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STUDY

The association between a prolonged stay in the emergency department and adverse events in older patients admitted to hospital: a retrospective cohort study.

Ackroyd-Stolarz S, Read Guernsey J, Mackinnon NJ, Kovacs G. BMJ Qual Saf. 2011;20:564-569.

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Influence of house-staff experience on teaching-hospital mortality: the "July Phenomenon" revisited.

van Walraven C, Jennings A, Wong J, Forster AJ. J Hosp Med. 2011;6:389-394.

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The association between transfer of emergency department boarders to inpatient hallways and mortality: a 4-year experience.

Viccellio A, Santora C, Singer AJ, Thode HC Jr, Henry MC. Ann Emerg Med. 2009;54:511-513.

STUDY

The "July phenomenon": is trauma the exception?

Schroeppel TJ, Fischer PE, Magnotti LJ, Croce MA, Fabian TC. J Am Coll Surg. 2009;209:378-384.

SPECIAL OR THEME ISSUE

Safety in EMS.

Brice JH, Patterson PD, eds. Prehosp Emerg Care. 2012;16:1-108.

BOOK/REPORT

Patient Safety in Canada: An Update.

Ottawa, ON, Canada: Canadian Institute for Health Information; August 14, 2007.

STUDY

ED overcrowding is associated with an increased frequency of medication errors.

Kulstad EB, Sikka R, Sweis RT, Kelley KM, Rzechula KH. Am J Emerg Med. 2010;28:304-309.

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Diagnostic accuracy of emergency nurse practitioners versus physicians related to minor illnesses and injuries.

van der Linden C, Reijnen R, de Vos R. J Emerg Nurs. 2010;36:311-316.

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Medical reconciliation in patients discharged from the emergency department.

Sharma AN, Dvorkin R, Tucker V, Margulies J, Yens D, Rosalia A Jr. J Emerg Med. 2012;43:366-373.

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Factors associated with medication errors in the pediatric emergency department.

Vilà-de-Muga M, Colom-Ferrer L, Gonzàlez-Herrero M, Luaces-Cubells C. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2011;27:290-294.

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Postdischarge adverse events for 1-day hospital admissions in older adults admitted from the emergency department.

Pines JM, Mongelluzzo J, Hilton JA, et al. Ann Emerg Med. 2010;56:253-257.

STUDY

The association between night or weekend admission and hospitalization-relevant patient outcomes.

Khanna R, Wachsberg K, Marouni A, Feinglass J, Williams MV, Wayne DB. J Hosp Med. 2011;6:10-14.

MEASUREMENT TOOL/INDICATOR

Pediatric Patient Safety in the Emergency Department - Survey Preview Version.

Oakbrook Terrace, IL: Joint Commission Resources; 2008.

STUDY

Outcomes of emergency department patients presenting with adverse drug events.

Hohl CM, Nosyk B, Kuramoto L, et al. Ann Emerg Med. 2011;58:270-279.

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Relationship between Leapfrog Safe Practices Survey and outcomes in trauma.

Glance LG, Dick AW, Osler TM, et al. Arch Surg. 2011;146:1170-1177.

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Beating the weekend trend: increased mortality in older adult traumatic brain injury (TBI) patients admitted on weekends.

Schneider EB, Hirani SA, Hambridge HL, et al. J Surg Res. 2012;177:295-300.

STUDY

Pediatric adverse drug events in the outpatient setting: an 11-year national analysis.

Bourgeois FT, Mandl KD, Valim C, Shannon MW. Pediatrics. 2009;124:e744-e750.

STUDY

'The ABC of Handover': impact on shift handover in the emergency department.

Farhan M, Brown R, Vincent C, Woloshynowych M. Emerg Med J. 2012;29:947-953.

STUDY

Do emergency physicians attribute drug-related emergency department visits to medication-related problems?

Hohl CM, Zed PJ, Brubacher JR, Abu-Laban RB, Loewen PS, Purssell RA. Ann Emerg Med. 2010;55:493-502.e4.

STUDY

Reduction in hospital mortality over time in a hospital without a pediatric medical emergency team: limitations of before-and-after study designs.

Joffe AR, Anton NR, Burkholder SC. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2011;165:419-423.

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