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1. How wet is your patient's bed?: blood, urine, and microbiological contamination of mattresses and mattress covers

Author(s):
Sivek, Amanda, author
Davis, James, author
Publication:
[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, December 2018
Subject(s):
Bedding and Linens -- adverse effects
Beds -- adverse effects
Body Fluids
Equipment Contamination
Equipment Safety
Bedding and Linens -- microbiology
Beds -- microbiology
Cross Infection -- prevention & control
Equipment Failure
Infection Control
Maintenance
Patient Safety
Humans
Pennsylvania
United States

5. Design considerations and pre-market submission recommendations for interoperable medical devices: guidance for industry and Food and Drug Administration staff

Publication:
Silver Spring, MD : Center for Devices and Radiological Health, September 6, 2017
Subject(s):
Equipment and Supplies -- standards
Equipment Design -- standards
Equipment Safety -- standards
Device Approval
Equipment Failure
Information Dissemination
Risk Management
Humans
United States
United States. Department of Health and Human Services.
United States. Food and Drug Administration.

6. Establishing the performance characteristics of in vitro diagnostic devices for the detection or detection and differentiation of human papillomaviruses: guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration staff

Publication:
Silver Spring, MD : Center for Devices and Radiological Health, September 15, 2017
Subject(s):
Device Approval
Papillomavirus Infections -- diagnosis
Reagent Kits, Diagnostic -- standards
Cervix Uteri -- cytology
Cervix Uteri -- virology
Equipment Failure
Equipment Safety
Genotyping Techniques -- standards
Mass Screening
Papillomaviridae -- classification
Papillomaviridae -- genetics
Quality Control
Reference Standards
Reproducibility of Results
Research Design
Specimen Handling
Humans
United States
United States. Department of Health and Human Services.
United States. Food and Drug Administration.

7. Data Snapshot: dislodged tubes and lines

Author(s):
Feil, Michelle, author
Publication:
[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, September 2017
Subject(s):
Catheterization -- adverse effects
Catheterization -- mortality
Catheters -- adverse effects
Equipment Failure
Equipment Safety
Intubation -- adverse effects
Intubation -- instrumentation
Intubation -- mortality
Catheterization, Peripheral -- adverse effects
Catheterization, Peripheral -- instrumentation
Catheterization, Peripheral -- mortality
Catheters, Indwelling -- adverse effects
Drainage -- adverse effects
Drainage -- instrumentation
Drainage -- mortality
Intubation, Gastrointestinal -- adverse effects
Intubation, Gastrointestinal -- instrumentation
Intubation, Gastrointestinal -- mortality
Patient safety
Humans
Pennsylvania
United States

9. Warming blankets and patient harm

Author(s):
Feil, Michelle, author
Publication:
[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, December 2017
Subject(s):
Bedding and Linens -- adverse effects
Hyperthermia, Induced -- adverse effects
Medical Errors -- prevention & control
Medical Errors -- statistics & numerical data
Blister -- etiology
Body Temperature Changes
Burns -- etiology
Burns -- prevention & control
Equipment Failure
Risk Management
Humans
Pennsylvania
United States

10. Connecting remote cardiac monitoring issues with care areas

Publication:
[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, c2009
Subject(s):
Electrocardiography, Ambulatory -- methods
Monitoring, Physiologic -- methods
Telemetry -- methods
Clinical Alarms -- standards
Communication
Electrocardiography, Ambulatory -- instrumentation
Equipment Failure
Monitoring, Physiologic -- instrumentation
Practice Guidelines as Topic
Risk Management
Telemetry -- instrumentation
Humans
United States

11. CT contrast media power injectors can rupture conventional IV sets

Publication:
[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, c2008
Subject(s):
Contrast Media
Cross Infection -- prevention & control
Equipment Failure
Injections, Intravenous -- instrumentation
Tomography, X-Ray Computed -- instrumentation
Equipment Safety
Guidelines as Topic
Pressure
Humans
Pennsylvania
United States
United States. Food and Drug Administration.

12. Hemodialysis administration: strategies to ensure safe patient care

Publication:
[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, c2010
Subject(s):
Renal Dialysis -- adverse effects
Renal Dialysis -- methods
Safety
Accidental Falls -- prevention & control
Blood Coagulation
Clinical Protocols
Equipment Failure
Guideline Adherence
Kidney Failure, Chronic -- therapy
Medication Errors
Needles -- adverse effects
Risk Management
Humans
United States

17. Implantable devices: regulatory framework and reform options

Author(s):
Lind, Keith D., author
Publication:
Washington, DC : AARP Public Policy Institute, August 2017
Subject(s):
Government Regulation
Prostheses and Implants -- adverse effects
Prostheses and Implants -- standards
Clinical Trials as Topic
Device Approval
Equipment Failure
Equipment Safety
Product Surveillance, Postmarketing
Registries
Humans
United States
United States. Food and Drug Administration.

19. Use of International Standard ISO 10993-1: "Biological evaluation of medical devices - part 1 : evaluation and testing within a risk management process" : guidance for industry and Food and Drug Administration staff

Publication:
Silver Spring, MD : Center for Devices and Radiological Health, September 4, 2020
Subject(s):
Device Approval
Equipment Failure
Equipment Safety
Equipment and Supplies -- standards
United States
United States. Department of Health and Human Services.
United States. Food and Drug Administration.

20. Quality of healthcare

Author(s):
Brude, Sydney, author
White, Robert S., author
Publication:
[Toronto, Ontario] : Thomson Reuters, 23-December-2019
Subject(s):
Legislation, Medical
Patient Safety -- legislation & jurisprudence
Quality of Health Care -- legislation & jurisprudence
Ambulatory Care Facilities -- legislation & jurisprudence
Drug Costs
Elder Abuse
Equipment Failure
Equipment Safety
Health Facilities -- legislation & jurisprudence
Legislation, Hospital
Medicare
Nursing Homes -- legislation & jurisprudence
Quality Indicators, Health Care -- legislation & jurisprudence
State Government
Surgicenters
Veterans Health
Humans
United States
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (U.S.)

21. Medical devices

Author(s):
White, Robert S., author
Publication:
[Toronto, Ontario] : Thomson Reuters, 23-December-2019
Subject(s):
Device Approval -- legislation & jurisprudence
Equipment and Supplies
Medical Device Legislation
Computer Security
Equipment and Supplies -- supply & distribution
Equipment Failure
Equipment Reuse
Equipment Safety
Liability, Legal
Medical Device Recalls
Humans
United States
United States. Department of Health and Human Services.

22. Business practices

Author(s):
Steiner, David J., author
Publication:
Toronto, Ontario : Thomson Reuters, 23-December-2019
Subject(s):
Commerce
Drug Industry -- legislation & jurisprudence
Equipment and Supplies
Legislation, Drug
Analgesics, Opioid
Crime
Equipment Failure
Equipment Safety
Federal Government
Fraud
Medical Device Recalls
Opioid-Related Disorders -- epidemiology
Patents as Topic
Prescription Drug Diversion
Humans
United States

23. Compliance policy for limited modifications to certain marketed tobacco products

Publication:
Silver Spring, MD : Center for Tobacco Products, November 2019
Subject(s):
Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems -- standards
Nicotine -- adverse effects
Tobacco Products -- adverse effects
Child
Consumer Product Safety
Equipment Failure
Product Packaging
Humans
United States
United States. Department of Health and Human Services.
United States. Food and Drug Administration.