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2701. Lessons from the Field: Identifying Measurement Challenges and Successes (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/lessons/lessons-challenges-successes.pdf
      January 01, 2019 - •In order to implement their appropriate antibiotic prophylaxis among children with sickle cell anemia … inaccurate results, so they went through a comprehensive manual review to translate the appropriate antibiotic … program focused on providing incentives to health plans for improved performance on their sickle cell antibiotic … • After re-specifying their appropriate antibiotic prophylaxis among children with sickle cell

2702. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      November 01, 2006 - Antibiotics were started. … Following surgical drainage and continued antibiotic therapy, the patient improved clinically and was

2703. PEPTIC ULCER #11 (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/peptic-ulcer-horizon-scan-high-impact-1512.pdf
      December 01, 2015 - Rifaximin is an antibiotic that acts in the gut for treating diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome … Rifaximin is a nonsystemic, oral antibiotic derived from the antibiotic rifamycin that acts locally … to treat IBS, although some clinicians might be concerned about the potential for overprescribing antibiotics … Some experts believe that concerns about overuse of antibiotics might limit the use of the drug. … good physician acceptance also observed that some “clinicians may be apprehensive about utilizing antibiotics

2704. Don't Pick the PICC | PSNet
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      December 01, 2011 - interventional radiology team was consulted to place a peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) line for antibiotic … The patient was discharged and completed 6 weeks of antibiotics and wound care, with healing of the osteomyelitis … Safety and efficacy of outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy in an academic infectious disease clinic

2705. Spotlight Case [MONTH] 2003 (ppt file)
      psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/import/webmm.ahrq.gov.146_slideshow.ppt
      March 01, 2007 - The emergency department (ED) physician ordered Rocephin (the brand name for the antibiotic ceftriaxone … the medicine administration area, the nurse found a partially empty vial of cefazolin, a different antibiotic

2706. Views of Emergency Medicine Trainees on Adverse Events and Negligence: Survey Results from an Emergency Medicine Training Program in a Regional Health Care System Following the National Standard of Care (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol2/Advances-Shah_99.pdf
      March 23, 2008 - in patient Standard of care: Checking a chest x ray Injury: Undetected pneumothorax “Not giving antibiotics … knowledge of patient diagnosis of pneumonia within 4 hours of ED presentation Standard of care: Timely antibiotic … that are needed” Context: Not known whether provider has knowledge or not of need to give antibiotics … knowledge of patient diagnosis of pneumonia within 4 hours of ED presentation Standard of care: Timely antibiotic … that are needed” Context: Not known whether provider has knowledge or not of need to give antibiotics

2707. Colorectal-Surgery-Preparation Executive (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/colorectal-surgery-preparation_executive.pdf
      April 01, 2014 - Antibiotics, parenteral or oral, are also often administered preoperatively for systemic coverage and … Cointerventions could include oral or parenteral antibiotics, dietary modification, or enema. … unclear information) and three studies reported also using oral antibiotics. … vs. no antibiotics) and treatment-by-treatment interactions. … A statewide assessment of surgical site infection following colectomy: the role of oral antibiotics

2708. Making Healthcare Safer IV Rapid Response_Active Surveillance Culturing of Clostridioides difficile and Multidrug-Resistant Organisms: Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacterales, and Candida auris (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/mhs4-active-infection-rapid-response.pdf
      May 01, 2024 - An antibiotic stewardship program was also employed. … Antibiotic resistance threats in the United States, 2019 [internet]. … Federal Task Force on Combating Antibiotic- Resistant Bacteria. … Antibiotic resistance surveillance systems: A review. … Antibiotics. 2022 11(10). – No intervention of interest 94. Ward DV, Hoss AG, Kolde R et al.

2709. Rural Trial of Clinic Order Entry with Decision Support (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2008 - The program had several different entry points: 1) automated trigger when an antibiotic is chosen during … Ordering an antibiotic opened the algorithm page up automatically. … An antibiotic was prescribed in 65% percent of the URI visits. … Across individual clinics, the fraction of URI visits prescribed an antibiotic ranged from 51% to 80% … post- implementation of the respiratory infection algorithm, the fraction of URI visits prescribed an antibiotic

2710. Final Progress Report: Rural Trial of Clinic Order Entry With Decision Support (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-07/samore-report.pdf
      January 01, 2024 - The program had several different entry points: 1) an automated trigger when an antibiotic is chosen … Ordering an antibiotic opened the algorithm page up automatically. 5 FORMATIVE EVALUATION: ADOPTION … An antibiotic was prescribed in 65% percent of the URI visits. … Across individual clinics, the fraction of URI visits prescribed an antibiotic ranged from 51% to 80% … 16.6) 34.5 (10.1) Scenario five presented a situation in which the provider was asked to choose an antibiotic

2711. PowerPoint Presentation (ppt file)
      psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/import/webmm.ahrq.gov.356_slideshow.ppt
      September 01, 2015 - She was diagnosed with a urinary tract infection and was discharged on antibiotic therapy. … No further testing was done, and she was discharged home with instructions to continue the antibiotics

2712. Nurse error spotlights drug's danger. | PSNet
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      November 21, 2016 - March 8, 2019 Mix-ups between epidural analgesia and IV antibiotics in labor and delivery

2713. ISMP Medication Safety Alert® Acute Care Edition. | PSNet
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      March 26, 2015 - March 31, 2022 WebM&M Cases Discharged with IV antibiotics

2714. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
      psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39389/psn-pdf
      January 03, 2017 - nurses were trained and workarounds were routine), and human factors engineering (bags containing antibiotics

2715. 200 epidural blunders admitted after three women die. | PSNet
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      March 18, 2020 - January 23, 2019 Mix-ups between epidural analgesia and IV antibiotics in labor and delivery

2716. Chapter-6 - Carbapenem-Resistant-Enterobacteriaceae (pdf file)
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      March 01, 2020 - hospital’s location in a low-prevalence setting.6 That hospital’s multi-faceted intervention included antibiotic … The risk factors in their model included: exposure to antibiotics within the preceding 3 months (odds … hygiene monitoring.6 Because of the multifaceted nature of these interventions—which also included antibiotic … patient is infected with a known or suspected CRE, or when a patient is treated with a broad-spectrum antibiotic … ; (c) intensification of education, cleaning, and handwashing programs; and (d) promotion of an antibiotic

2717. Disposition of Comments Report for Chronic Venous Ulcers: A Comparative Effectiveness Review of Treatment Modalities (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/venous-ulcers-treatment_disposition-comments.pdf
      January 27, 2014 - Topical antibiotics were considered under dressings. … We added some text to the Antibiotics section of the Introduction chapter describing the difference … We added a few sentences to the Antibiotics section of the Introduction chapter to provide more clinical … context for the use of antibiotics in chronic venous ulcers. … We have changed the text in the Antibiotics section of the Introduction to say, “Antibiotic use is widely

2718. Effective Health Care (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/TND_0288_03-10-2008.pdf
      January 01, 2008 - The efficacy and effectiveness of antibiotics (with respect to covert infections that might prompt preterm

2719. Use and impact of virtual primary care on quality and safety: the public's perspectives during the COVID-19 pandemic. | PSNet
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      July 08, 2020 - December 23, 2020 Impact of remote consultations on antibiotic prescribing in primary

2720. Performance of 3 sets of criteria for potentially inappropriate prescribing in older people to identify inadequate drug treatment. | PSNet
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      December 21, 2022 - December 21, 2022 Association of inappropriate outpatient pediatric antibiotic prescriptions