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1141. Comparison of medication safety effectiveness among nine critical access hospitals. | PSNet
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      September 07, 2022 - November 17, 2021 CDC central-line bloodstream infection prevention efforts produced

1142. How Does Infection Prevention Fit Into a Safety Program? | PSNet
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      March 01, 2014 - Healthcare-Associated Infections in Hospitals. … Healthcare-Associated Infections in Hospitals. … bloodstream infection (CLABSI) Catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) Ventilator-associated … In the US, central line–associated bloodstream infections are a major success story in the safety field … But not for people coming in with viral upper respiratory tract infections.

1143. A Painful Dilemma | PSNet
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      September 01, 2013 - fungal infection, when compared with the use of permanent AV grafts. … receipt of pain treatment with IV opiates led to problems with vascular access and ultimately to a bloodstream … infection. … Respiratory Depression May 27, 2020 Reducing the rate of catheter-associated bloodstream … infections in a surgical intensive care unit using the Institute for Healthcare Improvement Central

1144. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      May 17, 2012 - psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/checklists https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/intervention-decrease-catheter-related-bloodstream-infections-icu

1145. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      February 13, 2008 -  resulted in significant reductions in ventilator-associated pneumonia and central line–associated bloodstream … infections. 

1146. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      April 30, 2014 - psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/root-cause-analysis https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/intervention-decrease-catheter-related-bloodstream-infections-icu

1147. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      December 01, 2006 - infection rates, and length of stay. … And by doing all this, we have found that we were able to reduce bloodstream infections by 80%, and … Let's take bloodstream infections as an example. … understand and improve, that's a very strong argument for the additional resources you need to get infection … We've essentially eliminated bloodstream infections in Michigan'the median bloodstream infection rate

1148. Unplanned early hospital readmission among critical care survivors: a mixed methods study of patients and carers. | PSNet
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      September 23, 2020 - July 19, 2023 Statewide NICU central-line–associated bloodstream infection rates decline

1149. Systematic review of safety checklists for use by medical care teams in acute hospital settings—limited evidence of effectiveness. | PSNet
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      July 29, 2020 - July 24, 2019 Statewide NICU central-line–associated bloodstream infection rates decline

1150. What attributes of patients affect their involvement in safety? A key opinion leaders' perspective. | PSNet
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      June 02, 2010 - April 12, 2011 Statewide NICU central-line–associated bloodstream infection rates decline

1151. National Patient Safety Goals. | PSNet
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      May 30, 2012 - areas include promoting surgical safety, achieving health equity, and preventing hospital-acquired infections … Related Resources From the Same Author(s) Preventing Central Line–Associated Bloodstream … Infections: a Global Challenge, a Global Perspective.

1152. AHRQ Safety Program for Telemedicine. | PSNet
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      December 24, 2008 - May 10, 2017 Healthcare–Associated Infections (HAI). … May 13, 2015 10-State project to study methods to reduce central line-associated bloodstream … infections in hospital ICUs.

1153. Improving Patient and Worker Safety—Opportunities for Synergy, Collaboration and Innovation. | PSNet
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      May 30, 2012 - Related Resources From the Same Author(s) Preventing Central Line–Associated Bloodstream … Infections: a Global Challenge, a Global Perspective. … Understanding the Role of Facility Design in the Acquisition and Prevention of Healthcare-Associated Infections

1154. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      June 01, 2018 - Her blood cultures ultimately grew Escherichia coli, which may have spread from her bowel to her bloodstream … Infection in a neutropenic patient can be fatal. … , skin or soft-tissue infection, pneumonia, hemodynamic instability, or severe mucositis.(9) https: … Patients with neutropenia are at high risk for infection and should not be prescribed suppositories to … Prevention and Treatment of Cancer-Related Infections, Version 2.2016, NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines

1155. An Untimely End Despite End-of-Life Care Planning | PSNet
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      February 01, 2012 - inconsistent with patients' goals in the ICU a preventable harm, in the same way a central line–associated bloodstream … infection (CLABSI) is preventable.( 6 ) This perspective becomes even more compelling given that 1 in … goals in the ICU should be considered a preventable harm, in the same way as central line–associated bloodstream … infections. … August 17, 2017 Multistate point-prevalence survey of health care-associated infections

1156. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      March 01, 2014 - People are much more concerned about health care–associated infections than whether the surgeon will … AH: Within the United Kingdom, there has been a major focus on health care–associated infections, with … In the US, central line–associated bloodstream infections are a major success story in the safety field … but also the impact it will have on that individual, treating subsequent infections, and the impact … But not for people coming in with viral upper respiratory tract infections.

1157. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      August 01, 2018 - inconsistent with patients' goals in the ICU a preventable harm, in the same way a central line–associated bloodstream … infection (CLABSI) is preventable.(6) This perspective becomes even more compelling given that 1 in … goals in the ICU should be considered a preventable harm, in the same way as central line–associated bloodstream … infections.

1158. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      October 01, 2010 - checklist guiding the activities surrounding the insertion of central venous catheters that reduced bloodstream … infections up to 66% in approximately 100 Michigan intensive care units.(4) The success of medical … An intervention to decrease catheter-related bloodstream infections in the ICU.

1159. Implementing a Patient Safety Program at a Large National Health System | PSNet
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      January 01, 2008 - project, which found a tremendous and statistically significant reduction in central line–associated bloodstream … team, AHS was selected to participate in a focused study to eliminate central line catheter–related bloodstream … An intervention to decrease catheter-related bloodstream infections in the ICU. … What we did have to make was a hospital-associated infection reporting system, which was built with our … It wasn't just the infection control people; the CEO of the hospital, who happens to be a physician,

1160. Patient Safety Events and the Role of Patient Safety Organizations During the COVID-19 Pandemic | PSNet
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      January 12, 2022 - additional points of pressure that increase the risk of pressure injury among COVID-19 patients. 7 Infections … from just prior to the pandemic to six months of data during the pandemic, central line-associated bloodstream … infection (CLABSI) rates increased 51% and the rate of infection was higher among hospitals with a higher … Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, central-line-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI), … COVID-19 increased the risk of ICU-acquired bloodstream infections: a case-cohort study from the multicentric