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181. Patient Safety in the Ambulatory Care Setting | PSNet
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     April 27, 2022 - This process, known as the “diagnostic referral loop,” helps clinicians select the best treatment options … to follow up on laboratory findings, can lead to missed or delayed diagnoses, subsequent delays in treatment … , or even erroneous treatment, any of which may lead to patient harm. … they can also include potentially lethal failures in communication that prevent or delay lifesaving treatments … errors and missed or delayed diagnostic opportunities undermine the benefit of early diagnosis and treatment

182. Ectopic or Not? | PSNet
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     March 27, 2024 - Some practitioners prefer surgical therapy to treatment with methotrexate in patients with more than … our institution, the presence of blood in the pelvis is not considered a contraindication to medical therapy … and benefits of treatment, the expected course and duration of treatment, as well as the importance … with methotrexate; such pain does not necessarily represent failure of medical therapy. … Management of separation pain after single-dose methotrexate therapy for ectopic pregnancy.

183. A Fatal Twist in Pseudohyperkalemia | PSNet
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     February 10, 2021 - The patient also received treatment for hyperkalemia with albuterol, intravenous calcium, insulin with … potassium <3.5 mEq/L, can be caused by decreased intake, renal and gastrointestinal losses (e.g., diuretic therapy … to assess response and guide subsequent therapy. … Pharmacological treatment of acquired QT prolongation and torsades de pointes. … Polymorphic ventricular tachycardia: terminology, mechanism, diagnosis, and emergency therapy.

184. Enabling sustained communication with patients for safe and effective management of oral chemotherapy: a longitudinal ethnography. | PSNet
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     October 14, 2020 - June 14, 2019 Impact of oncology drug shortages on chemotherapy treatment. … May 1, 2019 Patient involvement in evaluation of safety in oral antineoplastic treatment

185. Evaluation of electronic health record implementation on pharmacist interventions related to oral chemotherapy management. | PSNet
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     January 25, 2023 - March 1, 2023 Use of therapeutic outcomes monitoring method for performing of pharmaceutical … impact of pharmacological/pharmaceutical care on medication safety and patient-reported outcomes during treatment … May 19, 2014 Minimising treatment-associated risks in systemic cancer therapy.

186. Physician use of stigmatizing language in patient medical records. | PSNet
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     June 06, 2021 - June 30, 2021 Assessment of overuse of medical tests and treatments at US hospitals using … October 25, 2011 Unequal Treatment: Confronting Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health

187. Approaches to improving patient safety in integrated care: a scoping review. | PSNet
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     May 18, 2022 - WebM&M Cases Sepsis Resulting from Delays in Treatment … WebM&M Cases Culture Clash No More: Integration and Coordination of Disease Treatment

188. Measuring and improving diagnostic safety in primary care: addressing the “twin” pandemics of diagnostic error and clinician burnout. | PSNet
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     September 07, 2022 - August 20, 2018 Training in safe opioid prescribing and treatment of opioid use disorder … The woman who cried pain: do sex-based disparities still exist in the experience and treatment

189. Does lean management improve patient safety culture? An extensive evaluation of safety culture in a radiotherapy institute. | PSNet
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     December 05, 2018 - 2018 Does compliance to patient safety tasks improve and sustain when radiotherapy treatment … January 8, 2018 Compliance to technical guidelines for radiotherapy treatment in relation

190. Unintended exposure in radiotherapy: identification of prominent causes. | PSNet
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     May 01, 2003 - of Cancer July 31, 2023 Chasing zero harm in radiation oncology: using pre-treatment … August 10, 2011 Compliance to technical guidelines for radiotherapy treatment in relation … The use of human factors methods to identify and mitigate safety issues in radiation therapy

191. Identifying safety practices perceived as low value: an exploratory survey of healthcare staff in the United Kingdom and Australia. | PSNet
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     February 03, 2021 - Reducing low-value tests and treatments has been a focus of patient safety efforts, but less attention … October 19, 2022 What do patients and their carers do to support the safety of cancer treatment

192. Radiation offers new cures, and ways to do harm. | PSNet
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     January 20, 2010 - this news feature investigates patient deaths and injuries following mistakes related to radiation treatment … The journalists discuss the number of radiation therapy errors in New York and reveal that state law

193. Mistakes We Make in Dialysis. | PSNet
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     April 04, 2018 - Insufficient application of new evidence to inform treatment decisions can hinder safe care delivery

194. The Life and Death of Elizabeth Dixon: A Catalyst for Change. | PSNet
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     November 16, 2022 - Missed diagnosis of a dangerous condition in utero, treatment errors , lack of response to concerns

195. Optimizing Pediatric Patient Safety in the Emergency Care Setting. | PSNet
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     March 15, 2023 - Innovations Algorithm-Based Decision Support System Guides Trauma Staff During Initial Treatment

196. A health system that won't learn from its mistakes. | PSNet
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     October 26, 2022 - Communication failures due to hierarchy and silos create opportunities for adverse medication and treatment

197. FDA Advise-ERR: reported medication errors with Veklury (remdesivir) emergency use authorization. | PSNet
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     July 01, 2020 - involving the preparation, administration, and storage of two formulations of the investigational COVID-19 treatment

198. The Report of the Manitoba Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Inquest: An Inquiry into Twelve Deaths at the Winnipeg Health Sciences Center in 1994. | PSNet
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     October 05, 2022 - from a pediatric cardiac unit revealed flaws in the recruitment process, quality assurance mechanisms, treatment

199. Prevent errors during emergency use of hypertonic sodium chloride solutions. | PSNet
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     March 10, 2021 - Delays in diagnosis and treatment during life-threatening emergencies such as strokes can result in … changes in older people with multimorbidity: a multicentre mixed-methods study embedded in the OPtimising thERapy

200. Patients and relatives as auditors of safe practices in oncology and hematology day hospitals. | PSNet
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     April 22, 2020 - impact of pharmacological/pharmaceutical care on medication safety and patient-reported outcomes during treatment … December 16, 2020 Patient involvement in evaluation of safety in oral antineoplastic treatment