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COMMENTARY

Dealing honestly with an honest mistake.

Liang NL, Herring ME, Bush RL. J Vasc Surg. 2010;51:494-495.

STUDY

Rescue me: saving the vulnerable non-ICU patient population.

Bader MK, Neal B, Johnson L, et al. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2009;35:199-205.

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.

COMMENTARY

ISMP medication error report analysis.

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

STUDY

Retrospective review of emergency response activations during a 13-year period at a tertiary care children's hospital.

Wang GS, Erwin N, Zuk J, Henry DB, Dobyns EL. J Hosp Med. 2011;6:131-135.

STUDY

Epidemiology and patient outcome after medical emergency team calls triggered by atrial fibrillation.

Schneider A, Calzavacca P, Jones D, Bellomo R. Resuscitation. 2011;82:410-414.

STUDY

Using in situ simulation to improve in-hospital cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

Lighthall GK, Poon T, Harrison TK. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2010;36:209-216.

STUDY

Failure to recognize newly identified aortic dilations in a health care system with an advanced electronic medical record.

Gordon JRS, Wahls T, Carlos RC, Pipinos II, Rosenthal GE, Cram P. Ann Intern Med. 2009;151:21-27.

STUDY

Four years' experience with a hospitalist-led medical emergency team: an interrupted time series.

Rothberg MB, Belforti R, Fitzgerald J, Friderici J, Keyes M. J Hosp Med. 2012;7:98-103.

STUDY

Accuracy of interpretation of preparticipation screening electrocardiograms.

Hill AC, Miyake CY, Grady S, Dubin AM. J Pediatr. 2011;159:783-788.

COMMENTARY

ISMP medication error report analysis.

Cohen MC. Hosp Pharm. 2009;44:374-378.

STUDY

Diagnostic blood loss from phlebotomy and hospital-acquired anemia during acute myocardial infarction.

Salisbury AC, Reid KJ, Alexander KP, et al. Arch Intern Med. 2011;171:1646-1653.

STUDY

Perceptions of hospital safety climate and incidence of readmission.

Hansen LO, Williams MV, Singer SJ. Health Serv Res. 2011;46:596-616.

STUDY

Mortality among patients with acute myocardial infarction: the influences of patient-centered care and evidence-based medicine.

Meterko M, Wright S, Lin H, Lowy E, Cleary PD. Health Serv Res. 2010;45:1188-1204.

STUDY

Physician implicit review to identify preventable errors during in-hospital cardiac arrest.

Jain R, Kuhn L, Repaskey W, et al. Arch Intern Med. 2011;171:89-90.

STUDY

Contraindicated medication use in dialysis patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention.

Tsai TT, Maddox TM, Roe MT, et al; National Cardiovascular Data Registry. JAMA. 2009;302:2458-2464.

STUDY

Effectiveness and cost of a transitional care program for heart failure: a prospective study with concurrent controls.

Stauffer BD, Fullerton C, Fleming N, et al. Arch Intern Med. 2011;171:1238-1243.

STUDY

Introduction of a rapid response system at a United States Veterans Affairs hospital reduced cardiac arrests.

Lighthall GK, Parast LM, Rapoport L, Wagner TH. Anesth Analg. 2010;111:679-686.

STUDY

A reduction in cardiac arrests and duration of clinical instability after implementation of a paediatric rapid response system.

Hanson CC, Randolph GD, Erickson JA, et al. Qual Saf Health Care. 2009;18:500-504.

STUDY

Nurse decision making in the prearrest period.

Gazarian PK, Henneman EA, Chandler GE. Clin Nurs Res. 2010;19:21-37.

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