Positive predictive value of the AHRQ accidental puncture or laceration patient safety indicator.

Garth H. Utter; Patricia A. Zrelak; Ruth Baron; Daniel J. Tancredi; Banafsheh Sadeghi; Jeffrey J. Geppert; Patrick S. Romano

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Positive predictive value of the AHRQ accidental puncture or laceration patient safety indicator.

January 20, 2010

Utter GH, Zrelak PA, Baron R, et al. Ann Surg. 2009;250(6):1041-5.

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The AHRQ Patient Safety Indicator accurately identified accidental injuries due to medical care, but many cases identified were clinically inconsequential.

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