Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine
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1. Brooke BS, Perler BA, Dominici F, Makary MA, Pronovost PJ. Reduction of in-hospital mortality among California hospitals meeting Leapfrog evidence-based standards for abdominal aortic aneurysm repair. J Vasc Surg. 2008 Jun;47(6):1155-6; discussion 1163-4.
Key words: in-hospital mortality, Leapfrog standards, evidence-based, aneurysm repair, patient safety
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18514832?ordinalpos=5&itool=EntrezSystem2.
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2. Hogue CW, Fucetola R, Hershey T, Nassief A, Birge S, Dávila-Román VG, Barzilai B, Thomas B, Schechtman KB, Freedland K. The role of postoperative neurocognitive dysfunction on quality of life for postmenopausal women 6 months after cardiac surgery. Anesth Analg 2008 Aug;86(2):511-6
Key words: postoperative neurocognitive dysfunction, postmenopausal women
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18640325?ordinalpos=1&itool=EntrezSystem2.
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3. Kass N, Pronovost PJ, Sugarman J, Goeschel CA, Lubomski LH, Faden R. Controversy and quality improvement: lingering questions about ethics, oversight, and patient safety research. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf 2008 Jun;34(6):349-53.
Key words: patient safety, quality improvement, ethics
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18595381?ordinalpos=1&itool=EntrezSystem2.
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4. Pronovost PJ, Goeschel CA, Wachter RM. The wisdom and justice of not paying for "preventable complications." JAMA 2008 May 14;299(18):2197-9.
Key words: preventable complications, quality, pay for performance, measures
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18477787?ordinalpos=5&itool=EntrezSystem2.
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5. Pronovost PJ, Rosenstein BJ, Paine L, Miller MR, Haller K, Davis R, Demski R, Garrett MR. Paying the piper: investing in infrastructure for patient safety. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2008 Jun;34(6):342-8.
Key words: patient safety, infrastructure investment, organization-level culture
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18595380?ordinalpos=2&itool=EntrezSystem2.
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6. Pronovost PJ, Berenholtz SM, Goeschel C, Thom I, Watson SR, Holzmueller CG, Lyon JS, Lubomski LH, Thompson DA, Needham D, Hyzy R, Welsh R, Roth G, Bander J, Morlock L, Sexton JB. Improving patient safety in intensive care units in Michigan. N J Crit Care 2008 Jun;23(2):207-21.
Key words: patient safety, collaborative, quality improvement, translating evidence
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18538214?ordinalpos=2&itool=EntrezSystem2.
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7. Thompson DA, Cowan J, Holzmueller C, Wu AW, Bass E, Pronovost P. Planning and implementing a systems-based patient safety curriculum in medical education. Am J Med Qual 2008 Jul-Aug;23(4):271-8.
Key words: patient safety, systems-based; curriculum, medical students
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18658100?ordinalpos=1&itool=EntrezSystem2.
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8. Wachter RM, Flanders SA, Fee C, Pronovost PJ. Public reporting of antibiotic timing in patients with pneumonia: lessons from a flawed performance measure. Ann Intern Med 2008 Jul 1;149(1):29-32.
Key words: public reporting, performance measures, quality standard
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18591635?ordinalpos=1&itool=EntrezSystem2.
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9. Wu CL, Agarwal S, Tella PK, Klick B, Clark MR, Haythornthwaite JA, Max MB, Raja SN. Morphine versus mexiletine for treatment of postamputation pain. Anesthesiology 2008 Aug;109(2):289-96.
Key words: mexiletine, postamputation pain
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18648238?ordinalpos=3&itool=EntrezSystem2.
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