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281. Sterile compounding tragedy is a symptom of a broken system on many levels. | PSNet
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     February 13, 2019 - May 31, 2017 Mix-ups between epidural analgesia and IV antibiotics in labor and delivery

282. Shake Well | PSNet
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     September 01, 2006 - 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.

283. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     August 28, 2017 - commentary suggests that adjusting the diagnostic testing process could enhance the reliability of antibiotic … laboratory-test-ordering-and-results-management-systems-qualitative-study-safety-risks https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ahrq-safety-program-improving-antibiotic-use

284. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2018 - 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 clinicians do not anchor the diagnosis solely on sepsis even while treating empirically with antibiotics … When patients present with circulatory shock or signs of end-organ dysfunction, empiric antibiotics … Using procalcitonin to guide antibiotic therapy. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2017;4:ofw249.

285. The Patients' View: 2004 ISQSH National Survey. | PSNet
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     July 20, 2022 - Related Resources From the Same Author(s) Assessment of changes in visits and antibiotic … prescribing during the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic … December 24, 2008 AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use.

286. Medication error prevention by clinical pharmacists in two children's hospitals. | PSNet
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     October 15, 2014 - Incorrect dosage represented the most common type of error, with antibiotics most frequently involved

287. Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care. | PSNet
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     January 27, 2015 - January 27, 2015 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 … September 29, 2021 AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use.

288. Prescription of teratogenic medications in United States ambulatory practices. | PSNet
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     March 23, 2012 - The most frequent medications implicated include anxiolytics, anticonvulsants, and antibiotics such as

289. Case study: preventing surgical complications at Baystate Medical Center. | PSNet
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     May 27, 2011 - hospital now places greater emphasis on improved reliability of processes, particularly in the use of antibiotics

290. Evaluation of a preoperative team briefing: a new communication routine results in improved clinical practice. | PSNet
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     April 06, 2011 - briefing was associated with a significant improvement in the timely administration of perioperative antibiotics

291. Effectiveness of an information technology intervention to improve prophylactic antibacterial use in the postoperative period. | PSNet
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     September 01, 2016 - standardized order set within a computerized provider order entry system improved appropriateness of antibiotics

292. Why false positives merit concern, too. | PSNet
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     February 19, 2010 - September 16, 2020 Two pandemics, same story: the potentially dangerous overuse of antibiotics

293. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     January 03, 2017 - nurses were trained and workarounds were routine), and human factors engineering (bags containing antibiotics

294. 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

295. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     July 09, 2014 - Interventions to reduce unnecessary antibiotic use included guidelines for controlling Clostridium difficile … psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-alison-holmes-md-mph https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/vital-signs-improving-antibiotic-use-among-hospitalized-patients

296. Medication safety in the neonatal intensive care unit: big measures for our smallest patients. | PSNet
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     September 18, 2024 - November 20, 2019 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 … June 19, 2024 Lessons learned from a national hospital antibiotic stewardship implementation

297. Thoughtless design of the electronic health record drives overuse, but purposeful design can nudge improved patient care. | PSNet
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     July 17, 2024 - April 10, 2024 Prevalence of inappropriate antibiotic prescriptions among US ambulatory … August 4, 2021 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-

298. Rapid Mis-St(r)ep | PSNet
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     February 01, 2004 - still 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 or … 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.

299. A call to action for anticoagulation stewardship. | PSNet
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     March 04, 2020 - This article recommends taking a stewardship approach similar to widely used and successful antibiotic … June 5, 2013 Variability in antibiotic use across nursing homes and the risk of antibiotic-related

300. National Steering Committee for Patient Safety. | PSNet
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     December 24, 2008 - December 18, 2008 AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use. … May 29, 2013 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 Pandemic