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www.ahrq.gov/es/patient-safety/settings/hospital/vtguide/index.html
February 01, 2024 - Maynard also sits on an expert review panel for a phase 3 study on rivaroxaban for VTE prophylaxis in
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/surgery/43-pathway-worksheet.docx
June 01, 2023 - Clinical practice guidelines for antimicrobial prophylaxis in surgery. … Postoperative nausea and vomiting prophylaxis:
1. Ondansetron
2. … Options include low molecular weight heparin, vitamin K antagonists, direct oral anticoagulants, or aspirin … Heparin*
Low molecular weight heparin*
Options may also include vitamin K antagonists, direct oral anticoagulants … Tip: Include VTE prophylaxis in admission order sets and have policy in place to prescribe VTE prophylaxis
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/a4a_combo_psi_casestudy.pdf
July 06, 2016 - to Improve Hospital Quality and Safety
• Providing additional education and resources on existing prophylaxis … • Assisting clinical pharmacists in daily identification of all patients not receiving chemical
prophylaxis … ; and
• Shifting chemical prophylaxis dosing to avoid missed doses due to changes in scheduled
surgical … investigation is whether the DVT was preventable (for example, whether
the patient was given the right prophylaxis
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49525/psn-pdf
December 01, 2006 - includes discontinuation of all forms of heparin (including flushes) and initiation of an alternative
anticoagulant … warfarin is introduced in a patient
with HIT and typically begins within days of starting the oral anticoagulant … Recombinant hirudin: a specific thrombin inhibiting
anticoagulant for hemodialysis. … Agent Description Indication Dosing Comment
Argatroban
Synthetic direct
thrombin
inhibitor
Prophylaxis … Probability Score
High Moderate Low
8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
Stop heparin‡, give alternative non-heparin anticoagulant
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2021-02/final_feb_2021_spotlight_delay_in_appropriate_dx.pdf
January 01, 2021 - critical finding was not conveyed to the primary
team
• The patient was started on a direct oral anticoagulant … of disease severity, they considered her to
be low-risk and initiated therapy with a direct oral anticoagulant … occurs in up to 7% of patients, with 1.3% developing PE
• Despite this increased risk, routine VTE prophylaxis
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/studies/index.html?page=341
January 01, 2024 - The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of anticoagulant choice on inpatient costs in patients … from AF patients taking dabigatran, rivaroxaban, or warfarin, and were plausible candidates for all 3 anticoagulants … Medicare, Medication
Gans I , Jain A , Sirisreetreerux N Current practice of antibiotic prophylaxis … This study found heterogeneity in the use of single- versus multiple-dose antibiotic prophylaxis for … Current practice of antibiotic prophylaxis for surgical fixation of closed long bone fractures: a survey
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ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/surgery/43-pathway-worksheet.docx
June 01, 2023 - Clinical practice guidelines for antimicrobial prophylaxis in surgery. … Postoperative nausea and vomiting prophylaxis:
1. Ondansetron
2. … Options include low molecular weight heparin, vitamin K antagonists, direct oral anticoagulants, or aspirin … Heparin*
Low molecular weight heparin*
Options may also include vitamin K antagonists, direct oral anticoagulants … Tip: Include VTE prophylaxis in admission order sets and have policy in place to prescribe VTE prophylaxis
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ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/a4a_combo_psi_casestudy.pdf
July 06, 2016 - to Improve Hospital Quality and Safety
• Providing additional education and resources on existing prophylaxis … • Assisting clinical pharmacists in daily identification of all patients not receiving chemical
prophylaxis … ; and
• Shifting chemical prophylaxis dosing to avoid missed doses due to changes in scheduled
surgical … investigation is whether the DVT was preventable (for example, whether
the patient was given the right prophylaxis
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/delay-appropriate-diagnosis-and-treatment-leading-death-pulmonary-embolism
December 31, 2024 - The patient was started on a direct oral anticoagulant (DOAC). … appreciation of disease severity, they considered her to be low-risk and initiated therapy with a direct oral anticoagulant … occurs in up to 7% of patients, with 1.3% developing PE. 3-5 Despite this increased risk, routine VTE prophylaxis
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/hip-fractures-older-patients-case-geriatrics-comanagement
July 01, 2004 - The patient was not placed on venous thromboembolism prophylaxis prior to surgery. … February 13, 2019
WebM&M Cases
New Oral Anticoagulants
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patientregistry.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/resources/learning-lab/building-ambulatory-long-desc.html
April 01, 2021 - Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PJP) prophylaxis patterns among patients with rheumatic diseases receiving … Using health-system-wide data to understand hepatitis B virus prophylaxis and reactivation outcomes in
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talkingquality.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/resources/learning-lab/building-ambulatory-long-desc.html
April 01, 2021 - Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PJP) prophylaxis patterns among patients with rheumatic diseases receiving … Using health-system-wide data to understand hepatitis B virus prophylaxis and reactivation outcomes in
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ahrqpubs.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/resources/learning-lab/building-ambulatory-long-desc.html
April 01, 2021 - Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PJP) prophylaxis patterns among patients with rheumatic diseases receiving … Using health-system-wide data to understand hepatitis B virus prophylaxis and reactivation outcomes in
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teamstepps.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/resources/learning-lab/building-ambulatory-long-desc.html
April 01, 2021 - Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PJP) prophylaxis patterns among patients with rheumatic diseases receiving … Using health-system-wide data to understand hepatitis B virus prophylaxis and reactivation outcomes in
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cahps.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/resources/learning-lab/building-ambulatory-long-desc.html
April 01, 2021 - Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PJP) prophylaxis patterns among patients with rheumatic diseases receiving … Using health-system-wide data to understand hepatitis B virus prophylaxis and reactivation outcomes in
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healthcare411.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/resources/learning-lab/building-ambulatory-long-desc.html
April 01, 2021 - Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PJP) prophylaxis patterns among patients with rheumatic diseases receiving … Using health-system-wide data to understand hepatitis B virus prophylaxis and reactivation outcomes in
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monahrq.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/resources/learning-lab/building-ambulatory-long-desc.html
April 01, 2021 - Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PJP) prophylaxis patterns among patients with rheumatic diseases receiving … Using health-system-wide data to understand hepatitis B virus prophylaxis and reactivation outcomes in
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ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/resources/learning-lab/building-ambulatory-long-desc.html
April 01, 2021 - Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PJP) prophylaxis patterns among patients with rheumatic diseases receiving … Using health-system-wide data to understand hepatitis B virus prophylaxis and reactivation outcomes in
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49783/psn-pdf
February 01, 2017 - discovered the patient had been given low-molecular-weight heparin (LMWH) for
venous thromboembolism (VTE) prophylaxis … EHR), and that she was used to ordering it as
nearly all patients she admitted met criteria for VTE prophylaxis … For a patient
presenting in the emergency department with a subdural hematoma, prescribing the anticoagulant … combination
of large volumes of information, inappropriate application of her usual practice (giving VTE prophylaxis
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www.cpsi.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/implementation/implementation-guide/app-d.html
April 01, 2017 - Warmer in place
|___| Risk of venous thromboembolism
- Compression boots and/or anticoagulants … Surgical procedure to be performed matches the consent
|___| Surgical site
|___| Has antibiotic prophylaxis