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Safety Target

•Device-related Complications (205)

•Diagnostic Errors (84)

•Identification Errors (68)

•Discontinuities, Gaps, and Hand-Off Problems (194)

•Fatigue and Sleep Deprivation (20)

•Medication Safety (521)

•Medical Complications (236)

•Nonsurgical Procedural Complications (115)

•Surgical Complications (325)

•Transfusion Complications (19)

•Psychological and Social Complications (47)

Origin/Sponsor

•Africa (3)

•Asia (29)

•Australia and New Zealand (65)

•Central and South America (6)

•Europe (595)

•North America (1085)

Resource Types

•Audiovisual (7)

•Award (5)

•Book/Report (85)

•Clinical Guideline (5)

•Journal Article (1423)

•Legislation/Regulation (29)

•Meeting/Conference (12)

•Newsletter/Journal (3)

•Newspaper/Magazine Article (118)

•Press Release/Announcement (23)

•Special or Theme Issue (34)

•Tools/Toolkit (16)

•Web Resource (45)

•Grant (4)

Error Types

•Epidemiology of Errors and Adverse Events (478)

•Active Errors (374)

•Latent Errors (125)

•Near Miss (42)

Approach to Improving Safety

•Quality Improvement Strategies (461)

•Legal and Policy Approaches (98)

•Error Reporting and Analysis (473)

•Communication Improvement (462)

•Human Factors Engineering (428)

•Teamwork (192)

•Specialization of Care (118)

•Logistical Approaches (87)

•Culture of Safety (218)

•Technologic Approaches (306)

•Education and Training (372)

Clinical Areas

•Allied Health Services (6)

•Complementary and Alternative Medicine (1)

Target Audience

•Health Care Providers (1578)

•Health Care Executives and Administrators (1656)

•Non-Health Care Professionals (697)

•Patients (81)

Setting of Care

•Hospitals (1164)

•Psychiatric Facilities (8)

•Residential Facilities (24)

•Ambulatory Care (147)

•Outpatient Surgery (22)

•Patient Transport (20)

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STUDY

Critical incident reports concerning anaesthetic equipment: analysis of the UK National Reporting and Learning System (NRLS) data from 2006-2008.

Cassidy CJ, Smith A, Arnot-Smith J. Anaesthesia. 2011;66:879-888.

STUDY

Management of anesthesia equipment failure: a simulation-based resident skill assessment.

Waldrop WB, Murray DJ, Boulet JR, Kras JF. Anesth Analg. 2009;109:426-433.

PRESS RELEASE/ANNOUNCEMENT

Safety Investigation of CT Brain Perfusion Scans: Update 11/9/2010.

Rockville, MD: US Food and Drug Administration; November 9, 2010.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Preventing catheter/tubing misconnections: much needed help is on the way.

ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. July 15, 2010;15:1-2.

STUDY

Evaluation of consistency in dosing directions and measuring devices for pediatric nonprescription liquid medications.

Yin HS, Wolf MS, Dreyer BP, Sanders LM, Parker RM. JAMA. 2010;304:2595-2602.

REVIEW

Inappropriate trust in technology: implications for critical care nurses.

Browne M, Cook P. Nurs Crit Care. 2011;16:92-98.

STUDY

Impact of a comprehensive safety initiative on patient-controlled analgesia errors.

Paul JE, Bertram B, Antoni K, et al. Anesthesiology. 2010;113:1427-1432.

COMMENTARY

Non-Luer connectors: are we nearly there yet?

Cook TM. Anaesthesia. 2012;67:784-792.

ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY/GUIDELINES

Radiation risks of diagnostic imaging.

Sentinel Event Alert #47. August 24, 2011.

STUDY

Patient safety incidents associated with equipment in critical care: a review of reports to the UK National Patient Safety Agency.

Thomas AN, Galvin I. Anaesthesia. 2008;63:1193-1197.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

ALERT: reports of severe harm after intravenous administration of breast milk to infants.

ISMP Canada Safety Bulletin. July 31, 2011;11:1-2.

STUDY

Novel analysis of clinically relevant diagnostic errors in point-of-care devices.

Shermock KM, Streiff MB, Pinto BL, Kraus P, Pronovost PJ. J Thromb Haemost. 2011;9:1769-1775.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Patient safety records: silent witness.

Gould M. Health Service Journal. September 15, 2008:22-24.

STUDY

Cranshaw J, Gupta KJ, Cook TM. Anaesthesia. 2009;64:1317-1323.

ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY/GUIDELINES

Checking anaesthetic equipment 2012: Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland.

Hartle A, Anderson E, Bythell V, et al; Membership of the Working Party. Anaesthesia. 2012;67:660-668.

STUDY

Promoting patient safety through prospective risk identification: example from peri-operative care.

Smith A, Boult M, Woods I, Johnson S. Qual Saf Health Care. 2010;19:69-73.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Latest heparin fatality speaks loudly—what have you done to stop the bleeding?

ISMP Medication Safety Alert! April 8, 2010;15:1-3.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Pharmaceutical industry and medical device companies: part of the solution?

ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. November 16, 2006;11:1, 3.

COMMENTARY

Understanding the role of non-technical skills in patient safety.

White N. Nurs Stand. 2012;26:43-48.

REVIEW

The effect of bedrails on falls and injury: a systematic review of clinical studies.

Healey F, Oliver D, Milne A, Connelly JB. Age Ageing. 2008;37:368-378.

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