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1661. Preventing corneal burns during phacoemulsification

Publication:
[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, c2010
Subject(s):
Cataract Extraction -- adverse effects
Corneal Injuries
Eye Burns -- etiology
Eye Burns -- prevention & control
Phacoemulsification -- adverse effects
Clinical Competence
Hot Temperature -- adverse effects
Ophthalmic Solutions -- therapeutic use
Phacoemulsification -- instrumentation
Phacoemulsification -- methods
Risk Management
Ultrasonic Therapy -- adverse effects
Humans
Pennsylvania
United States

1662. Quarterly update on the Preventing Wrong-Site Surgery Project: digging deeper

Publication:
[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, c2010
Subject(s):
Medical Errors -- prevention & control
Medical Errors -- statistics & numerical data
Preoperative Care -- methods
Surgical Procedures, Operative -- statistics & numerical data
Checklist
Disclosure
Operating Rooms -- organization & administration
Patient Identification Systems
Process Assessment (Health Care)
Safety Management -- methods
Humans
Pennsylvania
United States

1663. Diagnostic ionizing radiation and pregnancy: is there a concern?

Publication:
[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, c2008
Subject(s):
Diagnostic Imaging -- adverse effects
Diagnostic Imaging -- methods
Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation
Embryo, Mammalian -- radiation effects
Fetus -- radiation effects
Pregnancy -- radiation effects
Radiation Dosage
Radiation Injuries -- etiology
Radiation, Ionizing
Abnormalities, Radiation-Induced -- prevention & control
Counseling
Gestational Age
Maternal Exposure
Medical Errors -- prevention & control
Pregnancy Outcome
Risk Assessment
Female
Humans
Pennsylvania
United States

1665. Timely treatment of stroke symptoms in the emergency department may improve outcomes

Publication:
[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, c2008
Subject(s):
Brain Ischemia -- drug therapy
Emergency Medical Services -- methods
Fibrinolytic Agents -- therapeutic use
Stroke -- diagnosis
Stroke -- drug therapy
Thrombolytic Therapy -- methods
Tissue Plasminogen Activator -- therapeutic use
Risk Management
Time Factors
Treatment Outcome
Humans
Pennsylvania
United States

1670. Pressure ulcers: new staging, reporting, and risk reduction strategies

Publication:
[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, c2008
Subject(s):
Pressure Ulcer -- prevention & control
Cost of Illness
Documentation
Hospitals
Medical History Taking
Medical Records
Patient Positioning
Pressure Ulcer -- classification
Pressure Ulcer -- diagnosis
Pressure Ulcer -- economics
Risk Management
Skin Care
Humans
Pennsylvania
United States