AHRQ Patient Safety Network

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•Device-related Complications (41)

•Diagnostic Errors (105)

•Identification Errors (31)

•Discontinuities, Gaps, and Hand-Off Problems (133)

•Fatigue and Sleep Deprivation (66)

•Medication Safety (317)

•Medical Complications (45)

•Nonsurgical Procedural Complications (21)

•Surgical Complications (223)

•Transfusion Complications (3)

•Psychological and Social Complications (59)

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•Asia (9)

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•Central and South America (2)

•Europe (100)

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•Special or Theme Issue (10)

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Error Types

•Epidemiology of Errors and Adverse Events (215)

•Active Errors (162)

•Latent Errors (57)

•Near Miss (17)

Approach to Improving Safety

•Quality Improvement Strategies (272)

•Legal and Policy Approaches (102)

•Error Reporting and Analysis (326)

•Communication Improvement (282)

•Human Factors Engineering (99)

•Teamwork (86)

•Specialization of Care (51)

•Logistical Approaches (101)

•Culture of Safety (91)

•Technologic Approaches (185)

•Education and Training (256)

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•Allied Health Services (3)

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Setting of Care

•Hospitals (622)

•Psychiatric Facilities (1)

•Residential Facilities (6)

•Ambulatory Care (93)

•Outpatient Surgery (14)

•Patient Transport (3)

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NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

'Wrong site' surgeries on the rise.

Davis R. USA Today. April 17, 2006.

COMMENTARY

Surgical site verification: A through Z.

Dunn D. J Perianesth Nurs. 2006;21:317-328.

ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY/GUIDELINES classic

Universal Protocol for Preventing Wrong Site, Wrong Procedure, Wrong Person Surgery.

The Joint Commission.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

When surgery goes wrong: weighing up the risks.

Feinmann J. The Independent. November 14, 2006.

STUDY

Protecting patients from an unsafe system: the etiology and recovery of intraoperative deviations in care.

Hu YY, Arriaga AF, Roth EM, et al. Ann Surg. 2012;256:203-210.

COMMENTARY

Constitutional arguments in favor of modifying the HCQIA to allow the dissemination of physician information to healthcare consumers.

Chernitsky LA. Wash Lee Law Rev. Spring 2006;63:737-776.

COMMENTARY

Collegiality vs. Competence

Sagin T. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. March 2006.

REVIEW

Role of intraoperative cholangiography in avoiding bile duct injury.

Massarweh NN, Flum DR. J Am Coll Surg. 2007;204:656-664.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

M.R.I.'s strong magnets cited in accidents.

McNeil DG Jr. New York Times. August 19, 2005;National Desk section:1.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

New practices reduce childbirth risks.

Landro L. Wall Street Journal. July 12, 2006:D1. [Reprinted on Post-gazette.com].

CLINICAL GUIDELINE

Practice Advisory on Intraoperative Awareness and Brain Function Monitoring.

ASA Task Force on Intraoperative Awareness and Brain Function Monitoring. Park Ridge, IL: American Society of Anesthesiologists; July 2005.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Bringing surgeons down to earth.

Landro L. Wall Street Journal (Eastern edition). November 16, 2005:D1.

STUDY

When the bone flap hits the floor.

Jankowitz BT, Kondziolka DS. Neurosurgery. 2006;59:585-590.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Tomorrow's operating room to harness Net, RFID.

Olsen S. CNET News.com; October 19, 2005.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Surgery fires spur need for new guidelines.

Collins D. Associated Press [MSNBC]. July 26, 2007.

COMMENTARY

"Health courts" and accountability for patient safety.

Mello MM, Studdert DM, Kachalia AB, Brennan TA. Milbank Q. 2006;84:459-492.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Accuracy at every step: the challenge of medication reconciliation.

Institute for Healthcare Improvement Web site. March 20, 2006.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

The consumer: and now, a warning about labels.

Franklin D. New York Times. October 25, 2005:F1.

STUDY

Error, stress, and teamwork in medicine and aviation: cross sectional surveys.

Sexton JB, Thomas EJ, Helmreich RL. BMJ. 2000;320:745-749.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Lights. Camera. Robot Action!

Shute N. U.S. News & World Report. January 23, 2006;140:62-63.

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