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3241. FAQs (Staff): Nasal Mupirocin for MRSA-Positive Patients With Devices (doc file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/abate/faqs/faq-mupirocin.docx
      March 01, 2022 - Mupirocin is a topical antibiotic ointment to prevent infections.

3242. Methods | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/policymakers/chipra/measure_retirement/measure_retirement3.html
      February 01, 2014 - 1 had been retired in January 2013 because it proved impossible to collect (avoidance of systemic antibiotic

3243. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
      psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33609/psn-pdf
      March 15, 2025 - decision support systems address activities ranging from the selection of medications (e.g., the optimal antibiotic

3244. Weingart SN et al. 2003 "Physicians' decisions to override computerized drug alerts in primary care." | Digital Healthcare Research
      digital.ahrq.gov/health-it-tools-and-resources/workflow-assessment-health-it-toolkit/research/weingart-sn-et-al-2003
      January 01, 2003 - "Physicians overrode only 7 of 17 antibiotic allergy alerts.

3245. AHRQ: A Brief History | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/cpi/about/brief-history.html
      March 01, 2025 - AHRQ's HAI Program has since funded groundbreaking research in combating HAIs, promoting antibiotic

3246. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
      psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33697/psn-pdf
      June 01, 2010 - myocardial infarction (time to cardiac catheterization laboratory) or pneumonia measures (time to antibiotics … Public reporting of antibiotic timing in patients with pneumonia: lessons from a flawed performance

3247. Presentation: Program Overview
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/mvp/modules/vae/vaesurveillance-slides.pptx
      January 01, 2017 - Immobility Atelectasis Pulmonary edema (PE) VAP Mortality Cost IVAC Clostridium difficile colitis Antibiotic … Patients Case Review 2 – Outcomes Patient has a VAC No fever No increased white blood cell count No new antibiotics

3248. Module 4: PowerPoint Presentation
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/sustainability/management/observation/observation.pptx
      May 01, 2017 - : ID: Identity DOB: Date of birth CRNA: Certified registered nurse anesthetist IVATB: Intravenous antibiotics

3249. Anesthesiology Control Tower: Feedback Alerts to Supplement Treatment (ACTFAST) - Final Report (pdf file)
      digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/citation/r21hs024581-avidan-final-report-2020.pdf
      January 01, 2020 - In contrast, there are modifiable intraoperative factors (e.g. late administration of antibiotics, hypothermia … hypotension, low concentration of inhaled anesthetic agent), or deviations from standard practice (e.g., antibiotic … documented temperature, proportion of procedures with appropriate administration of repeat doses of antibiotics

3250. Preventing CAUTI in the ICU Setting: Transcript (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/cauti-tools/cauti-icu/preventing-cauti-icu-setting-transcript.pdf
      September 01, 2015 - became septic because of a CAUTI, or who developed a Clostridium difficile infection as a result of antibiotic … Going a step further, if such a patient develops a CAUTI, then using an antibiotic to treat the infection … This can lead to inappropriate use of antibiotics. … In addition, antibiotic treatment for the CAUTI can put the patient at risk for multiple drug-resistant

3251. Resident Physicians as Champions in Preventing Device-Associated Infections (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/cauti-tools/guides/resphys-champions.pdf
      September 01, 2015 - The patient was started on intravenous antibiotics, then switched to oral antibiotics, and eventually … The patient was readmitted to the hospital and started on intravenous antibiotics again. … The patient cleared his bacteremia with antibiotics and was discharged home to finish his treatment. … She was diagnosed with a CAUTI and associated septicemia and was treated with intravenous antibiotics … These practices may increase utilization of additional resources (testing, antibiotics, consultations

3252. Resident Physicians as Champions in Preventing Device-Associated Infections (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/publications/files/resphys-champions.pdf
      September 01, 2015 - The patient was started on intravenous antibiotics, then switched to oral antibiotics, and eventually … The patient was readmitted to the hospital and started on intravenous antibiotics again. … The patient cleared his bacteremia with antibiotics and was discharged home to finish his treatment. … She was diagnosed with a CAUTI and associated septicemia and was treated with intravenous antibiotics … These practices may increase utilization of additional resources (testing, antibiotics, consultations

3253. Resident Physicians as Champions in Preventing Device-Associated Infections (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/publications/files/resphys-champions_2.pdf
      September 01, 2015 - The patient was started on intravenous antibiotics, then switched to oral antibiotics, and eventually … The patient was readmitted to the hospital and started on intravenous antibiotics again. … The patient cleared his bacteremia with antibiotics and was discharged home to finish his treatment. … She was diagnosed with a CAUTI and associated septicemia and was treated with intravenous antibiotics … These practices may increase utilization of additional resources (testing, antibiotics, consultations

3254. A Future Vision for Better Diagnostic Outcomes | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/dxsafety-cognitive-load5.html
      May 01, 2024 - Appropriate antibiotics are started and sepsis, with its associated high morbidity and mortality, is

3255. Presentation: Optimize Your Briefings and Debriefings
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/surgery/modules/implementation/imp_opt_briefings.pptx
      December 01, 2017 - Approach Reducing Surgical Site Infections Emerging evidence Skin preparation Normothermia Glucose control Antibiotic … Operating room best practices Antibiotic type, dosage, and redosing Beta blockers Glucose control Positioning … ASK: Do we have enough of the right type of antibiotics on hand? … Ensure the operating room is sterile and that prophylactic antibiotics and beta blocker plans are communicated … Identity (Name/DOB) • procedure • consent • HCG complete (if female) ID Names/role of surgical team Antibiotics

3256. Evidence Report on the (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/crohns-disease_research-protocol.pdf
      September 01, 2010 - given that many patients’ disease can be managed with traditional treatments such as aminosalicylates, antibiotics … Numerous high-quality meta- analyses have compared aminosalicylates, antibiotics, corticosteroids, immunomodulators … We plan to include studies that allow participants to be on concomitant medications (e.g., antibiotics … interest, we have added a statement that we will not exclude studies that allow participants to take antibiotics … will exclude studies that compared a medication of interest to a medication not of interest (such as antibiotics

3257. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
      psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49566/psn-pdf
      July 01, 2008 - critically ill for many days and had Staphylococcus aureus in her bloodstream for more than a week despite antibiotic … In addition to a prolonged hospitalization, he required 6 weeks of intravenous antibiotics as a result … This includes appropriate antibiotic coverage and aggressive management for any early signs of sepsis

3258. Results | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/reports/engage/results.html
      March 01, 2017 - errors Medication nonadherence Adverse drug events and interactions Overprescribing of opioids, antibiotics … Medication prescription, management, drug interactions, adherence 54 57.4 119 36.3 Antibiotic … An additional 10 articles covered the related area of antibiotic, opioid, and other medication overuse

3259. In Conversation With… Richard Platt, MD, MSc | PSNet
      psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-richard-platt-md-msc
      October 01, 2016 - patients admitted with pneumonia, to assist prescribing choices regarding broad versus narrow spectrum antibiotics … example, a week after I had finished caring for patients in the hospital, I wanted to review my use of antibiotics … Now imagine that, instead of looking for fraud, we are looking for adverse events, such as a strange antibiotic

3260. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
      psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49662/psn-pdf
      August 01, 2012 - Many recommend a single dose of a prophylactic antibiotic 30 minutes prior to PEG insertion.(4,12) First … is observed in 10%–20% of PEG patients and may reflect hyperosmolar solutions, medications such as antibiotics