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841. Appendix A, Pt. 2 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     April 01, 2018 - arthroscopic surgery, the systematic administration of antibiotics before arthroscopy of the knee does … initial procedure was performed for a follow-up; superficial infections can be treated empirically with antibiotics … Treatment with 2 weeks of intravenous antibiotics was successful in all but one patient. … Intraarticular infection requiring drainage and antibiotics was reported in 95 cases (10.2% of all complications … in <90° of motion in 18 of the 95 cases Once an infection is suspected, immediate drainage and IV antibiotics

842. Section 5, Table 3 (pdf file)
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     August 01, 2014 - Fluids were administered via syringe delivery; standardized laboratory studies and antibiotics were … time from triage to first bolus decreased from a median of 56 to 22 minutes and triage to first antibiotics … gains in care included more complete recording of triage vital signs, timely fluid resuscitation and antibiotic

843. 9. References | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     May 01, 2024 - Toolkit to Improve Antibiotic Use in Ambulatory Care [cited 2023 June 22]. … Available from: https://www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/index.html. … AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

844. Integrating Teamwork Tools into CUSP Efforts | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     December 01, 2017 - The patient is started on IV antibiotics that extend her admission at least 3 more days.

845. Executive Summary | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     April 01, 2013 - Specifically, the intervention is designed to target: skin preparation practices; proper administration of antibiotics

846. Methods To Estimate the Baseline 2010 PFP National Hospital-Acquired Condition Rate (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2014 - aureus (MRSA) MPSMS Hospital-Acquired Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus (VRE) MPSMS Hospital-Acquired Antibiotic-Associated … Puncture for Catheter Angiographic Procedures 3.02 3.62 0.83 All Other HACs Hospital-Acquired Antibiotic … 14,828 32,750,000 0.453 MPSMS Hospital-Acquired VRE 13,186 32,750,000 0.403 MPSMS Hospital-Acquired Antibiotic

847. 012-Blood-Culture-Practices-Webinar (doc file)
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     October 01, 2024 - Slide 3 Fundamental Best Practices SAY: In addition to the four main strategies, Antibiotic Stewardship … Blood culture stewardship is designed to optimize bacteremia detection and to reduce inappropriate antibiotic … False positives caused by contamination result in further adverse consequences, including unnecessary antibiotic … · Is the primary site of infection not readily available for culture prior to antibiotic initiation? … mistakes in blood culture collection, was misdiagnosed twice and given multiple courses of broad-spectrum antibiotics

848. AHRQ_Brand_NameOnly (doc file)
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     October 01, 2016 - Antibiotic Use Tracking Sheet [11x17 format] Month: Resident Name/Identifier Room # Admit Date Admit … Other Contributing Factors Prescribing Clinician (PC) Prescription Date Prescription Duration Antibiotic … Name Dose Change of Antibiotic (if needed) Followup With PC Followup With Resident/Family Comments … Antibiotic Use Tracking Sheet [11x14 format] Month: Resident Name/Identifier Room # Admit Date Admit … Name Dose Change of Antibiotic (if needed) Followup With PC Followup With Resident/Family Notes

849. Penicillin Allergy – Discussion Guide (doc file)
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     September 01, 2022 - Penicillin Allergy – Discussion Guide Antibiotic Allergy: Discussion Guide … Remind staff how they can access the AHRQ Toolkit To Improve Antibiotic Use in Ambulatory Care content … Does the practice have a standardized approach to address patient-reported antibiotic allergies? … Does the practice have an approach for removing antibiotic allergies from the medical record that are … No. 17(22)-0030 September 2022 AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use – Ambulatory Care image1

850. Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Cellulitis and Skin and Soft Tissue Abscesses | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     September 01, 2022 - Identify empiric antibiotic regimens for cellulitis that minimize adverse events.  … Discuss reasonable durations of antibiotic therapy for cellulitis. … Handouts These handouts can be given to your patients to help them understand their infection and your antibiotic

851. 076-Antimicrobial-Prophylaxis-Duration-One-Pager (doc file)
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     April 01, 2025 - Antibiotic prophylaxis and cardiac surgery. … One day versus seven days of preventive antibiotic therapy in orthopedic surgery. … Antibiotic prophylaxis and the risk of surgical site infections following total hip arthroplasty: timely … Single-dose versus multiple-dose antibiotic prophylaxis in instrumented lumbar fusion -- a prospective … Perioperative antibiotic prophylaxis: surgeons as antimicrobial stewards.

852. Resources by Safety Topic | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     July 01, 2025 - stewardship programs to help them use and prescribe antibiotics appropriately. … on developing and improving an antibiotic stewardship program, creating a culture of safety around antibiotic … AHRQ Toolkit To Improve Antibiotic Use in Long-Term Care This toolkit provides guidance for long-term … care facilities on developing and improving an antibiotic stewardship program, creating a culture of … antibiotic resistance.

853. Engaging Senior Executives: Facilitator Notes | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     December 01, 2017 - For example, preventing surgical site infections is not just about giving the right antibiotic at the … right time, but also about making sure patients receive the right dose of antibiotic and/or that those … antibiotics are appropriately redosed. … Timely receipt of antibiotic Surgery patients who were given an antibiotic at the right time (within … Discontinuing antibiotics at the right time.

854. Facilitator Guide: Engage Senior Executives in Surgical Site Infection Prevention Work (doc file)
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     December 01, 2017 - For example, preventing surgical site infections is not just about giving the right antibiotic at the … right time, but also about making sure patients receive the right dose of antibiotic and/or that those … antibiotics are appropriately redosed. … Surgery patients who were given an antibiotic at the right time (within 1 hour before surgery) to help … at the right time · Discontinuing antibiotics at the right time · Clipping the skin as opposed to shaving

855. Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Cellulitis and Skin and Soft Tissue Infections | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/acute-care/diagnosis/cellulitis.html
     November 01, 2019 - that informs empiric therapy Describe empiric treatment options for cellulitis Discuss the role of antibiotic … therapy for skin abscesses Discuss opportunities for de-escalation of antibiotic therapy for cellulitis …   Discuss reasonable durations of antibiotic therapy for cellulitis Slides (PPTX) Facilitator

856. Section 6, Tables 5 and 6 (pdf file)
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     June 02, 2025 - Numerator/ Eligibility Criteria Number of Records Reviewed N Agreed (%) Kappa Statistic Hospital #1 Antibiotic … Treatment 0 ‐ ‐ Hospital #1 Fever Criterion 3 100% 1.00 Hospital #2 Antibiotic Treatment 4 100% 1.00 … Hospital #2 Fever Criterion 7 100% 1.00 Hospital #3 Antibiotic Treatment 10 100% 1.00 Hospital #3 … Fever Criterion 19 84% 0.68 All Sites Antibiotic Treatment 14 100% 1.00 All Sites Fever Criterion

857. Index of Clinical Topics | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     October 01, 2024 - Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections (CLABSI) Prevention of Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia: VAP & NV-HAP Antibiotic … Antibiotic Stewardship Antibiotic stewardship employs evidence-based decision-making to optimize appropriate … antibiotic use. … This section discusses the importance of antibiotic stewardship, best practices, and guidance for implementation … Stewardship Blood Culture Stewardship aims to optimize bacteremia detection and reduce inappropriate antibiotic

858. Community-Acquired Pneumonia – Discussion Guide (doc file)
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     September 01, 2022 - stewardship leader(s) is encouraged to ask all clinical staff which components of the AHRQ Toolkit To Improve Antibiotic … Also, remind staff how they can access the AHRQ Toolkit To Improve Antibiotic Use in Ambulatory Care … What will be the practice’s standard antibiotic treatment regimen for otherwise healthy adults with CAP … What will be the practice’s standard antibiotic treatment regimen for adults with comorbid conditions … No. 17(22)-0030 September 2022 AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use – Ambulatory Care image1

859. Section 6-B, Table 6 (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2013 -                         Q‐METRIC Sickle Cell Disease Measure 3: Appropriate Antibiotic … Medical Records) for Antibiotic Prescriptions for Children with Sickle Cell Disease Antibiotic Prescription … in Medicaid Claims Data Antibiotic Prescription in Medical Record (n=34) Yes No Total Yes

860. Antimicrobial Prophylaxis Recommendations (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2025 - Information statement: recommendations for the use of intravenous antibiotic prophylaxis in primary total … globalassets/about/bylaws-library/information- statements/1027-recommendations-for-the-use-of-intravenous-antibiotic … Impact of vancomycin surgical antibiotic prophylaxis on the development of methicillin-sensitive staphylococcus … Antibiotic prophylaxis and cardiac surgery. … Perioperative Antibiotic Prophylaxis: Surgeons as Antimicrobial Stewards.