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141. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     January 09, 2019 - Key recommendations include low-molecular-weight heparin as the preferred agent when medication prophylaxis

142. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     May 11, 2019 - evaluation-electronic-dosing-calculator-reduce-pediatric-medication-errors Pediatric medication dosing is often weight-based

143. Managing Complexity in Diagnosis: Life-threatening Complications after Gastric Bypass Surgery. | PSNet
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     September 25, 2019 - vomiting, and she reported losing 100 pounds since her bypass surgery (i.e., several times the expected weight … The procedure appears to have had its intended effect: the patient lost a significant amount of weight … , although the rate of weight loss was more than intended or recommended. … presents with nausea, vomiting, and ongoing inability to tolerate oral intake with significant, rapid weight … problem representation is the same, new information has been added to the frame, including profound weight

144. Medication errors in emergency departments: a systematic review and meta-analysis of prevalence and severity | PSNet
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     April 02, 2014 - Dangerous Combination April 24, 2024 WebM&M Cases Weight … August 9, 2023 Weight and size descriptors for drug dosing: too many options and too

145. Reducing emergency department charting and ordering errors with a room number watermark on the electronic medical record display. | PSNet
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     November 22, 2017 - Download Citation Related Resources From the Same Author(s) Pediatric weight … and Customized Alert Settings Help Improve Management of Sepsis May 31, 2023 Weight

146. Periodic Issue | PSNet
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     August 28, 2024 - WebM&M Cases Don’t Wait to Collect an Accurate Weight: A Case of Subtherapeutic Insulin Therapy … Later, it was discovered that an incorrect weight was used to calculate her insulin drip rate, based … on a guessed weight provided by the patient upon admission. … Once her actual weight was used to adjust treatment, her DKA resolved rapidly within 12 hours. … discusses how human factors engineering and electronic health record (EHR) functionalities can optimize weight

147. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     March 16, 2025 - New practices highlighted in 2025 focus on weight-based dosing, vaccine preparation and technology use

148. Vial Mistakes Involving Heparin | PSNet
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     May 11, 2014 - that 48% standardized units/hr for infusion pump programming, 23% used units/kg/hr, and 29% used both weight … - and non–weight-based dosing. … smart IV pumps (computerized IV infusion pumps with dose-error – reduction software [DERS]) with both weight … - and non–weight-based heparin selections had a four-fold higher incidence of averted programming errors … Standardize all heparin loading and maintenance doses on either weight-based or non–weight-based dosing

149. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     August 28, 2019 - numerous causes for prescribing errors in pediatrics, including dosing errors related to the need for weight-based

150. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2006 - Although acetaminophen labeling (Figure 2) provides guidelines on appropriate dosing, they are not weight … But even weight-based labeling would not be a panacea, since it relies on accurate calculations that … To minimize acetaminophen drug toxicity, encourage weight-based dosing of 10-15 mg/kg/dose and do not … Weight-based administration of acetaminophen is crucial in preventing supratherapeutic dosing.

151. Periodic Issue | PSNet
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     September 25, 2024 - WebM&M Cases Don’t Wait to Collect an Accurate Weight: A Case of Subtherapeutic Insulin Therapy … Later, it was discovered that an incorrect weight was used to calculate her insulin drip rate, based … on a guessed weight provided by the patient upon admission. … Once her actual weight was used to adjust treatment, her DKA resolved rapidly within 12 hours. … discusses how human factors engineering and electronic health record (EHR) functionalities can optimize weight

152. Spotlight Case July 2008 (ppt file)
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     February 01, 2010 - The girl had been overweight for most of her childhood and continued to gain weight in her early teen … diabetes mellitus (T1DM) and T2DM present with symptoms of hyperglycemia including polyuria, polydipsia, weight … Overweight children and adolescents BMI > 85th percentile for age and sex; weight for height > 85th … percentile; or weight > 120% of ideal for height With any two of the following risk factors: Family … Hispanic descent Management of T2DM in adolescents begins with education about diet, exercise, body weight

153. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     January 24, 2024 - nobody-cared-women-who-have-reported-mistreatment-while-giving-birth-say-cdc-report-validates https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/weight-stigma-and-barriers-effective-obesity-care

154. Using harm-based weights for the AHRQ Patient Safety for Selected Indicators composite (PSI-90): does it affect assessment of hospital performance and financial penalties in Veterans Health Administration hospitals? | PSNet
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     March 15, 2016 - Study Using harm-based weights for the AHRQ Patient Safety for Selected Indicators composite (PSI-90): does it affect assessment of hospital performance and financial penalties in Veterans Health Administration hospitals? Citation Text: Chen Q, Rosen AK, Borzecki A, et al. Using Harm-Bas…

155. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     June 14, 2023 - Weight- and age-based dosing, different medication formulations, and miscommunication with parents and

156. Incorporating harms into the weighting of the Revised AHRQ Patient Safety for Selected Indicators Composite (PSI 90). | PSNet
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     June 29, 2022 - Study Incorporating harms into the weighting of the Revised AHRQ Patient Safety for Selected Indicators Composite (PSI 90). Citation Text: Zrelak PA, Utter GH, McDonald KM, et al. Incorporating harms into the weighting of the revised Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Patient Saf…

157. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     December 02, 2009 - psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/weighing-medication-safety This commentary explains how inaccurately estimating patient weight

158. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     June 28, 2023 - assessing-medication-safety-settings-not-designated-solely-pediatric-patients Pediatric patients are at increased risk of adverse drug events due to weight

159. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     July 14, 2009 - issue/color-coding-reduce-errors The authors present a color-coding system that helps estimate the weight

160. Periodic Issue | PSNet
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     April 26, 2023 - Study The effect of documenting patient weight in kilograms on pediatric medication … Weight-based calculation errors and lack of weight documentation can lead to medication errors in pediatric … This analysis of Maryland emergency medical services (EMS) data including children who received a weight-based … medication found that weight documentation was associated with a small but significantly lower rate