"Patient Safety" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Efforts to reduce risk, to address and reduce incidents and accidents that may negatively impact healthcare consumers.
| Descriptor ID |
D061214
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N06.850.135.060.075.399
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| Concept/Terms |
Patient Safety- Patient Safety
- Patient Safeties
- Safeties, Patient
- Safety, Patient
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2012 | 10 | 16 | 26 |
| 2013 | 15 | 25 | 40 |
| 2014 | 21 | 9 | 30 |
| 2015 | 22 | 18 | 40 |
| 2016 | 11 | 28 | 39 |
| 2017 | 20 | 18 | 38 |
| 2018 | 29 | 13 | 42 |
| 2019 | 14 | 26 | 40 |
| 2020 | 18 | 34 | 52 |
| 2021 | 9 | 17 | 26 |
| 2022 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 2023 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Patient Safety" by people in Profiles.
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Five Strategies for a Safer EHR Modernization Journey. J Gen Intern Med. 2023 10; 38(Suppl 4):940-942.
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Factors influencing agitation, de-escalation, and physical restraint at a children's hospital. J Hosp Med. 2023 08; 18(8):693-702.
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Efficacy of cannabidiol in convulsive and nonconvulsive seizure types associated with treatment-resistant epilepsies in the Expanded Access Program. Epilepsia. 2023 08; 64(8):e156-e163.
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Safety of Health Care in the Inpatient Setting. Reply. N Engl J Med. 2023 Apr 20; 388(16):1536.
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The Safety of Inpatient Health Care. N Engl J Med. 2023 01 12; 388(2):142-153.
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Measure Dx: Implementing pathways to discover and learn from diagnostic errors. Int J Qual Health Care. 2022 Sep 10; 34(3).
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Radiologists staunchly support patient safety and autonomy, in opposition to the SCOTUS decision to overturn Roe v Wade. Clin Imaging. 2023 01; 93:117-121.
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Comparison of a Voluntary Safety Reporting System to a Global Trigger Tool for Identifying Adverse Events in an Oncology Population. J Patient Saf. 2022 09 01; 18(6):611-616.
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Translating electronic health record-based patient safety algorithms from research to clinical practice at multiple sites. BMJ Health Care Inform. 2022 Jul; 29(1).
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Creating a Learning Health System for Improving Diagnostic Safety: Pragmatic Insights from US Health Care Organizations. J Gen Intern Med. 2022 11; 37(15):3965-3972.