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Identifying causes of adverse events detected by an automated trigger tool through in-depth analysis.

Muething SE, Conway PH, Kloppenborg E, et al. Qual Saf Health Care. 2010;19:435-439.

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Characteristics of medication errors and adverse drug events in hospitals participating in the California Pediatric Patient Safety Initiative.

Takata GS, Taketomo CK, Waite S; for the California Pediatric Patient Safety Initiative. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2008;65:2036-2044.

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An inpatient fall prevention initiative in a tertiary care hospital.

Weinberg J, Proske D, Szerszen A, et al. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2011;37:317-325.

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Adverse drug event rates in six community hospitals and the potential impact of computerized physician order entry for prevention.

Hug BL, Witkowski DJ, Sox CM, et al. J Gen Intern Med. 2010;25:31-38.

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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.

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Prevalence of adverse events in pediatric intensive care units in the United States.

Agarwal S, Classen D, Larsen G, et al. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2010;11:568-578.

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Inability of providers to predict unplanned readmissions.

Allaudeen N, Schnipper JL, Orav EJ, Wachter RM, Vidyarthi AR. J Gen Intern Med. 2011;26:771-776.

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Teamwork behaviours and errors during neonatal resuscitation.

Williams AL, Lasky RE, Dannemiller JL, Andrei AM, Thomas EJ. Qual Saf Health Care. 2010;19:60-64.

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Patient safety measures in burn care: do national reporting systems accurately reflect quality of burn care?

Mandell SP, Robinson EF, Cooper CL, Klein MB, Gibran NS. J Burn Care Res. 2010;31:125-129.

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

Bourgeois FT, Shannon MW, Valim C, Mandl KD. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 2010;19:901-910.

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Ambulance personnel perceptions of near misses and adverse events in pediatric patients.

Cushman JT, Fairbanks RJ, O'Gara KG, et al. Prehosp Emerg Care. 2010;14:477-484.

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Trends in central line–associated bloodstream infections in a trauma-surgical intensive care unit.

Ong A, Dysert K, Herbert C, et al. Arch Surg. 2011;146:302-307.

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Patient safety on the otolaryngology service: the role of an established rapid response system.

Oliver CL, DeVita MA, Dunwoody CJ, Johnson JT, Sok JC, Simmons RL. Qual Saf Health Care. 2009;18:496-499.

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Antimicrobial prescription errors in hospitalized children: role of antimicrobial stewardship program in detection and intervention.

Di Pentima MC, Chan S, Eppes SC, Klein JD. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2009;53:715-723e1.

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Safety on an inpatient pediatric otolaryngology service: many small errors, few adverse events.

Shah RK, Lander L, Forbes P, Jenkins K, Healy GB, Roberson DW. Laryngoscope. 2009;119:871-879.

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Iatrogenic events resulting in intensive care admission: frequency, cause, and disclosure to patients and institutions.

Lehmann LS, Puopolo AL, Shaykevich S, Brennan TA. Am J Med. 2005;118:409-413.

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Association between license status and medication errors.

Conroy S. Arch Dis Child. 2011;96:305-306.

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Improving situation awareness to reduce unrecognized clinical deterioration and serious safety events.

Brady PW, Muething S, Kotagal U, et al. Pediatrics. 2013;131:e298-e308.

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Importance of prevention and early intervention of adverse events in pediatric cardiac catheterization: a review of three years of experience.

Huang YC, Chang JS, Lai YC, Li PC. Pediatr Neonatol. 2009;50:280-286.

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Using an enhanced oral chemotherapy computerized provider order entry system to reduce prescribing errors and improve safety.

Collins CM, Elsaid KA. Int J Qual Health Care. 2011;23:36-43.

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