AHRQ Patient Safety Network

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•Device-related Complications (166)

•Diagnostic Errors (168)

•Identification Errors (106)

•Discontinuities, Gaps, and Hand-Off Problems (391)

•Fatigue and Sleep Deprivation (72)

•Medication Safety (1140)

•Medical Complications (363)

•Nonsurgical Procedural Complications (96)

•Surgical Complications (352)

•Transfusion Complications (17)

•Psychological and Social Complications (120)

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•Africa (6)

•Asia (22)

•Australia and New Zealand (72)

•Central and South America (8)

•Europe (264)

•North America (2925)

Resource Types

•Clinical Guideline (13)

•Journal Article (2237)

•Legislation/Regulation (73)

•Meeting/Conference (35)

•Newsletter/Journal (15)

•Newspaper/Magazine Article (354)

•Press Release/Announcement (55)

•Special or Theme Issue (61)

•Tools/Toolkit (69)

•Web Resource (147)

•Grant (11)

Error Types

•Epidemiology of Errors and Adverse Events (658)

•Active Errors (571)

•Latent Errors (315)

•Near Miss (64)

Approach to Improving Safety

•Quality Improvement Strategies (946)

•Legal and Policy Approaches (348)

•Error Reporting and Analysis (861)

•Communication Improvement (902)

•Human Factors Engineering (464)

•Teamwork (262)

•Specialization of Care (226)

•Logistical Approaches (233)

•Culture of Safety (446)

•Technologic Approaches (613)

•Education and Training (670)

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•Allied Health Services (13)

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Setting of Care

•Psychiatric Facilities (17)

•Residential Facilities (64)

•Ambulatory Care (343)

•Outpatient Surgery (39)

•Patient Transport (29)

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STUDY

Interruption handling strategies during paediatric medication administration.

Colligan L, Bass EJ. BMJ Qual Saf. 2012;21:912-917.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Parents asking hospital for answers in death of infant.

News 3 Las Vegas (KVBC/DT). December 7, 2006.

REVIEW

The high-reliability pediatric intensive care unit.

Niedner MF, Muething SE, Sutcliffe KM. Pediatr Clin North Am. 2013;60:563-580.

COMMENTARY

Quality: performance improvement, teamwork, information technology and protocols.

Coleman NE, Pon S. Crit Care Clin. 2013;29:129-151.

COMMENTARY

Language Barrier

Flores G. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. April 2006.

STUDY

Reducing catheter-associated bloodstream infections in the pediatric intensive care unit: business case for quality improvement.

Nowak JE, Brilli RJ, Lake MR, et al. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2010;11:579-587.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Perfect is possible.

Berwick DM, Leape LL. Newsweek. October 16, 2006:70-71.

STUDY

Implementation of the Josie King Care Journal in a pediatric intensive care unit: a quality improvement project.

Turner K, Frush K, Hueckel R, Relf MV, Thornlow D, Champagne MT. J Nurs Care Qual. 2012 Oct 31; [Epub ahead of print].

COMMENTARY

Improving safety throughout the medication use process in a neonatal intensive care unit.

Asdigha MN. Hosp Pharm. 2006;41:1067-1075.

COMMENTARY

ISMP medication error report analysis.

Cohen MR. Hosp Pharm. 2005;40:844-847.

COMMENTARY classic

Shaping systems for better behavioral choices: lessons learned from a fatal medication error.

Smetzer J, Baker C, Byrne FD, Cohen MR. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2010;36:152-163, 1AP-2AP.

MULTI-USE WEBSITE

National Patient Safety Goals.

Oakbrook Terrace, IL: The Joint Commission; 2011.

STUDY

NICU medication errors: identifying a risk profile for medication errors in the neonatal intensive care unit.

Stavroudis TA, Shore AD, Morlock L, Hicks RW, Bundy D, Miller MR. J Perinatol. 2010;30:459-468.

STUDY

Patient misidentification in the neonatal intensive care unit: quantification of risk.

Gray JE, Suresh G, Ursprung R, et al. Pediatrics. 2006;117:e43-e47.

STUDY

Major congenital malformations after first-trimester exposure to ACE inhibitors.

Cooper WO, Hernandez-Diaz S, Arbogast PG, et al. N Engl J Med. 2006;354:2443-2451.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

The best medical care in the U.S.

Arnst C. Business Week. July 17, 2006.

COMMENTARY

Unexplained Apnea under Anesthesia.

Barach P. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. February 2003.

STUDY

Harmful medication errors involving unfractionated and low-molecular-weight heparin in three patient safety reporting programs.

Grissinger MC, Hicks RW, Keroack MA, Marella WM, Vaida A. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2010;36:195-202.

AUDIOVISUAL

Eye to eye: Donald Berwick.

"Eye to Eye with Katie Couric." CBS News Video. February 6, 2007.

COMMENTARY classic

Computerization can create safety hazards: a bar-coding near miss.

McDonald CJ. Ann Intern Med. 2006;144:510-516.

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