Medical devices (existing)

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1. Advancing patient safety surrounding medical devices: Barriers, strategies, and next steps in health system implementation of Unique Device Identifiers (1 March 2022)

   • Medical device
   • Medical device / equipment
   • (and 4 more)

     Tagged with:

     • Medical device
     • Medical device / equipment
     • Database
     • Regulatory issue
     • Safety process
     • Data

   By Patient-Safety-Learning, Thursday at 08:03

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   • Thursday at 08:03

2. Blog - Nearly 80% of patients with infection following cardiac implant not treated appropriately: study (5 April 2022)

   • Medical device
   • Heart disease
   • (and 2 more)

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     • Medical device
     • Heart disease
     • Surgery - Cardiothoracic
     • Healthcare associated infection

   By Patient-Safety-Learning, 11 April

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   • 11 April

3. The medicolegal challenges of pelvic mesh usage (31 August 2021)

   • Womens health
   • Medical device
   • (and 3 more)

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     • Womens health
     • Medical device
     • Patient harmed
     • Obstetrics and gynaecology/ Maternity
     • Legal issue

   By Patient Safety Learning, 8 January

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   • 8 January

4. Panorama - The Great Implant Scandal (26 November 2018)

   • Medical device
   • Medical device / equipment
   • (and 2 more)

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     • Medical device
     • Medical device / equipment
     • Patient harmed
     • Consent

   By Patient-Safety-Learning, 27 December, 2021

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   • 27 December, 2021

5. NHS England: Infrared temperature screening to detect COVID-19

   • Medical device / equipment
   • Social distancing
   • (and 1 more)

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     • Medical device / equipment
     • Social distancing
     • Diagnostic error

   By Becky T, 12 December, 2021

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   • 195 views
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   • 12 December, 2021

6. NHS England: Ensuring oxygen delivery when using two step humification systems

   • Medical device / equipment
   • Medication
   • (and 3 more)

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     • Medical device / equipment
     • Medication
     • Patient death
     • Oxygen / gas / vapour
     • More staff training

   By Becky T, 10 December, 2021

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   • 164 views
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   • 10 December, 2021

7. NHS England: Unintentional perforation of oesophagus in neonates from invasive procedures

   • Baby
   • Medical device / equipment
   • (and 1 more)

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     • Baby
     • Medical device / equipment
     • Patient harmed

   By Becky T, 9 December, 2021

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   • 215 views
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   • 9 December, 2021

8. NHS England: Distinguishing between haemofilters and plasma filters to reduce mis-selection

   • Medical device
   • Medicine - Haematology
   • (and 1 more)

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     • Medical device
     • Medicine - Haematology
     • Patient death

   By Becky T, 7 December, 2021

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   • 263 views
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   • 7 December, 2021

9. NHS England: Sudden patient deterioration due to secretions blocking heat and moisture exchanger filters

   • Medical device
   • Deterioration
   • (and 2 more)

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     • Medical device
     • Deterioration
     • Ventilators
     • Patient harmed

   By Becky T, 6 December, 2021

   • 0 comments
   • 154 views
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   • 6 December, 2021

10. Is the FDA failing women? (20 September 2021)

    • Womens health
    • Medical device
    • (and 4 more)

      Tagged with:

      • Womens health
      • Medical device
      • Regulatory issue
      • USA
      • Health inequalities
      • Health Disparities

    By Patient Safety Learning, 23 November, 2021

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    • 267 views
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    • 23 November, 2021

11. Pelvic mesh implants: issues at a physical and psychological level (27 September 2021)

    • Patient harmed
    • Secondary impact
    • (and 3 more)

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      • Patient harmed
      • Secondary impact
      • Medical device
      • Obstetrics and gynaecology/ Maternity
      • Surgery - General

    By Patient-Safety-Learning, 8 November, 2021

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    • 403 views
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    • 8 November, 2021

12. Call for advisory board members: an Open Registry Infrastructure for medical device performance data

    • Never event
    • Medical device / equipment
    • (and 8 more)

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      • Never event
      • Medical device / equipment
      • Resources / Organisational management
      • Interoperability
      • Innovation
      • Patient portal
      • Patient engagement
      • Pharma / Life sciences
      • Europe
      • UK

    By Dr B, 3 November, 2021

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    • 324 views
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    • 3 November, 2021

13. NHS England: Importance of ‘tug test’ for checking oxygen hose when transferring a patient to a portable ventilator

    • Medical device / equipment
    • Ventilators
    • (and 3 more)

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      • Medical device / equipment
      • Ventilators
      • Medicine - Cardiology
      • Patient death
      • Hospital ward

    By Becky T, 8 October, 2021

    • 0 comments
    • 331 views
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    • 8 October, 2021

14. NHS England: Variation in use of cardiac telemetry

    • Medicine - Cardiology
    • Medical device / equipment
    • (and 2 more)

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      • Medicine - Cardiology
      • Medical device / equipment
      • Patient
      • Nurse

    By Becky T, 8 October, 2021

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    • 258 views
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    • 8 October, 2021

15. Medical device error and failure reporting: Learning from the car industry (8 May 2021)

    • Medical device
    • Organisational learning
    • (and 4 more)

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      • Medical device
      • Organisational learning
      • Reporting
      • Patient harmed
      • Research
      • Private sector

    By Patient Safety Learning, 2 June, 2021

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    • 591 views
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    • 2 June, 2021

16. The device recall crystal ball (17 May 2021)

    • Medical device
    • Medical device / equipment

    By Patient Safety Learning, 18 May, 2021

    • 0 comments
    • 425 views
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    • 18 May, 2021

17. Endoscopy safety: Staff attitudes survey

    • Medical device
    • Survey
    • (and 1 more)

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      • Medical device
      • Survey
      • Staff engagement

    By Patient Safety Learning, 17 May, 2021

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    • 442 views
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    • 17 May, 2021

18. No such thing as a free lunch – why recording conflicts of interests must be mandatory

    • Medical device / equipment
    • Patient harmed

    By Kath Sansom, 9 April, 2021

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    • 2,499 views
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    • 9 April, 2021

19. Arterial line errors leading to iatrogenic hypoglycaemia – time for concerted action (9 September 2020)

    • Human factors
    • Human error
    • (and 5 more)

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      • Human factors
      • Human error
      • Medical device / equipment
      • Patient safety incident
      • Blood / blood products
      • Anaesthesia
      • Medication

    By Patient Safety Learning, 23 October, 2020

    • 0 comments
    • 772 views
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    • 23 October, 2020

20. JAMA: Editorial. Leading the call for reform of medical device safety surveillance

    • Medical device / equipment
    • Patient harmed
    • (and 1 more)

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      • Medical device / equipment
      • Patient harmed
      • Patient safety incident

    By Patient Safety Learning, 13 January, 2020

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    • 630 views
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    • 13 January, 2020

21. Improving safety with nasogastric tubes: a whole-system approach (25 November 2019)

    • Medical device / equipment
    • Training
    • (and 4 more)

      Tagged with:

      • Medical device / equipment
      • Training
      • Quality improvement
      • Skills
      • Process redesign
      • Organisational learning

    By Patient Safety Learning, 25 November, 2019

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    • 25 November, 2019