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•Device-related Complications (111)

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•Discontinuities, Gaps, and Hand-Off Problems (252)

•Fatigue and Sleep Deprivation (37)

•Medication Safety (726)

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•Epidemiology of Errors and Adverse Events (758)

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Approach to Improving Safety

•Quality Improvement Strategies (543)

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Setting of Care

•Hospitals (1533)

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STUDY

Determinants of patient-reported medication errors: a comparison among seven countries.

Lu CY, Roughead E. Int J Clin Pract. 2011;65:733-740.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Medication errors common for hospital diabetes.

Nursing Times. April 1, 2011.

STUDY

Unintentional therapeutic errors involving insulin in the ambulatory setting reported to poison centers.

Spiller HA, Borys DJ, Ryan ML, Sawyer TS, Wilson BL. Ann Pharmacother. 2011;45:17-22.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Misadministration of IV insulin associated with dose measurement and hyperkalemia treatment.

ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. August 11, 2011;16:1-3.

STUDY

Medication error reporting in nursing homes: identifying targets for patient safety improvement.

Greene SB, Williams CE, Pierson S, Hansen RA, Carey TS. Qual Saf Health Care. 2010;19:218-222.

COMMENTARY

ISMP medication error report analysis.

Cohen MR, Smetzer JL. Hosp Pharm. 2009;44:847-853.

COMMENTARY

A Mid-Summer Fog

Braddock CH. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. November 2008.

STUDY

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.

REVIEW

Year in review: medication mishaps in the elderly.

Peron EP, Marcum ZA, Boyce R, Hanlon JT, Handler SM. Am J Geriatr Pharmacother. 2011;9:1-10.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Medication errors occurring with the use of bar-code administration technology.

PA-PSRS Patient Saf Advis. December 2008;5:122-126.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Action needed to prevent dangerous heparin-insulin confusion.

ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. May 3, 2007;12:1-2.

REVIEW

"Tech-check-tech": a review of the evidence on its safety and benefits.

Adams AJ, Martin SJ, Stolpe SF. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2011;68:1824-1833.

STUDY

Pediatric antidepressant medication errors in a national error reporting database.

Rinke ML, Bundy DG, Shore AD, Colantuoni E, Morlock LL, Miller MR. J Dev Behav Pediatr. 2010;31:129-136.

STUDY

An exploratory study measuring verbal order content and context.

Wakefield DS, Brokel J, Ward MM, Schwichtenberg T, Groath D, Kolb M, Davis JW, Crandall D. Qual Saf Health Care. 2009;18:169-173.

STUDY

Trauma resuscitation errors and computer-assisted decision support.

Fitzgerald M, Cameron P, Mackenzie C, et al. Arch Surg. 2011;146:218-225.

REVIEW

An international review of patient safety measures in radiotherapy practice.

Shafiq J, Barton M, Noble D, Lemer C, Donaldson LJ. Radiother Oncol. 2009;92:15-21.

STUDY

Critical incidents related to cardiac arrests reported to the Danish Patient Safety Database.

Andersen PO, Maaløe R, Andersen HB. Resuscitation. 2010;81:312-316.

STUDY

The safety of hospital stroke care.

Holloway RG, Tuttle D, Baird T, Skelton WK. Neurology. 2007;68:550-555.

STUDY

Psychiatry morbidity and mortality rounds: implementation and impact.

Goldman S, Demaso DR, Kemler B. Acad Psychiatry. 2009;33:383-388.

STUDY

A comparison of voluntarily reported medication errors in intensive care and general care units.

Kane-Gill SL, Kowiatek JG, Weber RJ. Qual Saf Health Care. 2010;19:55-59.

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