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  1. Toolkit Materials | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/surgery/materials.html
    December 01, 2017 - Toolkit Materials Toolkit To Promote Safe Surgery The products consist of two guides, supplemental … Guides Applying CUSP To Promote Safe Surgery ( PDF , 508 KB) This guide provides an overview of

  2. Surgical site infections in colon surgery: the patient, the procedure, the hospital, and the surgeon. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/surgical-site-infections-colon-surgery-patient-procedure-hospital-and-surgeon
    February 19, 2020 - Study Surgical site infections in colon surgery: the patient, the procedure, the … Surgical site infections in colon surgery: the patient, the procedure, the hospital, and the surgeon. … Surgical site infections in colon surgery: the patient, the procedure, the hospital, and the surgeon. … See More About The Topic Operating Room Physicians Quality and Safety Professionals General … Surgery Surgical Site Infections View More

  3. Spotlight Case July 2008 (ppt file)

    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

  4. Integrating simulation in surgery as a teaching tool and credentialing standard. | PSNet

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    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.

  5. A new professionalism? Surgical residents, duty hours restrictions, and shift transitions. | PSNet

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    October 19, 2022 - This survey of general surgery residents found that most are struggling with balancing duty hour requirements … July 13, 2016 Readiness of US general surgery residents for independent practice. … About The Topic Operating Room Physicians Quality and Safety Professionals Educators General … Surgery View More

  6. Wrong-side/wrong-site, wrong-procedure, and wrong-patient adverse events: are they preventable? | PSNet

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    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.

  7. Distracting communications in the operating theatre. | PSNet

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    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.

  8. Striving for a zero-error patient surgical journey through adoption of aviation-style challenge and response flow checklists: a quality improvement project. | PSNet

    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

  9. The surgical safety checklist and patient outcomes after surgery: a prospective observational cohort study, systematic review and meta-analysis. | PSNet

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    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.

  10. User Guide: Surgery Flag Software For Services and Procedures V2023.1 (pdf file)

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/toolssoftware/surgeryflags_svcproc/SF-SvcProc-User-Guide-v2023-1.pdf
    February 01, 2024 - SURGERY FLAGS SOFTWARE FOR SERVICES AND PROCEDURES? … AND PROCEDURES Definition of Surgery Flags The Surgery Flags Software-Services and Procedures tool … Surgery Flags to Data To download, modify, and run the software to apply the Surgery Flags Software-Services … INTRODUCTION DESCRIPTION OF THE SURGERY FLAGS SOFTWARE-SERVICES AND PROCEDURES Definition of Surgery … Add Surgery Flags to Data Table 2.

  11. Improving Communication and Teamwork in the Surgical Environment

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/implementation/implementation-guide/appendix-k-blank-template.pptx
    June 02, 2025 - in the Surgical Environment Quality Improvement Study Template Ambulatory Surgery … Center AHRQ Safety Program for Ambulatory Surgery Implementation Guide Appendix K. … Study Framework Quality Improvement Study Template | ‹#› AHRQ Safety Program for Ambulatory Surgery … statement here> Quality Improvement Study Template | ‹#› AHRQ Safety Program for Ambulatory Surgery … Preventionist Quality Improvement Study Template | ‹#› AHRQ Safety Program for Ambulatory Surgery

  12. Surgeon, Heal Thyself: Optimising Surgical Performance by Managing Stress. | PSNet

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    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 See More About The Topic Operating Room Health Care Providers Surgery

  13. Consensus bundle on prevention of surgical site infections after major gynecologic surgery. | PSNet

    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.

  14. Final Progress Report: Preventing Opioid Misuse Through Safe Opioid Use Agreements Between Patients and Surgical Providers (PROMISE-ME) (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-11/stulberg-report.pdf
    January 01, 2024 - adults (at least 18 years of age), any gender, who spoke English or Spanish and were undergoing a general … surgery procedure with a high likelihood of receiving an opioid prescription. … The general surgery clinic schedules were screened daily to identify potential patients for the study … Procedure Minor General Surgery 71 (50%) 37 (49%) 34 (50%) Ref Major MIS 59 (41%) 33 (44% … The opioid epidemic: impact on orthopaedic surgery.

  15. Association between operative autonomy of surgical residents and patient outcomes. | PSNet

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    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

  16. Change log for Surgery Flags Software for Services and Procedures, v2024.1 (xls file)

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/toolssoftware/surgeryflags_svcproc/SurgeryFlags_Services_Procedures_v2024-1/SF-SvcProc-ChgLg-v20231-v20241.xlsx
    July 01, 2024 - Change log for Surgery Flags Software for Services and Procedures, v2024.1 Table_of_Contents This Excel … file enumerates the changes between the following releases of the Surgery Flags for Services and Procedures … v2023.1 (released March 2024) to v2024.1 (released July 2024) Table of Contents Comparison of the surgery … flag assignments by type of HCPCS Level I (CPT) codes v2023.1 surgery flag assignments versus v2024.1 … The comparison of the difference between software versions was performed at the level of surgery flag

  17. Instructional Modules | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/surgery/modules/index.html
    December 01, 2017 - Instructional Modules Toolkit To Promote Safe Surgery Fifteen instructional modules cover topics … Onboarding Implementation Sustainability Onboarding Overview of the Improvement Model—Safe Surgery … MB) Facilitator notes ( Word , 7.49 MB) Science of Safety Training & Identifying Defects—Safe Surgery … 6.55 MB) Facilitator notes ( Word , 8.94 MB) Auditing Your Briefing and Debriefing Process—Safe Surgery … PowerPoint , 1.47 MB) Facilitator Notes ( Word , 2.62 MB) Premortem for Sustainability—Safe Surgery

  18. Appendix E | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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    April 01, 2018 - 411 Identification Errors 18 443  -- Wrong Patient 7 444  -- Wrong-Site Surgery … 37 352  ---- Cardiothoracic Surgery 0 353  ---- General Surgery 1 354   … ---- Neurosurgery 0 356  ---- Orthopedic Surgery 1 355  ---- Otolaryngology 0 … 357  ---- Pediatric Surgery 1 358  ---- Plastic Surgery 0 359  ---- Surgical … Oncology 0 360  ---- Urology 0 371  ---- Vascular Surgery 0 361 Nursing

  19. Surgery Flag Software For Services and Procedures Change Log V2023.1 (xls file)

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/toolssoftware/surgeryflags_svcproc/SF-SvcProc-ChgLg-v20221-v20231.xlsx
    March 01, 2024 - Surgery Flag Software For Services and Procedures Change Log V2023.1 Table_of_Contents This Excel file … enumerates the changes between the following releases of the Surgery Flags for Services and Procedures … v2022.1 (released May 2022) to v2023.1 (released March 2024) Table of Contents Comparison of the surgery … flag assignments by type of HCPCS Level I (CPT) codes v2022.1 surgery flag assignments versus v2023.1 … The comparison of the difference between software versions was performed at the level of surgery flag

  20. CHIPRA 235: Appendix B: Examination of Credentials for Identified Specialists (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/availability/chipra-235-appendix-b.pdf
    September 01, 2015 - cardiology 43 2 50% Pediatric cardiology 44 55 67% Pediatric cardiology 45 38 29% General … surgery, thoracic cardiovascular surgery NPPES=cardiothoracic vascular surgery 46 40 3% 5 0% Pediatrics … neurology - psychiatry 32 459 0% Psychiatry NPPES-neurology; state=general practice 33 340 24% General … Surgery, Vascular Surgery NPPES=vascular and interventional radiology 34 10 60% 26 92% Audiology … , facial plastic and reconstructive surgery 14 368 6% 359 8% Plastic surgery NPPES=plastic surgery
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