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Patient Safety and Patients' Rights [PDF]

AMA Journal of Ethics, 2004
Patient safety can be improved through the implementation of a physician reporting system, in which medical errors can be reported confidentially. Virtual Mentor is a monthly bioethics journal published by the American Medical Association.
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Molecular cancer prevention: Intercepting disease

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
Oncological practice must evolve, from treating established tumours to proactive cancer interception before clinical manifestation. This will require mechanistic insight into tumour initiation, validated biomarkers of early disease development and redesigned clinical trials, enabling cancer interception to become a core pillar of oncology with the ...
Charlotte Grieco, Tej Pandya, Charles Swanton   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Targeting TNBC: core–shell polycationic polyurea dendrimers with inherent anticancer activity

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
Core–shell polycationic PURE dendrimers were tested in TNBC‐derived tumor models. Both formulations selectively targeted TNBC and effectively reduced tumor volume. PUREG4‐OEI48 suppressed tumor growth without detectable toxicity, whereas PUREG4‐OCEI24, despite showing efficacy, induced hepatic toxicity.
Adriana Cruz, Bruna Abreu, Cindy Mendes, Catarina Freitas‐Dias, Filipe Gonçalves, Fernanda Silva, José Ramalho, Saudade André, Vasco D. B. Bonifácio, Jacinta Serpa   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Inappropriate Testing for Clostridioides difficile in Long-Term Care: Implications Highlight the Need for an Algorithm

Patient Safety, 2019
This article provides clear guidance related to appropriate testing for Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) and identifies the negative implications of inappropriate testing, repeat testing, and testing for cure.
Katie Vivian, Rebecca Jones
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Safety Rounds: A Patient Safety Initiative

The Canadian Journal of Hospital Pharmacy, 2019
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Heather, Kertland, Salma, Satchu, Clarence, Chant, Jill, Garland, Elaine, Tom   +4 more
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Metformin promotes mitochondrial integrity through AMPK‐signaling in Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
Metformin mediates mitochondrial quality control in Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON) fibroblasts carrying mtDNA mutations. At therapeutic levels, metformin activates AMPK signaling to restore mitochondrial dynamics by promoting fusion and restraining fission, while preserving mitochondrial mass, enhancing autophagy/mitophagy and biogenesis ...
Chatnapa Panusatid, Rapasviranda Soiyangsuk, Maneeluck Tanadjindarat, Chayanon Peerapittayamongkol   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Patterns of errors and weaknesses in the diagnostic process: retrospective analysis of malpractice claims and adverse events from two national databases

BMJ Open Quality
Background Diagnostic errors (DEs) are a significant global patient safety issue, often associated with increased morbidity and mortality due to overlooked, delayed, or incorrect diagnoses.
Kim Lyngby Mikkelsen, Charlotte Frendved, Siri Tribler, Eva Benfeldt, Rikke Mørch Jørgensen   +4 more
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Batteries Gone Bad

Patient Safety, 2019
A battery's moment of death may come as a beep, a red warning light, or a complete surprise. If you are lucky (i.e., prepared), you have a power cord or backup battery handy.
Kim Liberatore, Barry Kohler
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Implementation of TeamSTEPPS [PDF]

, 2016
This scholarly project focused on implementing Team Strategies and Tools to Enhance Performance and Patient Safety (TeamSTEPPS) in an emergency room (ER).
Jones, Trynequa S
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Patient Safety: Patient Involvement Matters

Healthcare Quarterly, 2020
As the co-chair of Patients for Patient Safety Canada (PFPSC), I have had the opportunity to be a guest editor for this Special Issue of Healthcare Quarterly and, consequently, have reviewed and critiqued each article. I also was a patient partner in the National Patient Safety Consortium, the work of which is the basis for the articles in this issue ...
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