Critical Thinking.

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Critical Thinking.

June 1, 2011

Theor Issues Ergon Sci. 2011;12:204-272.

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Articles in this issue explore critical thinking and how it can reduce errors in medicine.

Table of contents

Introduction

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July 10, 2013

Enhancing Surgical Performance: A Primer in Non-technical Skills.

August 19, 2015

Opioids and Dentistry.

April 11, 2018

Human Factors in Anaesthesia and Critical Care.

July 14, 2010

Improving Diagnosis.

November 28, 2018

Simulation in Maternal Fetal Medicine.

June 26, 2013

Human Factors and Ergonomics in Healthcare Delivery: A Special Issue on Health Information Technology and Medication Administration Safety.

September 7, 2011

Safety in Anaesthesia.

June 15, 2011

Evaluation of postoperative handover using a tool to assess information transfer and teamwork.

May 4, 2011

The New Electronic Health Record’s Unknown Queue Caused Multiple Events of Patient Harm.

July 27, 2022

Special Section on Human Factors and Ergonomics in the Operating Room: Contributions That Advance Surgical Practice.

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Reused devices, surgery's deadly suspects.

January 18, 2006

Hospitals save money, but safety is questioned.

January 4, 2006

Human Factors and Ergonomics in Patient Safety.

June 2, 2010

An E.R. kicks the habit of opioids for pain.

December 14, 2016

Pro/con debate: color-coded medication labels.

February 20, 2019

Josie's Story: A Patient Safety Curriculum.

June 1, 2016

Keeping the Commitment: A Progress Report on Four Early Leaders in Patient Safety Improvement.

March 30, 2011

Culture at Work in Aviation and Medicine: National, Organizational, and Professional Influences.

March 6, 2005

Empowering patients and agents to help prevent errors with living wills, DNRs, and POLSTs.

June 27, 2018

Enhancing Surgical Systems.

October 15, 2008

Using clinical decision support to improve medication reconciliation.

December 13, 2006

Perspective

Safety Considerations in Building a Point-of-Care Ultrasound Program

June 1, 2018

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Managing Ascites: Hazards of Fluid Removal

December 1, 2015

Framing patient safety initiatives: working model and case example.

April 26, 2006

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Failure to Reevaluate

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A system safety approach to assessing risks in the sepsis treatment process.

September 22, 2021

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August 1, 2012

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March 6, 2005

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November 10, 2021

Obstetric iatrogenesis in the United States: the spectrum of unintentional harm, disrespect, violence, and abuse.

September 8, 2021

Delivering high reliability in maternity care: in situ simulation as a source of organisational resilience.

July 10, 2019

Special Issue on Resilience Engineering and High Reliability Organizations.

August 7, 2019

Longitudinal evaluation of a pediatric rapid response system with realist evaluation framework.

April 27, 2022

Patient Safety Innovations

The e-Autopsy/e-Biopsy: A Systematic Chart Review to Increase Safety and Diagnostic Accuracy Innovation

August 30, 2023

Perspectives on Safety

Building Capacity for Patient Safety

July 31, 2023

Can positivity promote safety? Psychological capital development combats cynicism and unsafe behavior.

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New Approaches to Researching Patient Safety.

January 6, 2010

Improving safety in the operating room: medication icon labels increase visibility and discrimination.

November 2, 2022

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September 5, 2018

Learning from incidents in health care: critique from a Safety-II perspective.

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Saving Patient Ryan- can advanced electronic medical records make patient care safer?

September 18, 2019

Physician liability in the age of data reliance and errors.

March 16, 2022

The Gift of Failure: New Approaches to Analyzing and Learning from Events and Near-Misses.

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Care transition of trauma patients: processes with articulation work before and after handoff.

February 16, 2022

Medication mix-up: what happened at Vanderbilt and how it impacts health care providers.

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October 1, 2017

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July 29, 2020

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January 23, 2019

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November 23, 2005

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October 28, 2020

The application of system dynamics modelling to system safety improvement: present use and future potential.

September 19, 2018

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May 19, 2021

Failure to rescue following emergency surgery: a FRAM analysis of the management of the deteriorating patient.

February 2, 2022

Patient safety issues from information overload in electronic medical records.

September 14, 2022

Minimising treatment-associated risks in systemic cancer therapy.

July 2, 2008

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November 1, 2003

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August 23, 2023

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January 27, 2021

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November 12, 2014

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January 25, 2023

Simulation in Surgical Training and Practice.

August 19, 2015

Diagnostic Error in Medicine.

October 7, 2009

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September 9, 2015

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January 17, 2018

IHI Skilled Nursing Facility Trigger Tool for Measuring Adverse Events.

January 27, 2016

Safety culture across cultures.

January 8, 2020

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May 13, 2015

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March 31, 2021

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July 7, 2021

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August 31, 2022

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August 18, 2021

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July 21, 2021

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June 14, 2006

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March 29, 2006

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June 13, 2007

Learning from samples of one or fewer.

March 6, 2005

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