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21. S108 (pdf file)
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    October 01, 2007 - this study, we examine the use of IPW in the context of a significant problem in patient safety and infection … tract infections in non-surgical patients. … Quantifying excess length of postoperative stay attributable to infections: a comparison of methods. … Nosocomial bloodstream infection in critically ill patients: excess length of stay, extra costs, and … Estimation of extra hospital stay attributable to nosocomial infections: heterogeneity and timing of

22. Rapid Response: Efficacy of Dental Services for Reducing Adverse Events in Those Receiving Chemotherapy for Cancer (pdf file)
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    July 01, 2023 - addition to being a serious adverse event, mucositis also facilitates entry of oral bacteria into the bloodstream … The first is that examination by a dentist can identify local sources of active infection, such as oral … Four of the studies examined the outcome of major infection,10, 26, 44, 45 9 examined the outcome of … The synthesis found that the infection rates during treatment ranged from 0 to 4%, which aligns with … Should oral foci of infection be removed before the onset of radiotherapy or chemotherapy?

23. Impact of Healthcare Worker Safety and Wellness: A Systematic Review (pdf file)
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    October 26, 2024 - Biological hazards, such as bloodborne pathogens and respiratory infections like COVID;57–63 4. … Investigating potential drivers of increased central line…associated bloodstream infections during the … American Journal of Infection Control. 2023;51:1196–1199. 44. … American Journal of Infection Control. 2020;48:340–341. 48. … Biological hazards, such as bloodborne pathogens and respiratory infections like COVID;57–63 4.

24. Untitled (pdf file)
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    February 17, 2016 - prophylaxis with pharmacologic strategies also has risks including major bleeding, prosthetic joint infections … Major bleeding leading to readmission §   Surgical site / joint bleeding §   Bleeding leading to infection … §   As defined by authors o   Surgical site/wound-related infections o   Surgical site/wound complications … (other than bleeding, infection) o   Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia o   Adverse events due to mechanical … by an embolism, such as a broken off clot that has traveled from elsewhere in the body through the bloodstream

25. Lung Diseases | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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26. Making Healthcare Safer IV Rapid Review: Examining the Impact of Implementing High-Reliability Organization Principles on Patient Safety Outcomes (pdf file)
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    May 01, 2025 - ICUs27: customizable, educational toolkit aims to help ICUs reduce rates of central line- associated bloodstream … infection (CLABSI) and catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI). … o Improve Safety in Ambulatory Surgery Centers37: to prevent surgical site infections (SSI) and other … o Promote Safe Surgery39: tools focused to help hospitals reduce surgical site infections and other … Eliminating central line associated bloodstream infections in pediatric oncology patients: A quality

27. Disposition of Comments for Technical Brief 24 Resident Safety Practices (pdf file)
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    May 27, 2016 - Falls yes but infections, pressure ulcers? … Infection--Summary of findings is needed. d. … including Clostridium difficile infection. … Infection Control Hospital Epidemiology 2014350546479.. … including central line associated bloodstream infections and hospital onset Methicillinresistant Staphylococcus

28. Endocarditis | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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29. Topic Brief: Interventions to Decrease Hospital Length of Stay (pdf file)
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    November 01, 2019 - Complications include healthcare-associated infections, falls, and delirium. … Patient complications include healthcare-associated infections and falls. … Effectiveness of Practices To Increase Timeliness of Providing Targeted Therapy for Inpatients with Bloodstream … Infections: a Laboratory Medicine Best Practices Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. … This SR focuses on practices to increase Timeliness of Providing Targeted Therapy for Inpatients with Bloodstream

30. Diabetes Mellitus (pdf file)
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    March 01, 2012 - They are intended to reabsorb glucose from the glomerular filtrate of the kidney into the bloodstream … patients undergoing RYGB surgery experience serious complications (e.g., surgical leaks, hernia, wound infection … Its function is to reabsorb glucose from the glomerular filtrate of the kidney into the bloodstream … and urinary tract infections more common in the dapagliflozin groups.” 75 Results from a phase … data on treatment efficacy promising, they expressed concerns regarding reports of urinary tract infections

31. PEPTIC ULCER #11 (pdf file)
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    June 01, 2014 - (22.4%); nausea (18.2%); headaches (15.9%); abdominal distension (13.8%); upper respiratory tract infection … evaluating diagnostic tests.21 These tests may include blood tests to measure nutrient levels in the bloodstream … , abdominal x-rays or ultrasound to provide images of the abdomen, stool-sample tests to detect infection

32. PEPTIC ULCER #11 (pdf file)
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    December 01, 2014 - (21.8%); nausea (18.8%); headaches (16.3%); abdominal distension (14.8%); upper respiratory tract infection … evaluating diagnostic tests.29 These tests may include blood tests to measure nutrient levels in the bloodstream … , abdominal x-rays or ultrasound to provide images of the abdomen, stool-sample tests to detect infection

33. Endocrine Diseases | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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34. Making Healthcare Safer IV Rapid Response: Acute Care Nursing Staff Shortages That Compromise Patient-to-Nurse Ratios (pdf file)
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    April 01, 2025 - nurse was associated with fewer hospital-acquired pressure injuries, catheter-associated urinary tract infections … , surgical site infections, and sepsis cases.12,3 Adequate staffing numbers alone are not sufficient … decreased from 12 to three, central line–associated blood stream infections decreased from one to zero … , central line-associated bloodstream infections, and healthcare-associated infections, which can be … Patient, provider, and system factors that contribute to health care- associated infection and sepsis

35. PEPTIC ULCER #11 (pdf file)
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    December 01, 2015 - The most common adverse events reported in both groups were nausea, upper respiratory tract infection … , and urinary tract infection. … ingested, most of the antibiotic passes through the stomach and intestines and does not enter the bloodstream … (rifaximin group, 4%; placebo group, 3%), and urinary tract infection (rifaximin group, 3%; placebo … Infections associated with reprocessed duodenoscopes. [internet]. Silver Spring (MD): U.S.

36. Shock | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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37. PEPTIC ULCER #11 (pdf file)
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    June 01, 2015 - ’s risk of causing progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML), a rare but often fatal viral infection … ingested, most of the antibiotic passes through the stomach and intestines and does not enter the bloodstream

38. Phenylketonuria Executive (pdf file)
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    February 01, 2012 - does not have PKU) caused by the teratogenic effects of excessively high Phe levels in the maternal bloodstream … most common side effects reported during BH4 trials were headache, throat pain, upper respiratory infection

39. Diabetes Mellitus (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2012 - patients undergoing RYGB surgery experience serious complications (e.g., surgical leaks, hernia, wound infection … biodegradable polymer (poly [D,L lactic-co-glycolic acid]). 45 As the microsphere degrades in the bloodstream

40. Diabetes Mellitus (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2016 - glucagon (a hormone produced in the pancreas that signals the liver to release stored sugar into the bloodstream … biodegradable polymer (poly [D,L lactic-co-glycolic acid]).33 As the microsphere degrades in the bloodstream … be resistant to the insertion of the device subcutaneously,” pointing out that concerns such as “infection