"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 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2011 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2012 | 8 | 13 | 21 |
| 2013 | 13 | 21 | 34 |
| 2014 | 20 | 9 | 29 |
| 2015 | 21 | 18 | 39 |
| 2016 | 10 | 29 | 39 |
| 2017 | 18 | 17 | 35 |
| 2018 | 28 | 13 | 41 |
| 2019 | 14 | 27 | 41 |
| 2020 | 17 | 33 | 50 |
| 2021 | 6 | 13 | 19 |
| 2022 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 2023 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2024 | 13 | 2 | 15 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Patient Safety" by people in Profiles.
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Safety of inpatient care in surgical settings: cohort study. BMJ. 2024 Nov 13; 387:e080480.
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Perspectives on Anesthesia and Perioperative Patient Safety: Past, Present, and Future. Anesthesiology. 2024 Nov 01; 141(5):835-848.
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Improving medication safety in both adults and children: what will it take? BMJ Qual Saf. 2024 Sep 19; 33(10):619-621.
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Utilizing Data and Alarm Champions to Enhance Alarm Management: A Pediatric Quality Improvement Initiative. J Nurs Care Qual. 2024 Oct-Dec 01; 39(4):369-375.
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Implementation of a health information technology safety classification system in the Veterans Health Administration's Informatics Patient Safety Office. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2024 Jun 20; 31(7):1588-1595.
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Advancing minimally invasive hepato-pancreato-biliary surgery: ensuring safety with implementation. Surg Endosc. 2024 Aug; 38(8):4365-4373.
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Utilizing the Safety Huddle to Empower Residents as Safety Stewards (USHERSS). J Grad Med Educ. 2024 Jun; 16(3):355-356.
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Partnership as a Pathway to Diagnostic Excellence: The Challenges and Successes of Implementing the Safer Dx Learning Lab. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2024 Dec; 50(12):834-841.
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Wake Up Safe in the USA & International Patient Safety. Paediatr Anaesth. 2024 09; 34(9):958-969.
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The Safety of Outpatient Health Care : Review of Electronic Health Records. Ann Intern Med. 2024 Jun; 177(6):738-748.