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BOOK/REPORT

2009 National Healthcare Quality Report.

Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; March 2010. AHRQ Publication No. 10-0003.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Rounding to influence.

Reinertsen JL, Johnson KM. Healthc Exec. Sept/Oct 2010;25:72-75.

COMMENTARY

Central Line Clot.

Randolph AG. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. May 2003.

STUDY

A multidisciplinary approach to reduce central line–associated bloodstream infections.

McMullan C, Propper G, Schuhmacher C, et al. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2013;39:61-69.

REVIEW

Can we make airway management (even) safer?—lessons from national audit.

Woodall N, Frerk C, Cook TM. Anaesthesia. 2011;66(suppl 2):27-33.

GRANT RECIPIENT

Improving Patient Safety Through Simulation Research.

Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; June 2008.

BOOK/REPORT

Eliminating CLABSI: A National Patient Safety Imperative.

Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; September 2011. AHRQ Publication No. 11-0037-1-EF.

PRESS RELEASE/ANNOUNCEMENT classic

AHRQ Patient Safety Project Reduces Bloodstream Infections by 40 Percent.

Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; September 10, 2012.

COMMENTARY

Breakage of a PICC Line

Dimov V. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. April 2009.

MULTI-USE WEBSITE

Tubing and Luer Misconnections: Preventing Dangerous Medical Errors.

US Food and Drug Administration.

BOOK/REPORT

Preventing Central Line–Associated Bloodstream Infections: a Global Challenge, a Global Perspective.

The Joint Commission. Oakbrook Terrace, IL: Joint Commission Resources; May 2012.

PRESS RELEASE/ANNOUNCEMENT

New 2012 National Patient Safety Goal - catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI).

Oakbrook Terrace, IL: Joint Commission; May 17, 2011.

STUDY

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus central line–associated bloodstream infections in US intensive care units, 1997-2007.

Burton DC, Edwards JR, Horan TC, Jernigan JA, Fridkin SK. JAMA. 2009;301:727-736.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

U.S. inaction lets look-alike tubes kill patients.

Harris G. New York Times. August 21, 2010:A1.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Health for life. Keys to safer hospitals.

Berwick DM. Newsweek. December 12, 2005;46:75-78.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Safety shortcomings spotted in Sunrise catheter case.

Harasim P. Las Vegas Review-Journal. November 21, 2010;News:1B.

STUDY

Adherence to simple and effective measures reduces the incidence of ventilator-associated pneumonia: [L'observation de mesures simples et efficaces reduit l'incidence de pneumonie associee a la ventilation mecanique].

Baxter AD, Allan J, Bedard J, et al. Can J Anaesth. 2005;52:535-541.

PRESS RELEASE/ANNOUNCEMENT

10-State project to study methods to reduce central line-associated bloodstream infections in hospital ICUs.

Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; February 19, 2009.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Woman who died at Alta Bates may be victim of medical error not medication mistake.

Woodall A. Oakland Tribune. September 27, 2011.

MEASUREMENT TOOL/INDICATOR

Tubing Misconnections Self Assessment for Healthcare Facilities.

Horsham, PA: Institute for Safe Medication Practices, Deerfield, IL: Baxter Healthcare; 2012.

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