Second issue of AHRQ WebM&M is online now

Second issue of AHRQ WebM&M is online now

AHRQ WebM&M is a peer-reviewed, Web-based journal showcasing patient safety lessons drawn from real cases of medical errors. The publication is a services of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). This month, AHRQ WebM&M features cases on a delirious patient with blood clotting problems who falls out of bed twice; a laparoscopic colostomy done in reverse, producing complete bowel obstruction; a medication overdose due to ambiguous abbreviations; a pregnancy whose incorrect dating nearly led to induction of pre-term labor; and an antipsychotic, rather than antihistamine, mistakenly dispensed to a woman with hives.

The first issue's cases and commentaries are available under "Archives." To date, about 3,000 users have registered, and each day the site has about 1,000 visitors. Visit the site at http://webmm.ahrq.gov.

Source: AHRQ Electronic Newsletter, March 28, 2003, Issue #94