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A recent study published in The New England Journal of Medicine concludes that there are too many patient deaths within 30 days of major surgery and many of these are preventable.
Dr. P.J. Devereaux, principal investigator, observes:
Almost no one now dies in the operating room or recovery room, but after surgery there is still an appreciable death rate.
Continue reading “Death After Surgery – Weekly Must Reads in Patient Safety (Dec 11, 2015)”
by Sean Power
July 14, 2014
Over the past several months, members of the patient safety community have suggested that the Physician-Patient Alliance for Health and Safety (PPAHS) host a podcast to highlight current work in opioid safety, venous thromboembolism, and alarm fatigue.
We thought it was a great idea. We love presenting PPAHS stories at conferences and on our website, and there is so much progress being made in patient safety by others, we thought a podcast would be a perfect avenue to share those stories, too. Continue reading “Introducing the PPAHS Patient Safety Podcast”