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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/striving-zero-error-patient-surgical-journey-through-adoption-aviation-style-challenge-and
July 10, 2017 - This study describes the introduction of perioperative checklists at a pediatric ambulatory surgery … Effects of duty hour restrictions on core competencies, education, quality of life, and burnout among general … surgery interns. … Implementation of a parent-centered approach to the preinduction checklist in pediatric surgery … August 28, 2019
Surgical safety checklists in children's surgery: surgeons' attitudes
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/distracting-communications-operating-theatre
August 18, 2017 - has implicated poor communication between team members as a possible factor in adverse events during surgery … to further characterize suboptimal communication patterns by using psychologists to directly observe general … surgery cases. … May 25, 2011
Engineering the system of communication for safer surgery. … May 11, 2011
Defining the technical skills of teamwork in surgery.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/wrong-sidewrong-site-wrong-procedure-and-wrong-patient-adverse-events-are-they-preventable
February 24, 2011 - approximately 1 case per 112,000 surgeries, but WSPEs may occur in the outpatient setting or in ambulatory surgery … October 19, 2022
Readiness of US general surgery residents for independent practice. … hazards of transfusion: evaluating the dangers of a wrong patient autologous salvaged blood in cardiac surgery … April 26, 2023
Statement on the prevention of retained foreign bodies after surgery … March 28, 2011
Operating room briefings and wrong-site surgery.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/surgical-safety-checklist-and-patient-outcomes-after-surgery-prospective-observational-cohort
May 28, 2015 - Classic
The surgical safety checklist and patient outcomes after surgery … The surgical safety checklist and patient outcomes after surgery: a prospective observational cohort … The surgical safety checklist and patient outcomes after surgery: a prospective observational cohort … 23, 2019
Effect of day of the week on short- and long-term mortality after emergency general … surgery.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44549/psn-pdf
October 14, 2015 - Initial assessment of patient handoff in accredited general
surgery residency programs in the United … Initial assessment of patient handoff in accredited general
surgery residency programs in the United … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/initial-assessment-patient-handoff-accredited-general-surgery-residency- … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/initial-assessment-patient-handoff-accredited-general-surgery-residency-programs-united … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/initial-assessment-patient-handoff-accredited-general-surgery-residency-programs-united
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/rates-surgical-consultations-after-emergency-department-admission-black-and-white-medicare
February 10, 2021 - data identified disparities between Black and White patients in receipt of consults for emergency surgery … 2023
The physiology of failure: identifying risk factors for mortality in emergency general … surgery patients using a regional health system integrated electronic medical record. … See More About The Topic
Researchers
Emergency Departments
Emergency Medicine
General … Surgery
Epidemiology of Errors and Adverse Events
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/associations-workflow-disruptions-operating-room-surgical-outcomes-systematic-review-and
April 03, 2019 - evidence base and provided recommendations for future research on the effects of flow disruptions in surgery … Impact of weekend effect on postoperative mortality in patients undergoing emergency General … surgery procedures: meta-analysis of prospectively maintained national databases across the world. … View More
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Researchers
Operating Room
General … Surgery
Surgical Complications
Interruptions and distractions
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/surgeon-heal-thyself-optimising-surgical-performance-managing-stress
November 10, 2017 - Stress , information overload, and high-risk decisions are prevalent in surgery. … February 17, 2011
Detecting adverse events in dermatologic surgery. … Continuous monitoring of adverse events: influence on the quality of care and the incidence of errors in general … surgery. … View More
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Operating Room
Health Care Providers
Surgery
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/import/webmm.ahrq.gov.302_slideshow.ppt
June 01, 2013 - 7
Background: Emergency Surgery
Emergency general surgery is common and has significantly greater morbidity … and mortality than elective surgery
Emergency surgery makes up around 50% of general surgery workload … Variation in quality of care after emergency general surgery procedures in the elderly. … A multi-method analysis of decision-making in emergency surgery. … their role resulted in significant improvement in process reliability during admission of emergency general
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43801/psn-pdf
August 02, 2015 - Association of the 2011 ACGME resident duty hour reform
with general surgery patient outcomes and with … Association of the 2011 ACGME resident duty hour reform with
general surgery patient outcomes and with … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/association-2011-acgme-resident-duty-hour-reform-general-surgery-patient … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/association-2011-acgme-resident-duty-hour-reform-general-surgery-patient-outcomes-and … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/association-2011-acgme-resident-duty-hour-reform-general-surgery-patient-outcomes-and
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/should-operations-be-regionalized-empirical-relation-between-surgical-volume-and-mortality
August 04, 2021 - Mortality associated with open-heart surgery, vascular surgery, transurethral resection of the prostate … September 28, 2010
Readiness of US general surgery residents for independent practice … May 5, 2010
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Hospitals
Surgery
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/round-trip-service
April 26, 2023 - The surgery was scheduled within 2 weeks, at a fraction of the cost to the patient of domestic surgery … Approximately 2 weeks after the surgery, when the patient was back home, he developed acute pain and … , some cardiac surgery, weight-loss surgery, cosmetic plastic surgery, dental surgery, and infertility … McGrath, MD, MPH Professor of Surgery, Division of Plastic Surgery University of California, San Francisco … America's new refugees—seeking affordable surgery offshore. N Engl J Med. 2006;355:1637-1640.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/consensus-bundle-prevention-surgical-site-infections-after-major-gynecologic-surgery
January 15, 2014 - Consensus bundle on prevention of surgical site infections after major gynecologic surgery … Consensus Bundle on Prevention of Surgical Site Infections After Major Gynecologic Surgery. … Consensus Bundle on Prevention of Surgical Site Infections After Major Gynecologic Surgery. … January 15, 2014
Readiness of US general surgery residents for independent practice. … June 13, 2018
Toolkit to Promote Safe Surgery.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/association-between-operative-autonomy-surgical-residents-and-patient-outcomes
September 09, 2020 - August 10, 2022
A national mixed-methods evaluation of preparedness for general surgery … February 5, 2020
Guidelines for opioid prescribing in children and adolescents after surgery … May 1, 2019
Readiness of US general surgery residents for independent practice. … February 14, 2017
Current issues in patient safety in surgery: a review. … April 11, 2012
Resident duty hours in surgery for ensuring patient safety, providing
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36774/psn-pdf
July 14, 2010 - Patient harm in general surgery--a prospective study.
July 14, 2010
Kaul AK, McCulloch PG. … Patient Harm in General Surgery-A Prospective Study. J Patient Saf. 2008;3(1). … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-harm-general-surgery-prospective-study
The investigators found … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-harm-general-surgery-prospective-study
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/walk-inside-have-surgery-it-safe
January 02, 2008 - Newspaper/Magazine Article
Walk inside, have surgery. … Citation Text:
Walk inside, have surgery. But is it safe? Brooks A. … August 24, 2016
At surgery clinic, rush to save Joan Rivers's life. … August 5, 2009
In just a flash, simple surgery can turn deadly. … Risk Managers
Quality and Safety Professionals
Patients
Surgery
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-safety-it-takes-team
April 08, 2020 - October 15, 2018
Statement on the prevention of retained foreign bodies after surgery … October 16, 2018
Quick Tips--When Planning for Surgery. … March 24, 2016
Tips for Safer Surgery. … May 4, 2015
Ensuring Correct Surgery. … Room
Patients
Orthopedic Surgery
Surgical Complications
View More
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/managing-risks-concurrent-surgeries
September 24, 2017 - Related Resources From the Same Author(s)
The evolving story of overlapping surgery … September 24, 2017
Association of overlapping surgery with perioperative outcomes. … , 2019
Perspective
The Evolution of Patient Safety in Surgery … October 3, 2017
The evolving story of overlapping surgery. … See More About The Topic
Operating Room
Facility and Group Administrators
Surgery
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/association-coworker-reports-about-unprofessional-behavior-surgeons-surgical-complications
June 27, 2018 - academic medical centers who had coworker reports of unprofessional behavior in the 3 years before a surgery … were more likely to have patients experience both medical and surgical complications after the surgery … 2020
Predictive power of the "trigger tool" for the detection of adverse events in general … surgery: a multicenter observational validation study. … phenomenological analysis of vulnerability as experienced by patients with complications following surgery
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/evaluation-effectiveness-surgical-checklist-medicare-patients
January 13, 2016 - This study examined the effects of the Keystone Surgery program, a statewide effort in Michigan hospitals … mortality, complication rates, reoperations, or readmissions for hospitals participating in Keystone Surgery … A checklist-based intervention to improve surgical outcomes in Michigan: evaluation of the Keystone Surgery … August 2, 2015
Readiness of US general surgery residents for independent practice. … August 2, 2015
Surgical team member assessment of the safety of surgery practice in 38