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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/improving-safety-and-quality-care-enhanced-teamwork-through-operating-room-briefings
May 11, 2019 - This commentary explores the use of briefings both before and after surgery, evidence regarding their … May 6, 2020
Association of the 2011 ACGME resident duty hour reform with general surgery … June 13, 2018
Current challenges and future perspectives for patient safety in surgery … March 12, 2014
Retained surgical items and minimally invasive surgery. … September 28, 2011
Human factors in surgery: from Three Mile Island to the operating
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/deviation-preoperative-surgical-and-anaesthetic-care-plan-associated-increased-risk-adverse
August 20, 2018 - anaesthetic care plan is associated with increased risk of adverse intraoperative events in major abdominal surgery … anaesthetic care plan is associated with increased risk of adverse intraoperative events in major abdominal surgery … agreed upon perioperative care plan were associated with an increased risk of adverse events during surgery … Download Citation
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Readiness of US general … surgery residents for independent practice.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/using-near-misses-analysis-prevent-wrong-site-surgery
April 24, 2018 - Study
Using "near misses" analysis to prevent wrong-site surgery. … Using "near misses" analysis to prevent wrong-site surgery. … Using "near misses" analysis to prevent wrong-site surgery. … December 19, 2018
Readiness of US general surgery residents for independent practice. … June 15, 2011
Operating room briefings and wrong-site surgery.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/introduction-sts-national-database-series-outcomes-analysis-quality-improvement-and-patient
August 04, 2021 - Thoracic Surgeons National Database to aid in understanding patient safety hazards in cardiothoracic surgery … June 3, 2020
Readiness of US general surgery residents for independent practice. … November 9, 2022
Starting elective cardiac surgery after 3 pm does not impact patient … November 6, 2019
Patient safety science in cardiothoracic surgery: an overview. … February 25, 2015
Cardiac surgery errors: results from the UK National Reporting and
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-09/fowler-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - To define the learning curve for complex laparoscopic surgery. … A small number of fellowships in complex GI surgery (typically
focusing on minimally invasive surgery … , liver and pancreas surgery, or bariatric
surgery) existed at that time, but there was no organized … The
majority of fellowships focus on minimally invasive general surgery and/or
bariatric surgery, although … Global Operative Assessment of Laparoscopic Surgery (GOALS) tool.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/factors-associated-hospital-admission-after-outpatient-surgery-veterans-health-administration
August 17, 2018 - Study
Factors associated with hospital admission after outpatient surgery in the … Factors Associated with Hospital Admission after Outpatient Surgery in the Veterans Health Administration … with increased risk for complications following hip surgery. … study of the frequency, severity, and etiology of failures in postoperative care after major elective general … surgery.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/checklist-based-intervention-improve-surgical-outcomes-michigan-evaluation-keystone-surgery
May 01, 2015 - A checklist-based intervention to improve surgical outcomes in Michigan: evaluation of the Keystone Surgery … A checklist-based intervention to improve surgical outcomes in Michigan: evaluation of the Keystone Surgery … This study evaluated the effect of the Keystone Surgery program, which combined an evidence-based checklist … April 15, 2015
Readiness of US general surgery residents for independent practice. … March 3, 2021
Quality improvement in ambulatory surgery centers: a major national effort
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/handoffs-and-transitions-care-systematic-review-meta-analysis-and-practice-management
September 23, 2020 - systematic review, meta-analysis, and practice management guideline from the Eastern Association for the Surgery … systematic review, meta-analysis, and practice management guideline from the Eastern Association for the Surgery … This review analyzed research on standardized handoffs in acute care surgery, which includes trauma … , emergency general surgery, and surgical critical care. … systematic review, meta-analysis, and practice management guideline from the Eastern Association for the Surgery
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/retained-foreign-bodies-after-surgery
November 23, 2011 - Study
Retained foreign bodies after surgery. … Retained Foreign Bodies After Surgery. … Retained Foreign Bodies After Surgery. … September 29, 2011
Risk factors for retained instruments and sponges after surgery. … March 3, 2011
Incidence, patterns, and prevention of wrong-site surgery.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/documentation-drug-allergy-drug-chart-patients-presenting-surgery
August 20, 2018 - Documentation of drug allergy on drug chart in patients presenting for surgery. … Documentation of drug allergy on drug chart in patients presenting for surgery. … Download Citation
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Readiness of US general … surgery residents for independent practice. … Reflections on incident reporting in a department of pediatric surgery.
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/stpra/stpraapa3.html
April 01, 2018 - In previous studies, use of a 2% chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) no-rinse cloth reduced SSI rates in general … surgery patients. … The surveillance was initiated on general and vascular surgery patients, followed by orthopedic surgery … , neurosurgery, plastic surgery and burns, cardiac surgery, thoracic surgery, urology, ear, nose, and … throat surgery, and maxillofacial surgery patients.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/emergency-error
January 18, 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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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol4/Hundt.pdf
January 01, 2003 - Outpatient Surgery and Patient Safety—The Patient’s Voice
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Outpatient Surgery and Patient Safety … • Surgery appropriately performed (correct-site surgery) and clinically
accurate. … surgery (86 percent). … for subsequent surgery. … Participant satisfaction with surgery
Satisfaction with surgery
Satisfaction with surgery experience
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/association-surgical-resident-wellness-medical-errors-and-patient-outcomes
November 20, 2019 - This cross-sectional survey of general surgery residents to assessed resident wellness and self-reported … November 20, 2019
A national mixed-methods evaluation of preparedness for general surgery … September 9, 2015
Prevalence, types, and sources of bullying reported by US general surgery … November 3, 2015
Association of the 2011 ACGME resident duty hour reform with general … surgery patient outcomes and with resident examination performance.
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/toolssoftware/surgflags/surgeryflags.jsp
October 01, 2017 - The ICD-9-CM and CPT portions of the Surgery Flags Software were separated to create two Surgery Flags … for the Surgery Flag Software for ICD-9-CM
Publications Using the Surgery Flag Software
For More … Return to Contents
Description of the Surgery Flags Software for ICD-9-CM
The Surgery … Emergency general surgery transfers in the United States: a 10-year analysis. … World Journal of Surgery .
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/postoperative-video-debriefing-reduces-technical-errors-laparoscopic-surgery
March 14, 2022 - Postoperative video debriefing reduces technical errors in laparoscopic surgery. … Postoperative video debriefing reduces technical errors in laparoscopic surgery. … learning and improvement: a two-year experience with the reporting of morbidity and mortality cases by general … surgery residents. … 2010
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/hospital-and-procedure-incidence-pediatric-retained-surgical-items
December 02, 2020 - 2021
Predictive power of the "trigger tool" for the detection of adverse events in general … surgery: a multicenter observational validation study. … February 3, 2021
Persistent opioid use among pediatric patients after surgery. … November 29, 2017
Wrong-site surgery, retained surgical items, and surgical fires: a … May 26, 2016
Nontechnical skills in pediatric surgery: factors influencing operative
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/hospitals-cultures-entrapment-re-analysis-bristol-royal-infirmary
May 21, 2019 - postoperative mortality, surgeons at the Bristol Royal Infirmary continued to perform pediatric cardiac surgery … June 12, 2018
A national mixed-methods evaluation of preparedness for general surgery … September 2, 2020
Wrong-site surgery. … National Aeronautics and Space Administration "threat and error" model applied to pediatric cardiac surgery … July 6, 2011
Ferrari's Formula One handovers and handovers from surgery to intensive
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/predictors-hospital-postoperative-opioid-overdose-after-major-elective-operations-nationally
March 17, 2021 - January 25, 2017
Inappropriate opioid prescription after surgery. … February 8, 2023
Inappropriate prescribing of opioids for patients undergoing surgery … June 19, 2019
Inappropriate opioid prescription after surgery. … study of the frequency, severity, and etiology of failures in postoperative care after major elective general … surgery.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/838012/psn-pdf
September 07, 2022 - The physiology of failure: identifying risk factors for
mortality in emergency general surgery patients … The physiology of failure: identifying risk factors for
mortality in emergency general surgery patients … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/physiology-failure-identifying-risk-factors-mortality-emergency-general-surgery … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/physiology-failure-identifying-risk-factors-mortality-emergency-general-surgery-patients … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/physiology-failure-identifying-risk-factors-mortality-emergency-general-surgery-patients