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3. Analysis of reported drug interactions: a recipe for harm to patients

Author(s):
Grissinger, Matthew, author
Publication:
[Harrisburg, Pennsylvania] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, December 2016
Subject(s):
Drug Incompatibility
Drug Interactions
Medication Errors -- prevention & control
Medication Errors -- statistics & numerical data
Prescription Drugs
Biosimilar Pharmaceuticals -- adverse effects
Contraindications
Patient safety
Risk Management
Humans
Pennsylvania
United States

4. Antimicrobial therapy for pneumonia in Pennsylvania long-term care: a spotlight on culture

Author(s):
Davis, James, author
Publication:
[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, September 2015
Subject(s):
Anti-Bacterial Agents -- therapeutic use
Culture Techniques -- statistics & numerical data
Inappropriate Prescribing
Long-Term Care
Microbial Sensitivity Tests -- statistics & numerical data
Nursing Homes
Pneumonia -- drug therapy
Aged
Drug Resistance, Bacterial
Patient safety
Referral and Consultation
Humans
Pennsylvania
United States

5. Assessment tools help diagnose obstructive sleep apnea

Author(s):
Wallace, Susan C., author
Publication:
[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, December 2014
Subject(s):
Diagnostic Tests, Routine
Mass Screening
Postoperative Complications -- diagnosis
Preoperative Care
Risk Assessment
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive -- complications
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive -- diagnosis
Surveys and Questionnaires
Nurse's Role
Patient safety
Postoperative Complications -- prevention & control
Risk Factors
Surgical Procedures, Operative
Humans
Pennsylvania
United States

6. Balancing family bonding with newborn safety

Author(s):
Wallace, Susan C., author
Publication:
[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, September 2014
Subject(s):
Accidental Falls -- prevention & control
Accidental Falls -- statistics & numerical data
Infant Care
Patient safety
Rooming-in Care
Wounds and Injuries -- prevention & control
Infant, Newborn
Family
Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, Hospital
Risk Management
Humans
United States

7. Blood transfusion events--lessons learned from a complex process

Author(s):
Dubeck, Deborah, author
Publication:
[Harrisburg, Pennsylvania] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, September 2016
Subject(s):
Medical Errors -- prevention & control
Medical Errors -- statistics & numerical data
Transfusion Reaction
Forecasting
Medical Errors -- trends
Medication Errors -- statistics & numerical data
Patient safety
Humans
Pennsylvania
United States

10. Calculation of outcome rates that diagnose bedside performance: central-line-associated bloodstream infection

Author(s):
Davis, James, author
Finley, Edward, author
Publication:
[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, [2013]
Subject(s):
Bacteremia -- epidemiology
Bacteremia -- etiology
Catheter-Related Infections -- epidemiology
Catheter-Related Infections -- etiology
Catheterization, Central Venous -- adverse effects
Infection control
Medical Errors -- statistics & numerical data
Outcome Assessment (Health Care)
Research Design
Catheterization, Central Venous -- instrumentation
Electronic Health Records
Hospitals -- statistics & numerical data
Maintenance -- standards
Medical Errors -- prevention & control
Patient safety
Time Factors
Humans
Pennsylvania
United States