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341. Anesthesia: A Weighty Issue | PSNet
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     September 01, 2006 - She likely had OSA (at least a high index of suspicion, even in the absence of a formal sleep study), … In the absence of a local anesthetic component, the amount of narcotics a spontaneously breathing patient

342. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49836/psn-pdf
     July 01, 2018 - In the case study, the use of a Foley catheter to maintain the patency of a stoma in the absence of … For example, the case study described using a Foley catheter to maintain patency of a stoma in the absence

343. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49427/psn-pdf
     January 01, 2004 - Other Cognitive Errors In this case, the surgeon almost certainly never considered the possibility of absence … something that seems to fall outside standard of care by suggesting alternative courses of action.(13) An absence

344. Ocular Prophylaxis of Gonococcal Ophthalmia Neonatorum: Evidence Update for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Reaffirmation Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     August 01, 2010 - Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2010. 3 Introduction In the absence … of the use of silver nitrate for prophylaxis include its low cost, lack of allergic potential, and absence

345. STATISTICAL BRIEF #507: Out-of-Pocket Health Care Expenses for Non-Elderly Families by Income and Family Structure, 2015
     meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/st507/stat507.shtml
     January 01, 2018 - Regardless of the presence or absence of children, out-of-pocket expenses were notably higher for families … Variation by family structure (figures 3-4) Regardless of the presence or absence of children

346. Colorectal Cancer Screening: An Updated Modeling Study for the US Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/473PPVwoRhapCkN9SC-rue
     May 18, 2021 - in all-cause mortality11 and in stage-specific relative survival after diagnosis.12 Results In the absence … Each person’s life history is simulated in the absence of screening and in the presence of screening, … In the absence of screening, the model-estimated lifetime number of diagnosed colorectal cancer cases … While this lower lifetime incidence in the absence of screening may appear to conflict with current SEER … However, despite the different assump- tions about colorectal cancer incidence rates in the absence of

347. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60376/psn-pdf
     July 30, 2020 - These weaknesses are exacerbated by fatigue and burnout, absence of team trust, lack of time, medical … Absence of trust among care team members The extraordinary influx of clinicians being drawn together

348. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49673/psn-pdf
     December 01, 2012 - In the absence of overt infarction, further ED testing is routinely employed. … To reassure them regarding the absence of cardiac ischemia, the clinicians in this case seemed to rely

349. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49397/psn-pdf
     May 01, 2003 - The absence of a supervising attending physician in this situation should be considered. … training in thoracentesis with portable ultrasound or consulted a trained ultrasound operator, the absence

350. PowerPoint Presentation (ppt file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/import/webmm.ahrq.gov.347_slideshow.ppt
     May 01, 2015 - Tachypnea White blood cell (WBC) count > 12x109/L or < 4x109/L Hyperglycemia (glucose > 140 mg/dL) in the absence … resuscitation Creatinine > 2 mg/dL Worsening hypoxemia Acute lung injury with PaO2/FiO2 < 250 in the absence

351. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Issues Draft Recommendation Statement on Primary Care Interventions to Prevent Child Maltreatment (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/file/supporting_documents/child-maltreatment-interventions-draft-rec-bulletin.pdf
     September 25, 2023 - “In the absence of evidence, healthcare professionals should use their clinical judgment when deciding

352. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49726/psn-pdf
     March 01, 2015 - At the time of surgery, the surgeon was asked if the absence of an available image should preclude progressing … Many surgical cases do not require preoperative imaging, and the presence or absence of imaging is left

353. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49844/psn-pdf
     October 01, 2018 - focused on inattention by physicians and a general absence of diligent care among his academic colleagues … illustrates how patients are particularly susceptible to defects in care due to miscommunication, an absence

354. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Issues Draft Recommendation on Screening for Skin Cancer (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/file/supporting_documents/skin-cancer-screening-bulletin.pdf
     November 21, 2022 - “In the absence of evidence, we encourage healthcare professionals to use their judgment when deciding

355. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49681/psn-pdf
     April 01, 2013 - In the absence of built-in decision support, the critical step of pharmacist review becomes paramount … Unfortunately, commercially available pre-made PN formulations are not safer in the absence of a standardized … In the absence of such a system, required documentation of the pharmacist's review to include comparing

356. Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Asymptomatic Bacteriuria and Urinary Tract Infections – Slides
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/uti-slides.pptx
     September 01, 2022 - patients with ASB may contain white blood cells (WBC)—their presence also does not indicate a UTI in the absence … present with delirium, falls, or confusion, these symptoms are unlikely to be the result of a UTI in the absence

357. Scientific Rationale | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     September 01, 2013 - over 50 years, CHG has an even more extensive safety record. 39-44 Several groups have confirmed the absence

358. Enhanced State Data for Analysis and Tracking of Comparative Effectiveness Impact
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     October 01, 2010 - The virtual absence of reliable and rigorously validated large, clinically enhanced administrative databases

359. Facilitator Guide: Build Your SSI Prevention Bundle (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/mvp/modules/technical/measuredesc-dailyearlymobility-facguide.docx
     January 01, 2017 - Care Delirium Screening Checklist, ICDSC, as valid and reliable tools to screen for the presence or absence … cardinal feature of delirium for diagnosis and the ASE provides a good barometer of the presence or absence

360. The “Usually Antibiotics” Diagnoses: Community-Acquired Pneumonia – Facilitator Guide (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/cap-guide.docx
     September 01, 2022 - Mycoplasma pneumonia can be distinguished from viral causes of pneumonia by the absence of congestion … Imaging will help verify the presence or absence of complications of pneumonia, including parapneumonic