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201. Targeted Medication Safety Best Practices for Hospitals. | PSNet
     psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/targeted-medication-safety-best-practices-hospitals
     January 26, 2023 - administration, such as diluted solutions of vincristine in minibags and standardized metrics for patient weight

202. Periodic Issue | PSNet
     psnet.ahrq.gov/periodic-issue/periodic-issue-297
     June 30, 2021 - Pediatric patients are at risk for medication prescribing errors due to weight-based dosing. … This review analyzed 70 interventions aimed at reducing weight-based prescribing errors. … Due to the weight that patients give OPRs, future research should focus on associations between OPRs … Pediatric patients are at risk for medication prescribing errors due to weight-based dosing. … This review analyzed 70 interventions aimed at reducing weight-based prescribing errors.

203. The Wrong Blade: A Lack of Familiarity With Pediatric Emergency Equipment | PSNet
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     June 01, 2018 - The studies that were done spoke to the benefits of a color-coded, weight-based system for equipment … Each drawer is a different color, corresponds to a different weight range, and is stocked with appropriately … Moreover, the colors correlate to those on the Broselow tape—a tool that allows length-to-weight conversions … and documents weight-based resuscitation equipment sizes and drug doses.

204. WebM&M: Case Studies | PSNet
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     February 26, 2025 - 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 … Despite visiting an outpatient clinic and emergency department (ED) for ongoing symptoms and significant weight

205. Periodic Issue | PSNet
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     December 18, 2024 - five using a prototype decision support that integrated patient-specific information such as age and weight … ordering tool could be especially beneficial for pediatric populations where many medication doses are weight-based … five using a prototype decision support that integrated patient-specific information such as age and weight … ordering tool could be especially beneficial for pediatric populations where many medication doses are weight-based

206. Reducing Adverse Drug Events Related to Opioids Implementation Guide. | PSNet
     psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/reducing-adverse-drug-events-related-opioids-implementation-guide
     January 26, 2022 - February 13, 2019 Assessing frequency and risk of weight entry errors in pediatrics.

207. Fatal mistakes: why do ten-fold medication errors in children keep happening? | PSNet
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     April 21, 2021 - Weight-based prescribing in children harbors challenges to accurate medication dosing.

208. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/48030/psn-pdf
     May 22, 2019 - The results lend weight to calls for increased transparency in health systems.

209. Frequency of medication error in pediatric anesthesia: a systematic review and meta-analytic estimate. | PSNet
     psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/frequency-medication-error-pediatric-anesthesia-systematic-review-and-meta-analytic-estimate
     December 11, 2024 - A WebM&M commentary discussed weight-based dosing medication errors in pediatric populations.

210. Spotlight (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2022-08/final_spotlight_case_mesenteric_ischemia_08.05.2022.pdf
     January 01, 2022 - Her weight decreased from 100 pounds to 65 pounds. … abdominal pain (“intestinal angina”) and often develop “food fear” with an associated significant weight … Symptoms of weight loss and dietary changes in the setting of atherosclerosis should increase suspicion … concerning symptom for mesenteric ischemia, especially when accompanied by vomiting, diarrhea, and weight … abdominal pain that should be considered particularly in patients with either acute abdominal pain or weight

211. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46472/psn-pdf
     August 20, 2018 - Quantity of opioids prescribed differed by sex, body weight, age, and diagnosis, and there were also

212. Microsoft PowerPoint - Spotlight Case_Anesthesia Error During Cesarean_06.22.2023 - Final.pptx (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2023 - woman received neuraxial anesthesia only four hours after her last dose of prophylactic low molecular weight … Safety and the California Maternal Quality Care Collaborative (CMQCC) recommend use of low molecular weight … anesthesia in obstetric patients receiving thromboprophylaxis with unfractionated or low-molecular-weight … Epidural hematoma following low molecular weight heparin prophylaxis and spinal anesthesia for cesarean … Comparison of continuation of low-molecular-weight heparin versus switching to unfractionated heparin

213. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/837963/psn-pdf
     August 31, 2022 - Her weight decreased from 100 pounds to 65 pounds. … abdominal pain (“intestinal angina”) and often develop “food fear” with an associated significant weight … loss.8  Symptoms of weight loss and dietary changes in the setting of atherosclerosis should increase … concerning symptom for mesenteric ischemia, especially when accompanied by vomiting, diarrhea, and weight … abdominal pain that should be considered particularly in patients with either acute abdominal pain or weight

214. Addressing medicine's bias against patients who are overweight. | PSNet
     psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/addressing-medicines-bias-against-patients-who-are-overweight
     May 15, 2019 - This commentary discusses how weight bias can influence clinician interaction with this patient population

215. Pediatric medication safety in the emergency department. | PSNet
     psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/pediatric-medication-safety-emergency-department-0
     November 19, 2018 - This policy statement identifies and prioritizes improvements such as implementing kilogram-only weight-based

216. Assessing medication safety in settings not designated solely for pediatric patients. | PSNet
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     February 01, 2023 - Pediatric patients are at increased risk of adverse drug events due to weight- and age-based dosing.

217. Subtherapeutic heparin infusions: is your organization at risk of bypassing soft low-dose alerts? | PSNet
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     November 18, 2020 - recommends independent double-checks, electronic health record and smart pump interoperability and weight-based

218. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37706/psn-pdf
     December 23, 2016 - The alert highlights the importance of dosing errors (eg, weight-related and calculation-related errors

219. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36852/psn-pdf
     August 29, 2011 - However, given the need for careful weight-based dosing of medications for pediatric patients, fast-paced

220. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41794/psn-pdf
     January 31, 2013 - safety-culture-and-complications-after-bariatric-surgery Bariatric surgery—elective surgical procedures designed to induce weight