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321. Section 5.A, Table 4 (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2013 - Q‐METRIC Sickle Cell Disease Measure 3: Appropriate Antibiotic … Evidence or Other Justification for the Focus of the Measure Table 4: Evidence Supporting Appropriate Antibiotic … Prophylactic antibiotics for preventing pneumococcal infection in children with sickle cell disease

322. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     January 01, 2024 - Laboratory studies, viral testing, antibiotic use, and respiratory support were unchanged. … Interviewees expressed concerns about overuse of urine testing and antibiotics. … on sepsis mortality, antibiotic use, and adverse events. … hospital types; however, even in worst-case scenarios, new antibiotic-associated adverse events were … Impact of reducing time-to-antibiotics on sepsis mortality, antibiotic use, and adverse events.

323. Timely antibiotics for children with severe sepsis or septic shock | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     August 01, 2021 - Home Pediatric Quality Measures Program PQMP Measures Timely antibiotics … Measure Implementation & Quality Improvement PQMP Grantees Timely antibiotics … reviewed August 2021 Page originally created August 2021 Internet Citation: Timely antibiotics

324. Guide to Implementing a Program To Reduce Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections in Long-Term Care | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     March 01, 2017 - Appropriate antibiotic treatment of urinary tract infections is a key element of antibiotic stewardship … Treatment of ASB with antibiotics is one of the leading causes for antibiotic overuse in long-term care … . 12 , 13 Moreover, antibiotics can lead to resident harm, such as nausea, diarrhea, allergic reactions … , and antibiotic-related infections. 14 Antibiotics can also wipe out healthy bacteria that can lead … urine testing (urine cultures) is one strategy that can be used to decrease the inappropriate use of antibiotics

325. Register Now: July 25 Webinar by National Action Alliance Will Address Involving Patients and Families in Safety | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     July 01, 2023 - Survey Finds That Many Patients Take Antibiotics Without a Prescription . … Survey Finds That Many Patients Take Antibiotics Without a Prescription More than two-fifths of 564 … patients responding to a survey said they had taken antibiotics without a prescription, according to … in 2020-21 at eight Texas healthcare facilities, found that 43.6 percent of respondents had taken an antibiotic … Respondents reported obtaining antibiotics from friends or relatives (22.3 percent), purchasing them

326. AHRQ Evidence Reviews: Catalysts for Practice Change | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     January 01, 2022 - Moreover, patients with uncomplicated diverticulitis treated with antibiotics had the same outcomes as … those not treated with antibiotics, currently a standard treatment for the condition. … That includes adverse effects resulting from the unnecessary use of antibiotics, like Clostridium difficile … infections and antibiotic resistance.

327. BLADDER SCAN – POLICY #2202 12/11/06 (doc file)
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     March 01, 2017 - I’m going to put her on Bactrim—can you get a urine culture now, before she starts antibiotics? … We definitely need to get her on some antibiotics. Nurse Nohai: No, I didn’t mean bladder pain. … And let’s hold off on the urine culture and antibiotics. I’ll keep a close eye on her this shift. … culture will not help decipher between a CAUTI and asymptomatic bacteriuria and may lead to unnecessary antibiotic … culture will not help decipher between a CAUTI and asymptomatic bacteriuria and may lead to unnecessary antibiotic

328. Guide To Implementing a Program To Reduce Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections in Long-Term Care (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2017 - Appropriate antibiotic treatment of urinary tract infections is a key element of antibiotic stewardship … Treatment of ASB with antibiotics is one of the leading causes for antibiotic overuse in long-term care … .12,13 Moreover, antibiotics can lead to resident harm, such as nausea, diarrhea, allergic reactions, … and antibiotic-related infections.14 Antibiotics can also wipe out healthy bacteria that can lead to … urine testing (urine cultures) is one strategy that can be used to decrease the inappropriate use of antibiotics

329. Clinical Decision Support Found To Improve Use of Blood Clot Prevention Measures | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     November 01, 2023 - Apply Now for Funding on Projects To Reduce Healthcare-Associated Infections and Antibiotic Resistance … Apply Now for Funding on Projects To Reduce Healthcare-Associated Infections and Antibiotic Resistance … funding innovative research proposals to prevent healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) and combat antibiotic-resistant … CARB projects should address ways to promote appropriate antibiotic use, reduce the transmission of resistant

330. Study Finds Racial and Ethnic Inequities in End-of-Life Prescription Opioid Access | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     August 01, 2023 - Applications Due Sept. 25 and Oct. 5 for Research Projects on Healthcare-Associated Infections and Antibiotic … Applications Due Sept. 25 and Oct. 5 for Research Projects on Healthcare-Associated Infections and Antibiotic … funding innovative research proposals to prevent healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) and to combat antibiotic-resistant … CARB projects should address ways to promote appropriate antibiotic use, reduce the transmission of resistant

331. Video-Transcript-Spanish (doc file)
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     April 21, 2014 - organisms in residents with catheters, and one resident developed a C. diff. infection, after receiving antibiotics … C. diff. infections most often occur when people are taking, or have just finished taking antibiotics … , so to solve these problems, we need to use antibiotics only when necessary and work on infection control … for 5 years, and I can still remember a couple of our residents who got C. diff. infections during antibiotic

332. Teach-back: Interactive Module Slides (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2013 - Most children like the taste of this antibiotic, which is important because Anna will need to take … Patient’s Mother Speaking: “You want me to give antibiotics to Anna at every meal for 10 days. … I can adjust the dose so that Anna only takes the antibiotic at breakfast and dinner. … Patient’s Mother Speaking: “You want me to give antibiotics to Anna at every meal for 10 days. … I can adjust the dose so that Anna only takes the antibiotic at breakfast and dinner.

333. Patient Safety Awareness Week 2023 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     March 01, 2023 - Special Emphasis Notice: AHRQ Announces Interest in Healthcare Associated Infections and Combating Antibiotic … Large Research Projects for Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria (CARB) (R01) . … Large Health Services Research Demonstration and Dissemination Projects for Combating Antibiotic-Resistant

334. National Content Series Facilitator’s Guide | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     May 01, 2017 - I’m going to put her on Bactrim—can you get a urine culture now, before she starts antibiotics? … We definitely need to get her on some antibiotics. … And let's hold off on the urine culture and antibiotics. I'll keep a close eye on her this shift. … And let's hold off on the urine culture and antibiotics. I'll keep a close eye on her this shift. … culture will not help decipher between a CAUTI and asymptomatic bacteriuria and may lead to unnecessary antibiotic

335. Tables 1-7 (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2002 - Immediately after the blood is taken, the child should be given broad‐spectrum antibiotics, preferably … , at a site where complete blood cell (CBC) and reticulocyte counts, blood cultures, intravenous antibiotics … analysis and other cultures as indicated), and prompt administration of a broad‐spectrum parenteral antibiotic … should be given parenteral broad spectrum antibiotic treatment within 60 minutes of triage.

336. Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement (pdf file)
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     May 17, 2016 - Administer timely and appropriate antibiotics preoperatively and postoperatively.3,4 Use appropriate … o Hair removal with clippers, depilatory, or no hair removal at all • Ensure that prophylactic antibiotics … are administered within 1 hour prior to surgical incision.3,4,8 • Administer appropriate antibiotic … surgeons • Perioperative and postoperative nursing Equipment • Dressing supplies • Appropriate antibiotics

337. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     December 01, 2015 - Date Published: April 2014 Setting of Care: Ambulatory Care, Long-term Care Antibiotic … that help hospitals, long-term care facilities, and ambulatory practices apply the Four Moments of Antibiotic … Decision Making to improve antibiotic use.

338. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     December 01, 2015 - Date Published: April 2014 Setting of Care: Ambulatory Care, Long-term Care Antibiotic … that help hospitals, long-term care facilities, and ambulatory practices apply the Four Moments of Antibiotic … Decision Making to improve antibiotic use.

339. Long-term Care Resources | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     November 01, 2021 - technical reviews about long-term care Resources Long-term care resources Toolkit To Improve Antibiotic … TeamSTEPPS Nursing Home Antimicrobial Stewardship Guide Related Content Toolkit To Improve Antibiotic

340. Supplemental Tools | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     December 01, 2017 - More topics in this section Healthcare-Associated Infections Program Combating Antibiotic-Resistant … Antibiotic Audit Tool ( Word , 1.6 MB) This tool will help your safety program team understand how … appropriately you are using prophylactic antibiotics throughout the perioperative period.