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Big4 Medical Journals

BMJ Quality and Safety ( Full-text available via NHS Athens)

Does the use of structured interventions to guide ward rounds affect patient outcomes? A systematic review
Integrating equity into incident reporting and patient concerns systems: a critical interpretive synthesis
Patient-reported harm from NHS treatment or care, or the lack of access to care: a cross-sectional survey of general population prevalence, impact and responses
Randomised controlled trial of audit-and-feedback strategies to reduce imaging overutilisation in the emergency department
Duration of antibiotic therapy in the intensive care unit: factors influencing decision-making during multidisciplinary meetings
Cost-effectiveness of eliminating hospital understaffing by nursing staff: a retrospective longitudinal study and economic evaluation
Checklist conundrum: are we checking the right boxes?
Expression of concern: Reducing opioid use for chronic non-cancer pain in primary care using an evidence-based, theory-informed, multistrategic, multistakeholder approach: a single-arm time series with segmented regression
Eliminating hospital nurse understaffing is a cost-effective patient safety intervention

Journal of Patient Safety & Infection Control 

Artificial nails and infection risks in healthcare settings.
Ultraviolet light robots: The future of no-touch environmental disinfection in hospitals.
Electronic hand hygiene monitoring systems: A promising leap toward sustainable compliance in infection control.
Acupuncture and the risk of blood-borne infections.
The indispensable role of job descriptions, competencies and privileges in medical education.
Subcutaneous emphysema as a complication of laparoscopic surgery – An overlooked patient safety concern!
Assessing the level of competence and attitude on patient safety among clinical nurses.
Long sleeves, longer problems: Why a 'bare below the elbows' dress code is essential for medical students and hospital staff...Szumska E, Czajkowski P, Zablocki M, et al. A multifaceted approach to the "bare below the elbow" concept and hand hygiene compliance among healthcare professionals‑multicenter population‑based study. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2023;20(5):4435
From laparoscopy to laparotomy: Patient safety lessons from an unretrieved endobag incident.
Infection risks in air travel: An overview of transmission pathways, risk factors and mitigation strategies.

Patient Safety

Blog Post: Have you read or shared these articles?
Addendum to “Patient Safety Alert: Serious Harm Associated With Failure to Adjust Clozapine Dosing”
Wrong-Route Errors Associated With Epinephrine to Treat Severe Type I Allergic Reactions
Blog Post: U.S. Antibiotic Awareness Week 2025
Standardizing IV Electrolyte Administration in Pediatric Oncology: A Quality Improvement Initiative
Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Patient Safety Events: Preliminary Exploration of Events Reported to the PA-PSRS Database
Strategies to Prevent Five-Fold Wrong Dose Errors With U-500 Insulin
A Fatal Medication Error Involving Neuromuscular Blocking Agent and Insights From Wrong Drug Events in Pennsylvania
Decreasing Surgical Specimen-Handling Errors: A Network Quality Improvement Journey
Blog Post: Free Discussion and Q&A: Academic Publishing in the AI Era

Pressure Ulcers (Full-text available via NHS Athens)

Clinical and systemic factors associated with pressure ulcer development: a retrospective evaluation of 339 patients in a palliative care unit
Design and development of an mHealth application for pressure ulcer care and caregiver support
Intelligent Biosensors Based on Hyaluronic Acid Hydrogels for Monitoring Chronic Wound Healing with the Involvement of Artificial Intelligence
First documented isolation of Diutina mesorugosa (Candida mesorugosa) from a clinical sample in Argentina
Correction: Microbiology of Pressure Ulcers: A Systematic Review
Factors Associated With the Adoption of Smart Mattress in Family Caregivers: Cross-sectional Study
We Still Have to Fear Malaria: A Case Report of Severe Malaria With Almost all the Listed WHO Complications in a Patient Living in a Sub-Saharan Endemic Area
Elevated Distressed Community Index Score is Associated With Adverse Outcomes Following Hip Fracture Surgery in the Medicare Population
Predicting Pressure Injury in Intensive Care Patients With Ensemble-Based Machine Learning Methods
New advances in pressure ulcer treatment - the promoting effect of biomaterials on drugs

Root Cause Analysis 

Beyond rituals: How to optimise M&M meetings into engines of safety and quality improvement in LMICs
Development of a centralized progress management system using lean thinking and efforts to improve operations
Reducing preoperative fasting time for children: A multidisciplinary quality improvement project
Risk Factors for Biochemical Pregnancy in Women With Recurrent Pregnancy Loss: A Retrospective Cohort Study
Transforming Safety Culture: A Systemwide High Reliability Approach to Preventing Serious Harm in Healthcare
A Quality Improvement Approach to the Underreporting of Sexual Abuse in Competitive Sports: A Conceptual Framework
Root Cause Analysis of Patients with Pancreatic Cancer Who Underwent Imaging Not Resulting in a Cancer Diagnosis in the 18 Months Prior to Diagnosis
Root causes and fields of action to address unplanned hospitalisation in long-term care: a multiple case study with root-cause analysis
Keeping Medical AI Healthy and Trustworthy: A Review of Detection and Correction Methods for System Degradation
Longitudinal quality improvement project to increase colorectal cancer screening for an underserved population in a resident physician-led primary care clinic

See also Infection Control Update 

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