"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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| 2011 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2012 | 6 | 7 | 13 |
| 2013 | 8 | 7 | 15 |
| 2014 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 2015 | 10 | 6 | 16 |
| 2016 | 13 | 5 | 18 |
| 2017 | 14 | 9 | 23 |
| 2018 | 10 | 5 | 15 |
| 2019 | 6 | 17 | 23 |
| 2020 | 8 | 9 | 17 |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2023 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2024 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Patient Safety" by people in Profiles.
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Anesthesia Quality Improvement: Current State and Future Opportunities. Anesthesiology. 2025 Jan 01; 142(1):217-228.
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Simulation for Systems Integration: A Win-Win to Achieve Your Education, Quality, and Safety Goals. Pediatr Ann. 2024 Nov; 53(11):e408-e413.
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Beyond adverse events in anesthesiology: 'unanticipated events' and strategies for improved reporting. Curr Opin Anaesthesiol. 2024 Dec 01; 37(6):727-735.
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Patient Safety and Radiation Exposure in Transcystic Laparoscopic Common Bile Duct Exploration: A CARES Working Group Multicenter Study. J Pediatr Surg. 2024 Dec; 59(12):161669.
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Progress in Patient Safety in Atrial Fibrillation Ablation: Why Experience Makes the Difference. JACC Clin Electrophysiol. 2024 Jul; 10(7 Pt 1):1351-1352.
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Closing the gap: Perioperative health care disparities and patient safety interventions. Int Anesthesiol Clin. 2024 Apr 01; 62(2):41-47.
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Global access and patient safety in the transition to environmentally friendly respiratory inhalers: the Global Initiative for Asthma perspective. Lancet. 2023 09 16; 402(10406):1012-1016.
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Transplantation Outcomes with Donor Hearts after Circulatory Death. N Engl J Med. 2023 Jun 08; 388(23):2121-2131.
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DPYD Testing: Time to Put Patient Safety First. J Clin Oncol. 2023 05 20; 41(15):2701-2705.
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Biotin Interference in Immunoassays and Patient Safety. Am J Clin Pathol. 2023 01 04; 159(1):1-2.