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181. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     October 26, 2022 - Anticoagulants, antibiotics, hypoglycemics, and opioids were the most commonly involved medication classes

182. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     August 31, 2016 - Making health care safer: protect patients from antibiotic resistance. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/making-health-care-safer-protect-patients-antibiotic-resistance Health … better use of catheters, appropriate patient isolation, and increased vigilance to reduce the risks of antibiotic-resistant … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/making-health-care-safer-protect-patients-antibiotic-resistance https:// … issue/safety-patients-isolated-infection-control https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/vital-signs-improving-antibiotic-use-among-hospitalized-patients

183. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     June 21, 2010 - The most frequent medications implicated include anxiolytics, anticonvulsants, and antibiotics such

184. Spotlight: Overdiagnosis and Delay: Challenges in Sepsis Diagnosis | PSNet
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     October 28, 2020 - His blood pressure was low (80/50 mm Hg), and he was started on intravenous fluids and broad spectrum antibiotics … For example, a retrospective study of patients with septic shock found that each hour of delay in antibiotic … that these alerts lead clinicians to more frequently order lactate, chest radiographs, blood cultures, antibiotics … When patients present with circulatory shock or signs of end-organ dysfunction, empiric antibiotics are … Using procalcitonin to guide antibiotic therapy. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2017;4:ofw249.

185. Improving communication from hospital to skilled nursing facility through standardized hand-off: a quality improvement project. | PSNet
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     September 08, 2021 - handoff tool to decrease the wait time for receipt of controlled medications and intravenous (IV) antibiotics … Carayon, PhD and Nicole Werner, PhD November 16, 2022 Implementation of an antibiotic

186. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     December 04, 2024 - In this study, rates of missed or delayed critical medications (antibiotics, antifungals, antivirals

187. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     August 07, 2024 - , as well as increased adherence to sepsis management guidelines, such as timely administration of antibiotics

188. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     September 29, 2021 - He was not treated with antibiotics. … Despite initiation of intravenous antibiotic therapy, the patient developed worsening neurologic symptoms … Ideally, antibiotics should be administered after cultures have been obtained from blood, urine, and … In practice, it is appropriate to administer antibiotics early if bacterial meningitis is suspected. … Depending on regional prevalence and patient history, antibiotic therapy covering Pseudomonas species

189. Dangers of Missing an Epidural Abscess: Multiple Visits and Delayed Diagnosis with a Severely Negative Outcome | PSNet
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     April 27, 2022 - He was not treated with antibiotics. … Despite initiation of intravenous antibiotic therapy, the patient developed worsening neurologic symptoms … Ideally, antibiotics should be administered after cultures have been obtained from blood, urine, and … In practice, it is appropriate to administer antibiotics early if bacterial meningitis is suspected. … Depending on regional prevalence and patient history, antibiotic therapy covering Pseudomonas species

190. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     August 27, 2008 - resulted in improved adherence to safe medication ordering practices and resulted in patients receiving antibiotics

191. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     February 27, 2019 - This commentary suggests that there are types of inappropriate antibiotic use behaviors that should be … categorized as never events, such as use of an antibiotic longer than is required. … it-time-define-antimicrobial-never-events https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/never-events https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/prevalence-inappropriate-antibiotic-prescriptions-among-us-ambulatory-care-visits … -2010-2011 https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/vital-signs-improving-antibiotic-use-among-hospitalized-patients

192. Cohort study of diagnostic delay in the clinical pathway of patients with chronic wounds in the primary care setting. | PSNet
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     November 18, 2020 - Notably, 36% of patients who presented to primary care had signs of infection, however 61% received antibiotics … , raising concerns of antibiotic overuse.

193. Sepsis Resulting from Delays in Treatment and Miscommunication among Specialists | PSNet
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     February 26, 2025 - He was treated with antibiotics and bowel rest and discharged three days later with a plan to follow … He was discharged after one week of intravenous antibiotics and drainage, with instructions to return … unable to follow up for more than 4 weeks after discharge, and a full two weeks after completion of his antibiotic … September 15, 2011 Why do hospital prescribers continue antibiotics when it is safe to … April 29, 2020 WebM&M Cases Delay in Initiating Antibiotics

194. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     June 01, 2018 - Blood cultures were drawn and broad-spectrum antibiotics were started for febrile neutropenia. … However, fever remains an important sign that should trigger an infectious workup and empiric antibiotic … infection, (iii) performing a chest radiograph if respiratory symptoms are present, and (iv) initiating antibiotics … mortality associated with Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection, patients should receive an antipseudomonal antibiotic … Febrile neutropenia requires prompt evaluation and initiation of broad-spectrum antibiotics.

195. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     January 02, 2017 - hospital now places greater emphasis on improved reliability of processes, particularly in the use of antibiotics

196. 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

197. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     June 08, 2011 - briefing was associated with a significant improvement in the timely administration of perioperative antibiotics

198. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     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.

199. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     March 30, 2011 - standardized order set within a computerized provider order entry system improved appropriateness of antibiotics

200. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     April 17, 2013 - medications, more than 90% of physicians felt that some of their colleagues lacked knowledge on which antibiotics