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  1. psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/triggers-bundles-protocols-and-checklists-what-every-maternal-care-provider-needs-know
    October 19, 2022 - Association of diagnostic stewardship for blood cultures in critically ill children with culture rates, antibiotic … April 24, 2019 Mix-ups between epidural analgesia and IV antibiotics in labor and delivery
  2. psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/evaluation-natural-language-processing-approach-identify-diagnostic-errors-and-analysis
    October 30, 2024 - Association of diagnostic stewardship for blood cultures in critically ill children with culture rates, antibiotic … December 7, 2022 WebM&M Cases Delay in Initiating Antibiotics
  3. psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/see-patient-first
    September 27, 2023 - Given his clinical stability and negative cultures, antibiotics were not escalated. … cultures are low in yield 6 and a false positive can often lead to more blood cultures, unnecessary antibiotics … assessment may lead not only to frequent unnecessary tests but also to administering inappropriate antibiotics … October 1, 2009 WebM&M Cases Antibiotics for URI
  4. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49530/psn-pdf
    February 01, 2007 - bring their children with a sore throat to the clinician for a throat swab and are often given an antibiotic … As patients usually improve symptomatically even without antibiotic therapy, the goal of antibiotic therapy … Recent support by some for short-course antibiotic therapy (fewer than 10 full days of a penicillin … At the present time, a full 10-day course of most antibiotics is recommended in most authoritative guidelines … A positive RADT should result in antibiotic therapy for patients with consistent signs and symptoms.
  5. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36605/psn-pdf
    January 14, 2011 - other studies, the medications most commonly associated with errors were cardiovascular agents and antibiotics
  6. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49656/psn-pdf
    June 01, 2012 - The orthopedic resident did not communicate these findings to the hospitalist, nor did he start antibiotics … He was started on broad-spectrum antibiotics; however, the patient's respiratory status continued to … It was believed that the delay in diagnosis of pneumonia and initiation of antibiotics may have contributed
  7. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49412/psn-pdf
    September 01, 2003 - doses.[5]) Some injectables require reconstitution, which the nurse would do for products such as antibiotics … There have been cases where patients did not receive a complete dose due to insufficient shaking of antibiotics … Improperly mixed IV antibiotics. Hosp Pharm. 1997;32:1462-1465. 7. El-Sabawy M, Threlkeld M.
  8. psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/morbidity-and-mortality-conference-emergency-medicine-residencies-and-culture-safety
    November 16, 2022 - November 13, 2024 Automated identification of antibiotic overdoses and adverse drug events … August 10, 2005 WebM&M Cases Delay in Initiating Antibiotics
  9. psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/variation-quality-urgent-health-care-provided-during-commercial-virtual-visits
    November 02, 2016 - Virtual visit physicians frequently prescribed antibiotics inappropriately , though this is also true … November 2, 2016 Prevalence of inappropriate antibiotic prescriptions among US ambulatory
  10. psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/efficacy-medical-team-training-improved-team-performance-and-decreased-operating-room-delays
    October 06, 2016 - In addition to OR team function, adherence to guidelines for prophylactic antibiotics improved, and surveys … Association of diagnostic stewardship for blood cultures in critically ill children with culture rates, antibiotic
  11. psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/development-patient-safety-measures-identify-inappropriate-diagnosis-common-infections
    April 10, 2024 - Misdiagnosis of infections can lead to overuse of antibiotics and threaten patient safety.
  12. psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/febrile-neutropenia-and-almost-fatal-medication-error
    February 01, 2012 - 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.
  13. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44136/psn-pdf
    July 16, 2015 - hospitals in the United States reported using C. difficile prevention measures, with the exception of antibiotic … This finding underscores the need to focus on appropriate antibiotic use as part of patient safety efforts … psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/health-care-associated-infections https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/vital-signs-improving-antibiotic-use-among-hospitalized-patients
  14. psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/opioid-prescribing-decreases-after-learning-patients-fatal-overdose
    January 18, 2023 - January 18, 2023 Effect of behavioral interventions on inappropriate antibiotic prescribing … September 23, 2020 Time of day and the decision to prescribe antibiotics.
  15. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40010/psn-pdf
    December 21, 2014 - Infection with Clostridium difficile (C. difficile), which causes severe diarrhea in patients receiving antibiotics
  16. psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/10-derm-mistakes-you-dont-want-make
    March 26, 2008 - November 1, 2016 Effect of behavioral interventions on inappropriate antibiotic prescribing … August 20, 2018 Time of day and the decision to prescribe antibiotics.
  17. psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/contaminated-or-not-guidelines-interpretation-positive-blood-cultures
    November 16, 2022 - The patient was hospitalized, seen by a different infectious disease specialist, and started on IV antibiotics … Repeat blood cultures (drawn before antibiotics were begun) remained negative. … The patient was clinically stable, so the antibiotics were stopped and the patient was discharged to … by peripheral venipuncture.( 12-14 ) Fourth, modern blood culture systems and media that incorporate antibiotic-binding … When both the imaging studies and repeat blood cultures prior to antibiotics were negative, treatment
  18. psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/evaluation-and-accurate-diagnoses-pediatric-diseases-using-artificial-intelligence
    April 15, 2020 - August 21, 2024 Association of a Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use with antibiotic … October 11, 2017 Assessment of changes in visits and antibiotic prescribing during the … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use and the COVID
  19. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36044/psn-pdf
    April 27, 2010 - illustrate how focusing on individual quality measures (eg, Pneumovax administration rates or timing of antibiotics
  20. psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/chemotherapy-extravasation
    September 24, 2010 - extravasations may require hospitalization for wound debridement, skin graft or flap placement, and IV antibiotics … DNA Binding   Alkylating agents Mechlorethamine (nitrogen mustard) Anthracycline antibiotics … Daunorubicin, doxorubicin, epirubicin, idarubicin Other anticancer antibiotics Dactinomycin … December 1, 2005 WebM&M Cases Delay in Initiating Antibiotics

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