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•Device-related Complications (30)

•Diagnostic Errors (14)

•Identification Errors (17)

•Discontinuities, Gaps, and Hand-Off Problems (30)

•Medication Safety (30)

•Medical Complications (43)

•Nonsurgical Procedural Complications (10)

•Surgical Complications (94)

•Transfusion Complications (2)

•Psychological and Social Complications (4)

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•Africa (2)

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•Australia and New Zealand (3)

•Central and South America (1)

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•Clinical Guideline (1)

•Journal Article (158)

•Legislation/Regulation (3)

•Newspaper/Magazine Article (24)

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•Special or Theme Issue (2)

•Tools/Toolkit (5)

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•Epidemiology of Errors and Adverse Events (37)

•Active Errors (54)

•Latent Errors (18)

•Near Miss (6)

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Target Audience

•Health Care Providers (177)

•Health Care Executives and Administrators (159)

•Non-Health Care Professionals (50)

•Patients (17)

Setting of Care

•Hospitals (171)

•Residential Facilities (2)

•Ambulatory Care (11)

•Outpatient Surgery (5)

•Patient Transport (3)

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COMMENTARY

Code Status Confusion.

Lo B, Tulsky JA. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. July 2003.

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To Resuscitate or Not?

Wu AW, Pronovost PJ. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. January 2004.

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X-ray Flip.

Shapiro MJ. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. February 2004.

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Glucose Roller Coaster.

Sharpe BA. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. July 2004.

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Mark My Limb.

O'Leary DS, Jacott WE. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. December 2004.

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Flying Object Hits MRI.

Gosbee J, Gosbee LL. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. February 2003.

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Why patients need leaders: introducing a ward safety checklist.

Amin Y, Grewcock D, Andrews S, Halligan A. J R Soc Med. 2012;105:377-383.

COMMENTARY

Another Fall.

Bogardus ST Jr. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. April 2003.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Patient safety: the synergy of technology and behavior.

Yarbrough C, Rypkema S. Patient Safety & Quality Healthcare. January-February 2008;5:32-35.

BOOK/REPORT classic

Safe Patients, Smart Hospitals: How One Doctor's Checklist Can Help Us Change Health Care from the Inside Out.

Pronovost P, Vohr E. New York, NY: Hudson Street Press; 2010. ISBN: 9781594630644.

COMMENTARY

Did We Forget Something?

Gibbs VC. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. September 2003.

COMMENTARY

Fumbled Handoff.

Vidyarthi A. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. March 2004.

STUDY

Quality improvement and patient care checklists in intrahospital transfers involving pediatric surgery patients.

Nakayama DK, Lester SS, Rich DR, Weidner BC, Glenn JB, Shaker IJ. J Pediatr Surg. 2012;47:112-118.

COMMENTARY

Reaction to Dye.

Cohan R. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. September 2004.

REVIEW

Systematic review of safety checklists for use by medical care teams in acute hospital settings—limited evidence of effectiveness.

Ko HCH, Turner TJ, Finnigan MA. BMC Health Serv Res. 2011;11:211.

COMMENTARY

Charcoal Lavage of the Lungs.

Wigton RS. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. October 2003.

COMMENTARY

Cups of Error

Blegen MA, Pepper GA. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. May 2006.

FACT SHEET/FAQS

FDA Guidance Document: Hospital Bed System Dimensional and Assessment Guidance to Reduce Entrapment.

ASHE Regulatory Advisory. Chicago, IL: American Society for Healthcare Engineering and the American Society for Healthcare Environmental Services; May 2006.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Patient safety: what can medicine learn from aviation?

O'Reilly KB. American Medical News. June 14, 2010.

STUDY

Development and evaluation of a checklist to support decision making in cancer multidisciplinary team meetings: MDT-QuIC.

Lamb BW, Sevdalis N, Vincent C, Green JSA. Ann Surg Oncol. 2012;19:1759-1765.

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