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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medical-malpractice-litigation-and-daylight-saving-time
March 24, 2019 - March 24, 2019
Association of a Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use with antibiotic … October 11, 2017
Assessment of changes in visits and antibiotic prescribing during the … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use and the COVID
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/intervening-interruptions-what-exactly-risk-we-are-trying-manage
July 20, 2022 - Related Resources From the Same Author(s)
Assessment of changes in visits and antibiotic … prescribing during the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic … July 20, 2022
Association of a Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use with antibiotic
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/evaluation-and-accurate-diagnoses-pediatric-diseases-using-artificial-intelligence
April 15, 2020 - August 21, 2024
Association of a Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use with antibiotic … October 11, 2017
Assessment of changes in visits and antibiotic prescribing during the … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use and the COVID
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33666/psn-pdf
October 01, 2008 - Most importantly, CA-MRSA is usually susceptible to many
antibiotics.(12,13) Outbreaks of CA-MRSA have … Antibiotic resistance has several implications with respect to clinical outcome. … prevention of
pneumonia in ventilated patients, accurate diagnosis of infections, and judicious use of antibiotics … have documented care provided to them.(21)
Another concern is that patients will receive unnecessary antibiotics … because they are colonized with
MRSA, resulting in more antibiotic resistance.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/50927/psn-pdf
February 21, 2020 - These predominantly relate to
inconsistent practices driving the prescribing of opioids and antibiotics … that have contributed to the opioid
epidemic and the rise of antibiotic resistant infections.[4],[5 … Interventions to reduce
inappropriate prescribing of antibiotics for acute respiratory tract infections … from_single_result=Interventions+to+reduce+inappropriate+prescribing+of+antibiotics+for+acute+respiratory … from_single_result=Antimicrobial+resistance%3A+risk+associated+with+antibiotic+overuse+and+initiatives
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44136/psn-pdf
July 16, 2015 - hospitals in the United States reported using C. difficile prevention measures, with the exception of
antibiotic … This finding underscores the
need to focus on appropriate antibiotic use as part of patient safety efforts … psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/health-care-associated-infections
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/vital-signs-improving-antibiotic-use-among-hospitalized-patients
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/toolkit-reduce-cauti-and-other-hais-long-term-care-facilities
January 09, 2024 - evidence-based practices (e.g., foundational infection prevention strategies, CAUTI prevention, and antibiotic … April 27, 2022
Implementation of an antibiotic stewardship program in long-term care
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49666/psn-pdf
October 01, 2012 - -lactam antibiotics (e.g., doxycycline, clindamycin). … without cellulitis may not require antibiotics. … Multiple
observational studies have shown high cure rates (85%–90%) whether or not an active antibiotic … The IDSA guidelines
recommend use of adjunctive antibiotic therapy after incision and drainage in cases … National trends in ambulatory visits and antibiotic
prescribing for skin and soft-tissue infections.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-09/final_spotlight_case_open_wound_of_the_elbow_slides_09.19.2024.pptx
January 01, 2024 - Prescribing empiric oral antibiotics is common practice for similar wounds, but the routine use of antibiotics … risk, including wound decontamination, close follow up, consideration of empiric antibiotic treatment … Although evidence strongly supports antibiotic administration prior to elective surgical incisions to … to patients with high-risk wounds, an antibiotic is not a substitute for thorough wound decontamination … Even the strongest antibiotic will not prevent a wound infection due to retained organic matter.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/risks-prescribing-cascade
December 16, 2020 - August 11, 2021
Assessment of changes in visits and antibiotic prescribing during the … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use and the COVID … November 18, 2020
Two pandemics, same story: the potentially dangerous overuse of antibiotics
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/inflicting-confusion
August 04, 2021 - The patient was admitted to the medicine team, started on empiric antibiotics, and placed on bowel rest … result in phlegmon formation or intra-abdominal/pelvic abscesses mandating drainage and parenteral antibiotics … results.( 5-8 ) Based on limited evidence for efficacy, coupled with the potential increased risks of antibiotic … resistance and risk of CDI, empiric antibiotic therapy is currently not recommended in Crohn disease … Antibiotic therapy should be reserved for those with known C. difficile infection, or in those with
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/ca-mrsa-skin-infections-ounce-prevention-worth-pound-cure
March 01, 2005 - without cellulitis may not require antibiotics. … Multiple observational studies have shown high cure rates (85%–90%) whether or not an active antibiotic … The IDSA guidelines recommend use of adjunctive antibiotic therapy after incision and drainage in cases … Increased US emergency department visits for skin and soft tissue infections, and changes in antibiotic … National trends in ambulatory visits and antibiotic prescribing for skin and soft-tissue infections.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/european-union-network-patient-safety-and-quality-care
August 04, 2021 - August 4, 2021
AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use. … May 25, 2022
Assessment of changes in visits and antibiotic prescribing during the Agency … for Healthcare Research and Quality Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use and the COVID-19 Pandemic
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/teamwork-toolkit
July 21, 2021 - March 10, 2021
AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use. … December 7, 2016
Assessment of changes in visits and antibiotic prescribing during the … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use and the COVID
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47792/psn-pdf
May 01, 2019 - psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/new-evidence-stemming-low-value-prescribing
Overprescribing contributes to polypharmacy, antibiotic … opioid-prescribing-after-nonfatal-overdose-and-association-repeated-overdose-cohort-study
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/effect-behavioral-interventions-inappropriate-antibiotic-prescribing-among-primary-care
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/866839/psn-pdf
September 25, 2024 - Prescribing empiric oral antibiotics is common
practice for similar wounds, but the routine use of antibiotics … risk, including wound decontamination, close follow
up, consideration of empiric antibiotic treatment … Although evidence strongly supports antibiotic administration prior to elective
surgical incisions to … to patients with high-risk wounds, an antibiotic is not a
substitute for thorough wound decontamination … Even the strongest antibiotic will not prevent a wound infection due to retained organic matter.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60233/psn-pdf
April 15, 2020 - identifying-safety-hazards-associated-intravenous-vancomycin-through-
analysis-patient-safety
Intravenous vancomycin is an antibiotic … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/failure-reevaluate
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/vital-signs-improving-antibiotic-use-among-hospitalized-patients
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/one-dose-two-errors
September 29, 2017 - The patient was intubated and treated with broad-spectrum antibiotics while waiting for blood culture … immediately started on treatment with intravenous (IV) amphotericin (an antifungal drug), and broad-spectrum antibiotics … Preauthorization and prospective audit and feedback improve antibiotic use, and one or both should be … and reduce adverse events associated with antibiotic use in hospitalized patients. … Lower antibiotic costs attributable to clinical microbiology rounds.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patients-view-2004-isqsh-national-survey
July 20, 2022 - Related Resources From the Same Author(s)
Assessment of changes in visits and antibiotic … prescribing during the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic … December 24, 2008
AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/health-care-associated-infections
December 15, 2024 - Preventing transmission of C. difficile and antibiotic-resistant bacteria such as methicillin-resistant … Strategies to prevent C. difficile infections primarily involve limiting antibiotic use (a major cause … of these infections), particularly through antibiotic stewardship programs, preventing patient-to-patient … Toolkits to help hospitals establish antibiotic stewardship programs directed to C. difficile have … Prevention of transmission of antibiotic-resistant bacteria follows similar principles.