019
Opioid dependence and overdose after surgery: rate, risk factors, and … May 12, 2021
Readiness of US general surgery residents for independent practice. … Resources
Chief resident indirect supervision in training safety study: is a chief resident general … surgery service safe for patients? … May 1, 2019
Readiness of US general surgery residents for independent practice.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/integrating-simulation-surgery-teaching-tool-and-credentialing-standard
July 02, 2008 - Commentary
Integrating simulation in surgery as a teaching tool and credentialing … Integrating simulation in surgery as a teaching tool and credentialing standard. … Integrating simulation in surgery as a teaching tool and credentialing standard. … strategic approach to quality improvement and patient safety education and resident integration in a general … surgery residency.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/introducing-ahrq-ambulatory-surgery-center-survey-patient-safety-culture
October 06, 2016 - Meeting/Conference Proceedings
Introducing the AHRQ Ambulatory Surgery Center Survey … Citation Text:
Introducing the AHRQ Ambulatory Surgery Center Survey on Patient Safety Culture. … Ambulatory surgery centers have been the focus of patient safety concerns due to high-profile incidents … Survey , results of its pilot test, and insights from ambulatory surgery centers using the survey. … October 23, 2019
AHRQ's Safety Program for Ambulatory Surgery.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45957/psn-pdf
August 15, 2018 - Comparison of appendectomy outcomes between senior
general surgeons and general surgery residents. … Comparison of Appendectomy Outcomes Between Senior General
Surgeons and General Surgery Residents. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/comparison-appendectomy-outcomes-between-senior-general-surgeons-and-
general-surgery … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/comparison-appendectomy-outcomes-between-senior-general-surgeons-and-general-surgery … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/comparison-appendectomy-outcomes-between-senior-general-surgeons-and-general-surgery
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/outcomes-concurrent-operations-results-american-college-surgeons-national-surgical-quality
February 14, 2017 - these results are reassuring, there is a need for further study to determine the safety of concurrent surgery … February 14, 2017
Association of the 2011 ACGME resident duty hour reform with general … surgery patient outcomes and with resident examination performance. … May 6, 2020
Underlying reasons associated with hospital readmission following surgery … Quality Safety Program for Improving Surgical Care and Recovery: focus on anesthesiology for colorectal surgery
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/sops-ambulatory-surgery-center-survey-what-you-need-know
December 24, 2008 - Meeting/Conference Proceedings
SOPS Ambulatory Surgery Center Survey: What You Need … Citation Text:
SOPS Ambulatory Surgery Center Survey: What You Need to Know. … Ambulatory surgery centers (ASC) experience a variety of error types that can be exacerbated by poor … February 14, 2023
Quick Tips--When Planning for Surgery. … July 27, 2018
AHRQ's Safety Program for Ambulatory Surgery.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/intraoperative-adverse-events-and-related-postoperative-complications-spine-surgery
March 20, 2013 - Intraoperative adverse events and related postoperative complications in spine surgery … Citation Text:
Intraoperative adverse events and related postoperative complications in spine surgery … following hip surgery. … May 8, 2013
Handover after pediatric heart surgery: a simple tool improves information … June 1, 2011
Spinal surgery and patient safety: a systems approach.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/team-based-care-changing-face-cardiothoracic-surgery
October 07, 2013 - Review
Team-based care: the changing face of cardiothoracic surgery. … Team-Based Care: The Changing Face of Cardiothoracic Surgery. … This review focuses on cardiothoracic surgery and the need for team approaches to enhance the safety … Team-Based Care: The Changing Face of Cardiothoracic Surgery. … April 19, 2017
Patient safety science in cardiothoracic surgery: an overview.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-safety-improvement-interventions-childrens-surgery-systematic-review
March 14, 2012 - Review
Patient safety improvement interventions in children's surgery: a systematic … Patient safety improvement interventions in children's surgery: A systematic review. … This systematic review evaluated the patient safety evidence associated with pediatric surgery . … Patient safety improvement interventions in children's surgery: A systematic review. … July 2, 2014
Patient handover from surgery to intensive care: using Formula 1 pit-stop
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/universal-protocol-preventing-wrong-site-wrong-procedure-wrong-person-surgery
May 30, 2012 - Citation Text:
Universal Protocol for Preventing Wrong Site, Wrong Procedure, Wrong Person Surgery. … According to an AHRQ-supported study , wrong-site surgery occurred at a rate of approximately 1 per … to improve teamwork and decrease the overall risk of wrong-site surgery. … November 10, 2010
Operating room briefings and wrong-site surgery. … July 28, 2010
Doing the "right" things to correct wrong-site surgery.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49687/psn-pdf
August 21, 2013 - The Commentary
Emergency general surgery is common and has significantly greater morbidity and mortality … Emergency surgery makes up around 50% of the general surgery workload but accounts for
80%–90% of all … Little evidence exists regarding diagnosis and decision making for emergency general surgery, but as … Emergency general surgery, and emergency laparotomy in particular, has high mortality and is prone to … Variation in quality of care after emergency
general surgery procedures in the elderly.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/supplemental-perioperative-oxygen-and-risk-surgical-wound-infection-randomized-controlled
March 09, 2022 - The randomized-controlled trial of 300 elective colorectal surgery patients demonstrated that 80% fraction … Author(s)
Predictive power of the "trigger tool" for the detection of adverse events in general … surgery: a multicenter observational validation study. … February 14, 2024
Surgery is in itself a risk factor for the patient. … August 9, 2018
The preventive surgical site infection bundle in colorectal surgery: an
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/individual-surgeon-mortality-rates-can-outliers-be-detected-national-utility-analysis
October 27, 2021 - A past WebM&M commentary discussed variation in outcomes with regard to emergency surgery. … July 29, 2020
Quantifying and characterizing adverse events in dermatologic surgery. … May 31, 2017
Underreporting of robotic surgery complications. … Continuous monitoring of adverse events: influence on the quality of care and the incidence of errors in general … surgery.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/impact-resident-participation-surgical-operations-postoperative-outcomes-national-surgical
November 16, 2022 - Resident participation in surgery is important for education purposes, but tensions exist between … database to compare postoperative outcomes for patients with and without resident participation in surgery … Related Resources
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/impact-video-games-training-surgeons-21st-century
October 19, 2022 - This study evaluated the performance of surgical residents on a training program for laparoscopic surgery … October 19, 2022
Readiness of US general surgery residents for independent practice. … More
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Educational targets to reduce medication errors by general … surgery residents. … , 2009
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/association-state-opioid-duration-limits-postoperative-opioid-prescribing
April 18, 2019 - April 18, 2019
Persistent opioid use among pediatric patients after surgery. … March 3, 2019
Association of opioid prescribing with opioid consumption after surgery … November 23, 2024
Impact of automated alerts on discharge opioid overprescribing after general … surgery. … Room
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