Patient Safety at 10 Years

Patient Safety at 10 Years

Throughout our specialty—at meetings, in our journals, and in our clinics—patient safety has become not only a buzzword but an important focus for plastic surgeons. The cover of this month’s Aesthetic Surgery Journal bears a banner reminding us that 2011 marks the 10th anniversary of the first dedicated instructional course in patient safety at the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery...

Patient safety at 10 years: how far have we come? What's next?

Lanthanum carbonate: safety data after 10 years

Despite 10 years of post-marketing safety monitoring of the phosphate binder lanthanum carbonate, concerns about aluminium-like accumulation and toxicity persist. Here, we present a concise overview of the safety profile of lanthanum carbonate and interim results from a 5-year observational database study (SPD405-404; ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00567723). The pharmacokinetic paradigms of...

Patient Safety at the Crossroads.

With its estimate that between 44000 and 98000 patients die in hospitals each year as the result of medical errors, the National Academy of Medicine’s (NAM’s; formerly the Institute of Medicine’s) report To Err Is Human: Building a Safer Health System propelled a wave of activity. Health care professionals, professional societies, large employer groups, patient advocacy organizations, and resea...

Patient-Reported Outcomes and Their Predictors at Minimum 10 Years After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction

BACKGROUND Long-term results after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction are being reported with greater frequency, allowing a detailed analysis of long-term patient-reported outcomes and predictors. PURPOSE To summarize expected patient-reported outcomes at a minimum 10 years following ACL reconstruction and to explore patient and surgical factors that affect these results. STUDY...