Life-threatening critical respiratory events: a retrospective study of postoperative patients found unresponsive during analgesic therapy

SK Ramachandran, N Haider, KA Saran… - Journal of clinical …, 2011 - Elsevier
Abstract Study Objective To identify risk factors for life-threatening critical respiratory events
occurring during parenteral analgesic therapy for acute postoperative pain. Design …

[HTML][HTML] Risk-based patient safety metrics

MC Scanlon, BT Karsh, KA Saran - Advances in Patient Safety …, 2008 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Patient safety programs require meaningful metrics. Dominant frameworks are based on two
safety metrics: one that seeks to identify, measure, and eliminate error and one that seeks to …

Trainees' perceptions of patient safety practices: recounting failures of supervision

PT Ross, ET McMyler, SG Anderson, KA Saran… - The Joint Commission …, 2011 - Elsevier
Article-at-a-Glance Background Ensuring that trainees receive appropriate clinical
supervision is one proven method for improving patient safety outcomes. Yet, supervision is …

Automated notification of suspected obstructive sleep apnea patients to the perioperative respiratory therapist: a pilot study

SK Ramachandran, S Kheterpal, CF Haas… - Respiratory …, 2010 - rc.rcjournal.com
BACKGROUND: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) increases the risk of central and obstructive
apneas after anesthesia, but the vast majority of patients with OSA are undiagnosed …

Automated electronic reminders to prevent miscommunication among primary medical, surgical and anaesthesia providers: a root cause analysis

RE Freundlich, L Grondin, KK Tremper… - BMJ Quality & …, 2012 - qualitysafety.bmj.com
In this case report, the authors present an adverse event possibly caused by
miscommunication among three separate medical teams at their hospital. The authors then …

Mainstreaming risk management education into new resident and fellow orientation

ET McMyler, PT Ross, KA Saran… - Journal of …, 2011 - meridian.allenpress.com
Introduction Understanding patient safety events and causative factors is an important step
in reducing preventable adverse events. The University of Michigan's Graduate Medical …