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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.
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Ranchon F, Salles G, Späth H-M, et al. BMC Cancer. 2011;11:478.
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Berretoni A, Bochantin F, Brown T, et al. J AHIMA. 2011;82:42-5.
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Spath PL, ed. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass; 2011. ISBN: 9780470502402.
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Perspective on Safety
July 1, 2008
Throughout most of his life, 19th century French chemist Louis Pasteur insisted that germs were the cause of disease, not the body. It wasn't until Pasteur was nearing the end of his life that he came to believe just the opposite. After reaching this conclusion, he declined treatment for potentially curable pneumonia, reportedly saying, "It is the soil, not the seed."(1) In other words, a germ (the seed) causes disease when our bodies (the soil) provide a hospitable environment.
Throughout most of his life, 19th century French chemist Louis Pasteur insisted that germs were the cause of disease, not the body. It wasn't until Pasteur was nearing the end of his life that he came to believe just the opposite. After reaching this conclusion, he declined treatment for potentially curable pneumonia, reportedly saying, "It is the soil, not the seed."(1) In other words, a germ (the seed) causes disease when our bodies (the soil) provide a hospitable environment.
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Spath P, ed. Chicago, IL: AHA Press; 2008. ISBN: 9781556483530.
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Perspective on Safety
June 1, 2007
Dr. Spath did an excellent job of using the error as a springboard to explain the importance of an open and sharing environment of error reporting and learning. Although limited details on the error itself were provided, the information that was contained in the case report does give readers an opportunity to more thoroughly review their own systems to discover if an error such as this can happen in their emergency department (ED).
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Spath P. Hospital peer review. 2007;32:49-52.
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WebM&M Case
March 1, 2007
An infant receives an overdose of the wrong antibiotic (cephazolin instead of ceftriaxone). The nurse spoke with the ED physician on duty but was informed that the medications were essentially equivalent and did not report the error.
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Spath P. Hospital peer review. 2006;31:128-30.
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Spath P. Hospital peer review. 2006;31:113-6.
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Spath P. Hospital peer review. 2006;31:70-2.
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Spath P. Hosp Peer Rev. 2006;31(4):56-59.
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Spath P. Hospital peer review. 2005;30:129-32.
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Spath P. Hosp Peer Rev. 2005;30:69-71.
