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1421. Spotlight Case [MONTH] 2003 (ppt file)
      psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/import/webmm.ahrq.gov.128_slideshow.ppt
      July 01, 2006 - prominent non-clinical member of the medical school faculty, was admitted to the acute care ward with a urinary … tract infection and pneumonia. … research, too few innovative quality improvement practices Identify risk factors for negative outcomes associated

1422. Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Bacteremia
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      November 01, 2019 - combination therapy over monotherapy Aminoglycoside monotherapy not recommended (Exception: lower urinary … tract infections) If isolate is multidrug-resistant, consider infectious diseases consult Duration: … should be treated with anti-staphylococcal penicillins (oxacillin, nafcillin) or cefazolin Cefazolin is associated … fewer side effects but patients with deep-seated infections may develop resistance18,19 Vancomycin is associated … disruption (e.g., mucositis) Bacteremia related to an infected source: commonly UTI/prostatitis and biliary tract

1423. Statistical Brief #103: Hospital Utilization among Oldest Adults, 2008 (pdf file)
      hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb103.pdf
      December 01, 2010 - ■ Increasing age was associated with a greater proportion of stays discharged to long-term care … In addition, this report examines the diagnoses most often associated with elderly hospitalizations … tract infections 24.3 6.0 Osteoarthritis 14.7‡ 1.0 Irregular heart beat (cardiac dysrhythmias) … (acute cerebrovascular disease) 11.7 2.0 Heart attack (acute myocardial infarction) 16.8 2.4 Urinary … tract infections 11.0 2.7 Fluid and electrolyte disorders 15.5 3.9 Heart attack (acute myocardial

1424. Strategies to Improve Patient Safety: Draft Report to Congress for Public Comment and Review by the National Academy of Medicine (pdf file)
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      December 21, 2021 - Infection Control: Urinary Tract Infection........................................................... … Infection Control: Urinary Tract Infection Patient Safety Practices MHS I (2001) MHS II (2013) MHS … ) Reducing Unnecessary Urinary Catheter Use and Other Strategies to Prevent Cather-Associated Urinary … A national implementation project to prevent catheter-associated urinary tract infection in nursing … Infection Control: Urinary Tract Infection Table 22. Patient and Family Engagement Table 23.

1425. G:CIRD565TQMothers able1.PDF (pdf file)
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      February 11, 2011 - 0.03 $6,838 $2,981 $4,623 $7,740 3.1 0.1 50.3 25.2 conditions 6.8.2 Conditions associated … .] 20,939 0.06 $23,966 $6,906 $13,117 $24,990 9.5 7.6 49.5 54.7 9.7 Biliary tract … tract infections [159.] 404,515 1.16 $7,531 $3,435 $5,345 $8,624 5.0 1.7 28.9 … tract infection, site not specified 269,894 0.77 $7,881 $3,664 $5,687 $9,135 5.5 … 2.3 33.5 66.0 10.1.5 Calculus of urinary tract [160.] 187,450 0.54 $6,155 $2,300 $4,409

1426. Evidence for the Reaffirmation of the USPSTF Recommendaiton on Screening for High Blood Pressure (pdf file)
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      December 01, 2007 - New evidence on the harms of treatment of early hypertension shows that pharmacologic therapy is associated … Pharmacotherapy for early hypertension is associated with common side effects. … randomized, controlled trial; SBP � systolic blood pressure; SF-36 � Short Form-36; URI � upper respiratory tract … infection; UTI � urinary tract infection. † The 8 aspects of health-related QOL are physical function … (3%) and cough associated with ramipril (2%).

1427. Toolkits | PSNet
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      March 01, 2025 - This checklist targets the persistent problem of central line-associated infections by providing critical … Healthcare associated infection is a persistent contributor to preventable patient harm. … Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs) and other healthcare-associated infections continue … Patients requiring mechanical ventilation are at risk for ventilator-associated complications. … The 2024-2025 edition includes new practices that are associated with tranexamic acid wrong-route errors

1428. In Conversation with...Richard P. Shannon, MD | PSNet
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      August 01, 2010 - Shannon is now best known for his pioneering work in reducing health care–associated infections, first … picking an activity—in this case, placing, maintaining, and manipulating both central catheters and urinary … tract catheters—and understanding what the expected outcomes are. … The additional length of stay for a urinary tract infection is closer to 6 days, but we have 200 of those … Organizational factors associated with high performance in quality and safety in academic medical centers

1429. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      August 30, 2023 - the onset of the pandemic, there were notable improvements in performance on patient safety measures associated … psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/patient-safety-indicators https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/eliminating-central-line-associated-bloodstream-infections-national-patient-safety-imperative … 20patient%20and%20workforce%20safety. https://www.ihi.org/ line bloodstream infections, ventilator-associated … events, and catheter-associated urinary tract infections across hospitals.

1430. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      July 31, 2023 - colitis as well as other intraabdominal infectious, inflammatory, or neoplastic conditions, such as urinary … tract infections, diverticulitis, colorectal cancer, intraabdominal abscesses, inflammatory bowel disease … They represent immature leukocytes and, while not specific for infection, are associated with an acute … with normal total leukocyte counts and either high or moderate bandemia, respectively, bandemia was associated … Bandemia with normal white blood cell counts associated with infection. Am J Med. 2012;125(11).

1431. The Relationship Between Hospital Workload and Patient Safety (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2024 - specified for identification during chart review Adverse event type Wound infection Hospital-acquired urinary … hand, had positive and strongly significant results supporting the idea that increased workload was associated … Adverse drug events and specific hospital-acquired infections (bloodstream, urinary tract, wounds, respiratory … tract) identified by the manual chart review were compared to the pharmacist-verified computerized … During the study period, 778 urinary tract infections (UTIs) were detected by the computerized surveillance

1432. Methods – Applying HCUP Quality Indicators (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2019 - PDI18 Admissions for urinary tract infection (UTI) per 100,000 population, ages 3 months to 17 years … tract infection. … PQI12 Admissions for urinary tract infection (UTI) per 100,000 population, age 18 and over Consistent … tract infection. … tract infection.

1433. Section5 (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2007 - Genitourinary 602 865 100.0 100.0 44 Acute renal failure 67 279 11.2 32.3 315 Urinary … Genitourinary 152 195 100.0 100.0 28 Acute renal failure 7 30 4.9 15.5 306 Urinary … failure 18 68 2.6 10.7 273 Endometriosis 70 41 10.0 6.5 -41 Calculus of urinary …  Calculus of urinary tract (fell 24 percent). … Genitourinary 71 94 100.0 100.0 32 Acute renal failure 3 14 4.0 14.7 387 Urinary

1434. Archived: Chlamydial Infection (Including Ocular Prophylaxis in Newborns): Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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      January 01, 1996 - (97-99%). 1 False-positive EIA results may result from cross-reaction with other vaginal flora or urinary … 24 Urine dipsticks can detect leukocyte-esterase (LE) activity, an indicator of urethritis or upper urinary … In one study, treatment was associated with lower perinatal mortality among children. 26 Some of the … Health gains from screening for infection of the lower genital tract in women attending for termination … Treatment of Chlamydia trachomatis infections of the urogenital tract.

1435. CAUTI Sustainability: Embedding CAUTI Policies, Using Data to Monitor Progress and Hardwiring CUSP Principles | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      December 01, 2017 - CAUTI Sustainability: Embedding CAUTI Policies, Using Data to Monitor Progress and Hardwiring CUSP Principles Video Presentation Return to CAUTI Toolkit Information for Specialty Audiences

1436. Understand-Facilitator-Guide (doc file)
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      May 01, 2017 - Over half a million patients develop catheter-associated urinary tract infections, resulting in 13,000 … Nearly 100,000 patients die from healthcare-associated infections each year, and the cost of these infections

1437. Understand the Science of Safety for Perinatal Safety: Facilitator Guide | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      July 01, 2023 - Over half a million patients develop catheter-associated urinary tract infections, resulting in 13,000 … Nearly 100,000 patients die from healthcare-associated infections each year, and the cost of these infections

1438. Unique Challenges in Approaching Diagnostic Safety in Older Adults | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      September 01, 2024 - sizes at HCC diagnosis and implied worse prognosis. 12 Similarly, increasing age has been found to be associated … Researchers found that increasing age was often associated with lower diagnostic accuracy and resulted … Independent risk factors associated with atypical presentations were complicated urinary tract infection … Because the patient’s symptoms were associated with metabolic ketoacidosis in the presence of high titers … In the patient’s second admission, symptoms worsened and included urinary incontinence and gait disorder

1439. Archived: Evidence Summary: Preeclampsia: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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      April 25, 2017 - Indications for urine testing were symptoms of a urinary tract infection, severe vomiting, weight loss … Among the indicated testing group, the reasons for urine testing were urinary tract infection or vaginitis … First-trimester maternal serum pregnancy-associated plasma protein-A and pre-eclampsia. … Urinary dipstick protein: a poor predictor of absent or severe proteinuria. … tract infection 141/933 (14.2) 140/907 (15.4) NR 0.04 Abbreviations: NR, not reported

1440. CER 173 Executive Summary: Diabetes Medications for Adults With Type 2 Diabetes: An Update (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2015 - tract infections, genital infections, volume depletion, and bone fractures. … tract infections, impaired renal function, genital mycotic infections, fracture, and volume depletion … tract infections, impaired renal function, genital mycotic infections, fracture, and volume depletion … tract infections – Genital mycotic infections – Volume depletion • KQ4 included studies considering … tract infections, and volume depletion was not conclusive.