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1161. 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

1162. Crossing the Line | PSNet
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      December 01, 2012 - Incidence and predictors of central venous catheter related infection in intensive care patients. … Prevention of central venous catheter-related infections by using maximal sterile barrier precautions … Prevention of central venous catheter-related bloodstream infection by use of an antiseptic-impregnated … Cost-effectiveness of antiseptic-impregnated central venous catheters for the prevention of catheter-related bloodstream … infection.

1163. 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.

1164. Not-So-Therapeutic Tap | PSNet
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      December 01, 2014 - Use of simulation-based education to reduce catheter-related bloodstream infections. … Cost savings from reduced catheter-related bloodstream infection after simulation-based education for … June 1, 2011 Use of simulation-based education to reduce catheter-related bloodstream … infections.

1165. Patient-related factors associated with an increased risk of being a reported case of preventable harm in first-line health care: a case-control study | PSNet
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      October 09, 2019 - July 20, 2022 Increased catheter-related bloodstream infection rates after the introduction

1166. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      March 01, 2007 - prophylaxis and improved selection of empiric antibiotics are critical in the prevention of surgical site infections … Exploring obstacles to proper timing of prophylactic antibiotics for surgical site infections. … Reducing surgical site infections through a multidisciplinary computerized process for preoperative … evaluation of a database-driven empiric antimicrobial guidance program in hospitalized patients with a bloodstream … infection.

1167. Breathe Easy: Safe Tracheostomy Management | PSNet
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      June 07, 2023 - to Arterial Thrombosis June 28, 2023 AHRQ patient safety project reduces bloodstream … infections by 40 percent. … June 9, 2011 Reducing catheter-associated bloodstream infections in the pediatric intensive

1168. In Conversation with Eric Thomas about Zero Harm: Striving to Reduce Preventable Harms – Point, Counterpoint, and Areas of Agreement | PSNet
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      September 24, 2024 - bloodstream infections; there are a variety of preventable harms that we already have the knowledge … infections. … There can be a goal of zero for things we know how to prevent, like central line-associated bloodstream … infections. … not, and preventability is even harder to determine for non-fatal harms like healthcare associated infection

1169. Febrile Neutropenia and an Almost Fatal Medication Error | PSNet
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      February 01, 2012 - 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 ) In this … 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

1170. Staggered Sensitivity Results | PSNet
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      May 01, 2013 - prophylaxis and improved selection of empiric antibiotics are critical in the prevention of surgical site infections … Exploring obstacles to proper timing of prophylactic antibiotics for surgical site infections. … Reducing surgical site infections through a multidisciplinary computerized process for preoperative prophylactic … evaluation of a database-driven empiric antimicrobial guidance program in hospitalized patients with a bloodstream … infection.

1171. Spotlight Case July 2008 (ppt file)
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      July 01, 2012 - Use of simulation-based education to reduce catheter-related bloodstream infections. … Cost savings from reduced catheter-related bloodstream infection after simulation-based education for

1172. In Conversation With… J. Bryan Sexton, PhD, MA | PSNet
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      February 26, 2025 - Perhaps what we need to do is instead of focusing on readmission rates, instead of focusing on bloodstream … infection rates, or patients who left without being seen, maybe we can do a little project and collect … In the replication we showed it wasn't the 66% reduction of bloodstream infections, it was 81.5%, which … I got this project done and our bloodstream infection rates are down, they're at zero, they've been at

1173. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      December 14, 2022 - /trends-adverse-event-rates-hospitalized-patients-2010-2019 https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/infection-control-and-hospital-epidemiology … Traditionally, we have had a lot of measures around healthcare-acquired infections. … For example, we know that having femoral catheters can lead to more central line infections. … ecqi.healthit.gov/ecqm/eh/2022/cms506v4 https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/strategies-prevent-central-line-associated-bloodstream-infections-acute-care-hospitals … -2022 is appropriate, remove them, or change them, to prevent central line-associated bloodstream infections

1174. Innovations in Promoting Hand Hygiene Compliance | PSNet
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      May 01, 2014 - However, it's clear that you cannot always monitor all health care–associated infections, and some of … the studies looked at targeted outcomes, such as bloodstream infection, pneumonia in the ICU, and ventilator-associated … Many studies looked at the overall prevalence of infections. … infections, ventilator-associated pneumonia in the ICU, or surgical-site and urinary tract infections—include … : the case of central line–associated bloodstream infections.

1175. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      June 01, 2019 - patients with beta-lactam allergy histories experienced higher clinical failure for gram-negative bloodstream … infections compared to patients without (39% vs 27%, p=0.03).(4) Patients who have a history of penicillin … treatment failures in methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia and more surgical site infections … , surgical site infection, and colonization with antibiotic resistant organisms. … The impact of a reported penicillin allergy on surgical site infection risk.

1176. Failed Interpretation of Screening Tool: Delayed Treatment | PSNet
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      August 20, 2018 - The case illustrates several important lessons, including the clinical presentation of infections and … organ dysfunction that may result from an infection. … and should not be equated to an "infection screen." … Using evidence, rigorous measurement, and collaboration to eliminate central catheter-associated bloodstream … infections.

1177. Urinary Retention Dilemma | PSNet
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      March 01, 2013 - , short-term use of a catheter may, at times, actually facilitate patient comfort and infection control … Decreasing urinary tract infections through staff development, outcomes, and nursing process. … Role of biofilm in catheter-associated urinary tract infection. … 30, 2021 Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, central-line-associated bloodstream … infection (CLABSI), and catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI): the urgent need to refocus

1178. Physical Diagnosis: A Lost Art? | PSNet
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      January 17, 2018 - seen a patient with spinal cord injury who was transferred from an outside hospital for urinary tract infection … January 12, 2022 Eliminating central line-associated bloodstream infections: a national … January 15, 2014 Eradicating central line–associated bloodstream infections statewide

1179. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      September 01, 2019 - conversation-dave-debronkart https://psnet.ahrq.gov/resources/resource/4732/An-intervention-to-decrease-catheter-related-bloodstream-infections-in-the-ICU … site's early days reveals areas of significant advancement—such as handoffs and health care–associated infections—but

1180. Suicidal Ideation in the Family Medicine Clinic | PSNet
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      October 01, 2007 - November 2, 2016 Eliminating central line-associated bloodstream infections: a national … 15, 2014 Implementing a national program to reduce catheter-associated urinary tract infection … May 11, 2011 Infection preventionist checklist to improve culture and reduce central … line–associated bloodstream infections.