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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/rxawareness
September 07, 2016 - September 7, 2016
Making health care safer: protect patients from antibiotic resistance
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/health-literacy-0
December 24, 2008 - October 15, 2008
AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/import/webmm.ahrq.gov.227_slideshow.ppt
November 01, 2010 - He was switched to trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, an antibiotic he could take by mouth, and discharged … With the correct antibiotic, the patient made a full recovery.
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Case: Treatment after Discharge (5)
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/50931/psn-pdf
February 26, 2020 - Antibiotics were changed to vancomycin, levofloxacin, and—due to the
presence of hyphae on thoracentesis—anidulafungin … Antibiotic and antifungal medications were continued. … esophageal perforation focuses on drainage (nasogastric and pleural space), fluid
resuscitation, and early antibiotics
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33636/psn-pdf
July 01, 2006 - will have their medications reconciled every time they are admitted, or
they will have preoperative antibiotics … anesthesiologist would be beneficial if you were working on a project related with pre- and postoperative
antibiotic … incident reports, nosocomial infection rates, and process measures such as percent of preoperative
antibiotics
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-rosemary-gibson-msc
September 01, 2014 - Unnecessary antibiotics place patients at risk for dangerous infections, such as Clostridium difficile … treatment—were prescribed antibiotics between 1996–2010, and that rate is on the rise.( 3 ) Computed … For instance, to tackle widespread antibiotic overuse, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention … Vital signs: improving antibiotic use among hospitalized patients. … Antibiotic prescribing for adults with acute bronchitis in the United States, 1996–2010.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/overuse-patient-safety-problem
September 01, 2014 - Unnecessary antibiotics place patients at risk for dangerous infections, such as Clostridium difficile … treatment—were prescribed antibiotics between 1996–2010, and that rate is on the rise.( 3 ) Computed … For instance, to tackle widespread antibiotic overuse, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention … Vital signs: improving antibiotic use among hospitalized patients. … Antibiotic prescribing for adults with acute bronchitis in the United States, 1996–2010.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/network-patient-safety-databases
December 24, 2008 - October 15, 2008
AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/learning-health-systems
December 24, 2008 - October 15, 2008
AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/fixing-healthcare-delivery
February 05, 2014 - February 5, 2014
AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-safety-project-2015-2017
April 15, 2005 - September 6, 2011
Antibiotic Stewardship in Acute Care: A Practical Playbook.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/safety-nebulized-medications-requires-interdisciplinary-team-approach
December 27, 2018 - July 18, 2018
Mix-ups between epidural analgesia and IV antibiotics in labor and delivery … January 23, 2019
Mix-ups between epidural analgesia and IV antibiotics in labor and delivery
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/empiric-steroids-good-bad-and-ugly
June 01, 2015 - Antibiotic coverage is initiated, and, because many of these patients have chronic obstructive pulmonary … prospective, randomized study of giving 40 mg prednisolone intravenously for 3 days in addition to antibiotics … to one cohort of moderate–severe CAP patients, and antibiotics alone to a second cohort, the glucocorticoids … were reported to promote resolution of symptoms and reduce the duration of intravenous antibiotic therapy … that mortality decreased in the patients with severe CAP who were given both systemic steroids and antibiotics
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/shaping-systems-better-behavioral-choices-lessons-learned-fatal-medication-error
February 12, 2020 - nurses were trained and workarounds were routine), and human factors engineering (bags containing antibiotics … June 16, 2019
Mix-ups between epidural analgesia and IV antibiotics in labor and delivery
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/mortality-risks-associated-emergency-admissions-during-weekends-and-public-holidays-analysis
September 02, 2020 - Related Resources From the Same Author(s)
Why do hospital prescribers continue antibiotics … November 23, 2016
WebM&M Cases
Lapse in Antibiotics Leads
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35597/psn-pdf
June 21, 2010 - The most frequent medications implicated include
anxiolytics, anticonvulsants, and antibiotics such
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38015/psn-pdf
August 27, 2008 - resulted in
improved adherence to safe medication ordering practices and resulted in patients receiving antibiotics
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37359/psn-pdf
January 02, 2017 - hospital now places greater emphasis on improved reliability of processes, particularly in the use of
antibiotics
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40506/psn-pdf
June 08, 2011 - briefing was associated with a significant
improvement in the timely administration of perioperative antibiotics
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42203/psn-pdf
April 17, 2013 - medications, more than 90% of physicians felt that some of their colleagues lacked knowledge
on which antibiotics