"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 | 6 | 8 | 14 |
| 2013 | 13 | 18 | 31 |
| 2014 | 16 | 6 | 22 |
| 2015 | 18 | 13 | 31 |
| 2016 | 8 | 25 | 33 |
| 2017 | 14 | 11 | 25 |
| 2018 | 23 | 10 | 33 |
| 2019 | 13 | 18 | 31 |
| 2020 | 14 | 21 | 35 |
| 2021 | 5 | 11 | 16 |
| 2022 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 2023 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2024 | 12 | 3 | 15 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Patient Safety" by people in Profiles.
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Synesis as a framework to enable safety interventions in complex healthcare environments. BMJ Open Qual. 2025 Jan 16; 14(1).
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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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Evaluation of Measure Dx, a Resource to Accelerate Diagnostic Safety Learning and Improvement. J Gen Intern Med. 2025 Mar; 40(4):782-789.
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Understanding the Concept of Patient Safety Culture: Constitutive and Operational Definitions for Health Care Organizations. J Nurs Care Qual. 2025 Jan-Mar 01; 40(1):E8-E14.
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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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Charting Diagnostic Safety: Exploring Patient-Provider Discordance in Medical Record Documentation. J Gen Intern Med. 2025 Mar; 40(4):773-781.
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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.