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•Device-related Complications (194)

•Diagnostic Errors (343)

•Identification Errors (183)

•Discontinuities, Gaps, and Hand-Off Problems (510)

•Fatigue and Sleep Deprivation (106)

•Medication Safety (1366)

•Medical Complications (503)

•Nonsurgical Procedural Complications (117)

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•Psychological and Social Complications (151)

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Error Types

•Epidemiology of Errors and Adverse Events (1493)

•Active Errors (727)

•Latent Errors (263)

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Approach to Improving Safety

•Quality Improvement Strategies (1070)

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•Error Reporting and Analysis (1440)

•Communication Improvement (1070)

•Human Factors Engineering (591)

•Teamwork (353)

•Specialization of Care (277)

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•Technologic Approaches (766)

•Education and Training (819)

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•Allied Health Services (12)

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•Health Care Providers (3519)

•Health Care Executives and Administrators (3716)

•Non-Health Care Professionals (1592)

•Patients (321)

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•Hospitals (2706)

•Psychiatric Facilities (16)

•Residential Facilities (84)

•Ambulatory Care (422)

•Outpatient Surgery (57)

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COMMENTARY

Use of an anatomic marking form as an alternative to the Universal Protocol for Preventing Wrong Site, Wrong Procedure and Wrong Person Surgery.

Knight N, Aucar J. Am J Surg. 2010;200:803-807.

STUDY

Preventing wrong site, procedure, and patient events using a common cause analysis.

Mallett R, Conroy M, Saslaw LZ, Moffatt-Bruce S. Am J Med Qual. 2012;27:21-29.

STUDY

Variation in surgical time-out and site marking within pediatric otolaryngology.

Shah RK, Arjmand E, Roberson DW, Deutsch E, Derkay C. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2011;137:69-73.

REVIEW

Avoiding wrong site surgery: a systematic review.

DeVine J, Chutkan N, Norvell DC, Dettori JR. Spine. 2010;35(suppl 9):S28-S36.

STUDY

Wrong-site craniotomy: analysis of 35 cases and systems for prevention.

Cohen FL, Mendelsohn D, Bernstein M. J Neurosurg. 2010;113:461-473.

STUDY

Incidence and root cause analysis of wrong-site pain management procedures: a multicenter study.

Cohen SP, Hayek SM, Datta S, et al. Anesthesiology. 2010;112:711-718.

REVIEW

Patient safety in dermatology: a review of the literature.

Cao LY, Taylor JS, Vidimos A. Dermatol Online J. 2010;16:3.

STUDY

Operating room briefings and wrong-site surgery.

Makary MA, Mukherjee A, Sexton BJ, et al. J Am Coll Surg. 2007;204:236-243.

STUDY

Wrong-side/wrong-site, wrong-procedure, and wrong-patient adverse events: are they preventable?

Seiden SC, Barach P. Arch Surg. 2006;141:931-939.

STUDY

Process changes to increase compliance with the Universal Protocol for bedside procedures.

Barsuk JH, Brake H, Caprio T, Barnard C, Anderson DY, Williams MV. Arch Intern Med. 2011;171:947-949.

STUDY

Medical errors in orthopaedics. Results of an AAOS member survey.

Wong DA, Herndon JH, Canale ST, et al. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2009;91:547-557.

STUDY

Eight-year experience with a neurosurgical checklist.

Lyons MK. Am J Med Qual. 2010;25:285-288.

STUDY

Incorrect surgical procedures within and outside of the operating room.

Neily J, Mills PD, Eldridge N, et al. Arch Surg. 2009;144:1028-1034.

STUDY

Incorrect surgical procedures within and outside of the operating room: a follow-up report.

Neily J, Mills PD, Eldridge N, et al. Arch Surg. 2011;146 1235-1239.

STUDY

Wrong site surgery near misses and actual occurrences.

Blanco M, Clarke JR, Martindell D. AORN J. 2009;90:215-222.

STUDY

Toward understanding errors in inpatient psychiatry: a qualitative inquiry.

Cullen SW, Nath SB, Marcus SC. Psychiatr Q. 2010;81:197-205.

STUDY

Wrong-site sinus surgery in otolaryngology.

Shah RK, Nussenbaum B, Kienstra M, et al. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2010;143:37-41.

STUDY

Application of human error theory in case analysis of wrong procedures.

Duthie EA. J Patient Saf. 2010;6:108-114.

STUDY

Outcome of 6 years of protocol use for preventing wrong site office surgery.

Starling J 3rd, Coldiron BM. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2011;65:807-810.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Oops, sorry, wrong patient! A patient verification process is needed everywhere, not just at the bedside.

ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. March 10, 2011;16:1-4.

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