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The AHRQ PSNet Collection comprises an extensive selection of resources relevant to the patient safety community. These resources come in a variety of formats, including literature, research, tools, and Web sites. Resources are identified using the National Library of Medicine’s Medline database, various news and content aggregators, and the expertise of the AHRQ PSNet editorial and technical teams.

Defining, estimating, and communicating overdiagnosis in cancer screening.

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Davies L, Petitti DB, Martin L, et al. Ann Intern Med. 2018;169:36-43.

… Ann. Intern. Med. … Ann Intern Med … Overdiagnosis is a growing area of concern within patient safety. The … as a patient safety problem. … Davies L, Petitti DB, Martin L, Woo M, Lin JS. Defining, Estimating, and Communicating …

Assessing the impact of the anesthesia medication template on medication errors during anesthesia: a prospective study.

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Grigg EB, Martin LD, Ross FJ, et al. Anesth Analg. 2017;124:1617-1625.

… and analgesia … Anesth Analg … Medication errors represent a significant source of harm to patients. In this prospective study, researchers created a template to standardize the organization of medications … workspace . Although implementation of the template led to a decrease in anesthesia medication errors, there was no …

National pediatric anesthesia safety quality improvement program in the United States.

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Kurth D, Tyler D, Heitmiller ES, et al. Anesth Analg. 2014;119:112-21.

This study describes the early experience of the Wake Up Safe initiative, which is aimed at improving the safety of pediatric anesthesia. The program, which currently includes 19 participating institutions, focuses on identifying adverse events and providing anesthesiologists with quality improvement and safety training.

Striving for a zero-error patient surgical journey through adoption of aviation-style challenge and response flow checklists: a quality improvement project.

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Low DK, Reed MA, Geiduschek JM, et al. Paediatr Anaesth. 2013;23:571-8.

… describes the introduction of perioperative checklists at a pediatric ambulatory surgery center . The checklists were …

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