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41. Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement (pdf file)
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    May 20, 2016 - Diagnosis  Documentation/communication  Infection  Medication  Palliative care  Procedures  Prophylaxis … Safety 8 Tool D.4n IQI 17 Acute Stroke Mortality Rate • STK-1 Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) Prophylaxis

42. New Data Resource Provides Insights on Factors Related to Falls | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    October 01, 2023 - Comparison of guideline concordant antibiotic prophylaxis in Veterans Affairs and non-Veterans Affairs

43. Appendix K. Final Risk Factors | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    April 01, 2018 - Peri-Op Insulin Administration 2 2 0 Peri-Op Proton Pump Inhibitor 1 1 0 Peri-Op VTE Prophylaxis

44. Presentation: Implementing Your SSI Prevention Bundle
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    December 01, 2017 - • Is DVT prophylaxis indicated? If so, what? • Has the patient received anticoagulants? … meds needed (immediate periop) • Beta blockers (as required) • Glycemic control (as required) • DVT prophylaxis … · Is DVT prophylaxis indicated? If so, what? · Has the patient received anticoagulants? … meds needed (immediate periop) · Beta blockers (as required) · Glycemic control (as required) · DVT prophylaxis

45. Making Health Care Safer II, Executive Summary (pdf file)
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    March 01, 2013 - Examples include most fall prevention programs, VTE prophylaxis, and medical history abbreviations … Patient Safety Target Adverse Drug Events High-alert drugs: patient safety practices for intravenous anticoagulants … Moderate Little/Moderate Strategies to prevent stress-related gastrointestinal bleeding (stress ulcer prophylaxis … Moderate Moderate (pneumonia) Moderate Little/Not difficult Strategies to increase appropriate prophylaxis … infections • Use of real-time ultrasound for central line placement • Interventions to improve prophylaxis

46. Using a Computerized Fall Risk Assessment Process to Tailor Interventions in Acute Care (pdf file)
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    February 26, 2008 - factors: • Metastatic bone disease • Osteoporosis • Antiplatelet agents (except low-dose aspirin) • Anticoagulant … fall event • New medication that increases fall risk (e.g., hypnotic, sedative) or risk for injury (anticoagulant … osteoporosis have both been associated with increased risk of fracture.27 The use of antiplatelet therapy or anticoagulant … Anticoagulant-treated patients who fall and experience loss of consciousness or intracranial bleeding … Low-dose aspirin prophylaxis and risk of intracranial hemorrhage in patients older than 60 years of

47. Safe Practices for Better Health Care (pdf file)
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    April 01, 2004 - procedure for his or her risk of surgical site infection (SSI), and implement appropriate antibiotic prophylaxis … all “high alert” drugs (e.g., intravenous adrenergic agonists and antagonists, chemotherapy agents, anticoagulants

48. Appendix M. Master Risk Factor List with Final Bolded | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    April 01, 2018 -     1 intra-op drugs on paper anesthesia record D Electronic 1     Peri-Op VTE Prophylaxis

49. Vascular Access Device (VAD) Policy, Adult (pdf file)
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    March 01, 2008 - INR or a PTT ratio > 1.3, platelets < 50K) or if patient is on therapeutic dosing of thrombolytics/anticoagulants … The nurse may remove central VAD for patients on anticoagulants for Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) Prophylaxis … The following are considered prophylactic dosing for VTE: Drug Usual prophylaxis dose Heparin 5000

50. Promoting Best Practice and Safety Through Preprinted Physician Orders (pdf file)
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    February 08, 2008 - include information beyond what the physician might initially consider, such as venous thromboembolism prophylaxis … Venous thromboembolism prophylaxis Sequential compression devices for bilateral lower extremities … Adding DVT prophylaxis, vaccination status, smoking counseling, patient education, etc Adding safety

51. Advances in Patient Safety | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    July 01, 2022 - Bartholomew Clark, Bruce Houghton Implementation of an Evidence-based Protocol for Surgical Infection Prophylaxis

52. Paul Tedrick (doc file)
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    June 10, 2014 - We need intensivists to be engaged in our ICUs and surgeons to help us with improving surgical prophylaxis

53. Mindfulness: Engaging Frontline Providers in Antimicrobial Stewardship (June 10, 2014) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    December 01, 2017 - We need intensivists to be engaged in our ICUs and surgeons to help us with improving surgical prophylaxis