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•Device-related Complications (8)

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•Discontinuities, Gaps, and Hand-Off Problems (32)

•Fatigue and Sleep Deprivation (6)

•Medication Safety (44)

•Medical Complications (23)

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Error Types

•Epidemiology of Errors and Adverse Events (36)

•Active Errors (33)

•Latent Errors (21)

•Near Miss (1)

Approach to Improving Safety

•Quality Improvement Strategies (48)

•Legal and Policy Approaches (18)

•Error Reporting and Analysis (52)

•Communication Improvement (58)

•Human Factors Engineering (46)

•Teamwork (28)

•Specialization of Care (10)

•Logistical Approaches (17)

•Culture of Safety (19)

•Technologic Approaches (37)

•Education and Training (40)

Clinical Areas

•Allied Health Services (1)

•Medicine (156)

•Nursing (11)

•Pharmacy (15)

Target Audience

•Health Care Providers (182)

•Health Care Executives and Administrators (190)

•Non-Health Care Professionals (92)

•Patients (3)

Setting of Care

•Hospitals (117)

•Residential Facilities (3)

•Ambulatory Care (17)

•Outpatient Surgery (3)

•Patient Transport (3)

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REVIEW

Overview of progress on patient safety.

Pronovost PJ, Holzmueller CG, Ennen CS, Fox HE. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2011;204:5-10.

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Patient safety: Part II. Opportunities for improvement in patient safety.

Elston DM, Stratman E, Johnson-Jahangir H, et al. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2009;61:193-205.

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The case for simulation as part of a comprehensive patient safety program.

Argani CH, Eichelberger M, Deering S, Satin AJ. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2012;206:451-455.

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Simulation in obstetric anesthesia.

Pratt SD. Anesth Analg. 2012;114:186-190.

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An international review of patient safety measures in radiotherapy practice.

Shafiq J, Barton M, Noble D, Lemer C, Donaldson LJ. Radiother Oncol. 2009;92:15-21.

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Changing practice to improve patient safety and quality of care in perinatal medicine.

Kaplan HC, Ballard J. Am J Perinatol. 2012;29:35-42.

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Interventions to improve hand hygiene compliance in patient care.

Gould DJ, Moralejo D, Drey N, Chudleigh JH. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2010;9:CD005186.

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Medical error and human factors engineering: where are we now?

Gawron VJ, Drury CG, Fairbanks RJ, Berger RC. Am J Med Qual. 2006;21:57-67.

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Rapid response teams: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Chan PS, Jain R, Nallmothu BK, Berg RA, Sasson C. Arch Intern Med. 2010;170:18-26.

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Failed spinal anaesthesia: mechanisms, management, and prevention.

Fettes PD, Jansson JR, Wildsmith JA. Br J Anaesth. 2009;102:739-748.

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Integrating human factors research and surgery: a review.

Shouhed D, Gewertz B, Wiegmann D, Catchpole K. Arch Surg. 2012;147:1141-1146.

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Medication errors in paediatric care: a systematic review of epidemiology and an evaluation of evidence supporting reduction strategy recommendations.

Miller MR, Robinson KA, Lubomski LH, Rinke ML, Pronovost PJ. Qual Saf Health Care. 2007;16:116-126.

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Quality in cancer diagnosis.

Raab SS, Grzybicki DM. CA Cancer J Clin. 2010;60:139-165.

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Computerized physician order entry in the critical care environment: a review of current literature.

Maslove DM, Rizk N, Lowe HJ. J Intensive Care Med. 2011;26:165-171.

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Sleep loss and performance in residents and nonphysicians: a meta-analytic examination.

Philibert I. Sleep. 2005;28:1392-1402.

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Fall prevention in hospitals: an integrative review.

Spoelstra SL, Given BA, Given CW. Clin Nurs Res. 2012;21:92-112.

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Obstetric medical emergency teams are a step forward in maternal safety!

Al Kadri HM. J Emerg Trauma Shock. 2010;3:337-341.

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The safety of intravenous drug delivery systems: update on current issues since the 1999 Consensus Development Conference.

Sanborn M, Gabay M, Moody ML. Hosp Pharm. 2009;44:159-164.

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Patient safety and medical liability: current status and an agenda for the future.

Abuhamad A, Grobman WA. Obstet Gynecol. 2010;116:570-577.

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Human factors considerations relevant to CPOE implementations.

Saathoff A. J Healthc Inf Manag. Summer 2005;19:71-78.

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