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1201. Psn-Pdf (pdf 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

1202. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      May 01, 2013 - improving-patient-safety-intensive-care-units-michigan https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/intervention-decrease-catheter-related-bloodstream-infections-icu … Or let's say that if there is a central line infection during the hospitalization, it's not just that … we won't pay you extra money for that central line infection. … We do obviously have pretty good measures for health care–associated infections. … One of the reasons infection rates have been coming down is because we have a pretty good measure, and

1203. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      January 07, 2022 - post-operative complications.10 Outside of the operating rooms, checklists are known to reduce central line infections … Statewide NICU central-line-associated bloodstream infection rates decline after bundles and checklists

1204. In Conversation With… Didier Pittet, MD, MS | 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. … control measures, so it's difficult to say that hand hygiene is actually responsible for the total infections … infections, ventilator-associated pneumonia in the ICU, or surgical-site and urinary tract infections—include

1205. Beyond the Pandemic: Creating Total Systems Safety | PSNet
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      August 30, 2023 - infections and adverse drug events. … by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) and AHRQ, underscores increases in central line bloodstream … infections, ventilator-associated events, and catheter-associated urinary tract infections across hospitals … of our performance measures are associated with measuring and reporting specific harms, such as an infection … support to nursing homes across the United States to increase the implementation of evidence-based infection

1206. In Conversation with... Patricia McGaffigan about Beyond the Pandemic: Creating Total Systems Safety | PSNet
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      August 30, 2023 - of our performance measures are associated with measuring and reporting specific harms, such as an infection … support to nursing homes across the United States to increase the implementation of evidence-based infection … infections and adverse drug events. … by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) and AHRQ, underscores increases in central line bloodstream … infections, ventilator-associated events, and catheter-associated urinary tract infections across hospitals

1207. What Was in Those Platelets? | PSNet
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      August 28, 2024 - The 47-year-old woman remained critically ill for many days and had Staphylococcus aureus in her bloodstream … Current risk for transfusion transmitted infections. Curr Opin Hematol. 2007;14:671-676. … Detection of HIV-1 and HCV infections among antibody-negative blood donors by nucleic acid-amplification … The disappearance of transfusion-transmitted hepatitis C virus infections in the United States. … Transfusion-transmitted bacterial infection in the United States, 1998 through 2000.

1208. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      July 01, 2008 - The 47-year-old woman remained critically ill for many days and had Staphylococcus aureus in her bloodstream … Current risk for transfusion transmitted infections. Curr Opin Hematol. 2007;14:671-676. … Detection of HIV-1 and HCV infections among antibody-negative blood donors by nucleic acid-amplification … The disappearance of transfusion-transmitted hepatitis C virus infections in the United States. … Transfusion-transmitted bacterial infection in the United States, 1998 through 2000.

1209. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      August 01, 2009 - infections, and so forth. … that of about 1750 patients seen in 2003, about 40 patients had acquired a central-line–associated bloodstream … infection. … The region as a whole cut the infection rate 70%, and other hospitals eliminated other "never events … " like falls and surgical site infections.

1210. In Conversation With… Paul McGann, MD | PSNet
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      July 10, 2024 - other partners from the US Department of Veterans Affairs, to APIC [Association for Professionals in Infection … Epidemiology] and SHEA [The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America] in the hospital-acquired infections … For example, for the hospital-acquired infections, when possible, NHSN [National Healthcare Safety Network … of hospitals, in fact in some states it's mandated, use that for things like central line–associated bloodstream … infections, catheter–associated urinary tract infections, and surgical site infections.

1211. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      March 03, 2016 - other partners from the US Department of Veterans Affairs, to APIC [Association for Professionals in Infection … Epidemiology] and SHEA [The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America] in the hospital- acquired infections … For example, for the hospital-acquired infections, when possible, NHSN [National Healthcare Safety Network … hospitals, in fact in some states it's mandated, use that for things like central line–associated bloodstream … infections, catheter–associated urinary tract infections, and surgical site infections.

1212. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      July 01, 2022 - Problem Addressed Hospitalization for older patients can result in complications such as nosocomial infections … Common reasons for medical ineligibility include uncorrectable hypoxemia (insufficient oxygen in the bloodstream … percent of hospital inpatients.8    A randomized trial (91 elderly patients admitted via the ED with an infection … than for hospital inpatients.6 A randomized trial (91 elderly patients admitted via the ED with an infection … Healthcare-associated infections in the elderly: what's new.

1213. Hospital at Home℠ Care Reduces Costs, Readmissions, and Complications and Enhances Satisfaction for Elderly Patients. | PSNet
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      November 15, 2023 - Problem Addressed Hospitalization for older patients can result in complications such as nosocomial infections … errors. 2 Older adults are also at increased risk for nosocomial and other health care-associated infections … Common reasons for medical ineligibility include uncorrectable hypoxemia (insufficient oxygen in the bloodstream … of hospital inpatients. 8    A randomized trial (91 elderly patients admitted via the ED with an infection … Healthcare-associated infections in the elderly: what's new.

1214. Spotlight Case July 2008 (ppt file)
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      April 01, 2013 - The boy had multiple recent admissions for anemia and infections. … PN use at home Anticipated adverse effects of PN Related to intravenous access (e.g., thrombosis, bloodstream … infection) Related to metabolic homeostasis (e.g., hyper- or hypoglycemia, fluid and electrolyte problems

1215. The Next Step: Use of a Pre-Operative Checklist to Prevent Missteps | PSNet
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      April 24, 2018 - post-operative complications. 10 Outside of the operating rooms, checklists are known to reduce central line infections … Statewide NICU central-line-associated bloodstream infection rates decline after bundles and checklists

1216. In Conversation With… Edward Kelley, PhD | PSNet
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      December 01, 2014 - former Minister of Health in Uganda said to me, "We cannot tell people that hospitals may be giving them infections … We have taken some elements of the CUSP approach around bloodstream infection and are trying to adapt … that for work in preventing surgical site infection in African hospitals. … Health-care-associated infection in Africa: a systematic review. … Health care–associated infections 6. Health care worker protection 7.

1217. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      August 28, 2024 - For example, if we had gone almost three years without a patient suffering a surgical site infection … We noticed that with hospital-acquired infection, it took some time for us to get to the point where … we would not do an ACA for every single central-line acquired bloodstream infection (CLABSI) patient

1218. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      September 01, 2007 - err-human-building-safer-health-system https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/intervention-decrease-catheter-related-bloodstream-infections-icu … thinking about the hospital in Pittsburgh that has managed to go close to 2 years without a wound infection

1219. African Partnerships for Patient Safety: Lessons Learned | PSNet
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      December 01, 2014 - Health-care-associated infection in Africa: a systematic review. … Health care–associated infections 6. Health care worker protection 7. … former Minister of Health in Uganda said to me, "We cannot tell people that hospitals may be giving them infections … We have taken some elements of the CUSP approach around bloodstream infection and are trying to adapt … that for work in preventing surgical site infection in African hospitals.

1220. Implementation of Patient Safety Projects | PSNet
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      August 10, 2025 - multimodal interventions, the data-driven processes, and the reframing of catheter-related blood stream infections … The remarkable successes achieved by this project include near-elimination of catheter-related bloodstream … infections and a significant improvement in the safety culture in participating ICUs.