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181. Antimicrobial stewardship and patient safety. | PSNet
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     May 15, 2024 - Antimicrobial stewardship has been highlighted as a strategy to improve antibiotic use in order to … teams, their impact in the surgical setting , and the role of nurses in ensuring appropriate use of antibiotics

182. Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus | PSNet
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     June 24, 2010 - Most importantly, CA-MRSA is usually susceptible to many antibiotics.( 12 , 13 ) Outbreaks of CA-MRSA … 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 … because they are colonized with MRSA, resulting in more antibiotic resistance. … patients are clearly impacted, as illustrated by Connie's multiple surgeries and prolonged course of antibiotics

183. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2017 - gram-positive rods, but the speciation (type of bacteria) and sensitivity profile (which suggests which antibiotics … The medical team ordered appropriate antibiotic treatment for C. difficile but did not initiate treatment … symptoms, the patient was discharged 2 days after admission with instructions to complete the course of antibiotics … Intravenous antibiotics were initiated for treatment of listeriosis. … positive rod is a contaminant, if the culture had not speciated on the day of discharge, withholding antibiotics

184. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     August 26, 2015 - ways hospitals and patients can help prevent them, and emphasizes the need to advocate for reduced antibiotic … intervention-reduce-transmission-resistant-bacteria-intensive-care https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/vital-signs-improving-antibiotic-use-among-hospitalized-patients

185. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     April 12, 2019 - comparisons has been shown to reduce other instances of medical care overuse, such as inappropriate antibiotic … overuse-patient-safety-problem https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/effect-behavioral-interventions-inappropriate-antibiotic-prescribing-among-primary-care

186. Effect of communication errors during calls to an antimicrobial stewardship program. | PSNet
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     June 22, 2022 - Inaccurate or incomplete communication of clinical data by clinicians was associated with errors in antibiotic … December 18, 2024 Lessons learned from a national hospital antibiotic stewardship implementation

187. Near Miss With Neonate | PSNet
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     August 15, 2018 - prevent transmission of GBS infection to the infant, the patient should have been started on intravenous antibiotic … She immediately ordered antibiotics and delayed AROM for several hours to allow time for the medication … largely due to interventions such as early prenatal screening of GBS and initiation of intrapartum antibiotic … for GBS screening focus on early identification of GBS colonization, use of prophylactic intrapartum antibiotics … for patients at risk for GBS transmission to neonates, and specific guidance on antibiotic selection

188. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     August 28, 2017 - commentary suggests that adjusting the diagnostic testing process could enhance the reliability of antibiotic … laboratory-test-ordering-and-results-management-systems-qualitative-study-safety-risks https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ahrq-safety-program-improving-antibiotic-use

189. The scientific literature on Coronaviruses, COVID-19 and its associated safety-related research dimensions: a scientometric analysis and scoping review. | PSNet
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     January 26, 2022 - September 15, 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 … January 27, 2021 Impact of remote consultations on antibiotic prescribing in primary

190. Emotional exhaustion among US health care workers before and during the COVID-19 pandemic, 2019-2021. | PSNet
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     August 24, 2022 - January 21, 2019 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 30, 2022 Association of inappropriate outpatient pediatric antibiotic prescriptions

191. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     September 29, 2017 - provides resources for hospital administrators, clinicians, and patients to help prevent overuse of antibiotics … antimicrobial-stewardship-another-focus-patient-safety https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/vital-signs-improving-antibiotic-use-among-hospitalized-patients

192. Spotlight Case July 2008 (ppt file)
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     October 01, 2012 - . * Case: CA-MRSA Skin Infection (4) Four days after starting antibiotics, the patient complained … Despite debridement and antibiotics, by hospital day 3, he developed acute renal failure necessitating … Increased US emergency department visits for skin and soft tissue infections, and changes in antibiotic … Increased US emergency department visits for skin and soft tissue infections, and changes in antibiotic … Randomized, controlled trial of antibiotics in the management of community-acquired skin abscesses in

193. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     July 09, 2014 - Interventions to reduce unnecessary antibiotic use included guidelines for controlling Clostridium difficile … psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-alison-holmes-md-mph https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/vital-signs-improving-antibiotic-use-among-hospitalized-patients

194. National Steering Committee for Patient Safety. | PSNet
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     December 24, 2008 - December 18, 2008 AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use. … May 29, 2013 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

195. Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care. | PSNet
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     January 27, 2015 - January 27, 2015 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 … September 29, 2021 AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use.

196. AHRQ Safety Program for Telemedicine. | PSNet
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     December 24, 2008 - professionals who utilize telemedicine in primary care and urgent care clinics to promote appropriate antibiotic … October 15, 2008 AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use.

197. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     August 02, 2015 - Time of day and the decision to prescribe antibiotics. … Time of day and the decision to prescribe antibiotics. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/time-day-and-decision-prescribe-antibiotics Unnecessary prescribing of … antibiotics for viral conditions can pose patient safety risks. … /antibiotics-urisinusitis-simple-decision-gone-bad

198. Antimicrobial Stewardship. | PSNet
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     October 24, 2018 - Antimicrobial stewardship programs are a key strategy to reduce overprescribing of antibiotics in hospitals … variety of clinicians in supporting antimicrobial stewardship program implementation and optimizing antibiotic

199. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     September 11, 2019 - Prior studies of outpatient antibiotic prescribing have shown that rates of inappropriate prescribing … ://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/opioid-safety https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/time-day-and-decision-prescribe-antibiotics

200. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     June 01, 2015 - 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 … Empiric antibiotic therapy should only be considered in those patients with clinical suspicion of intra … 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 a