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1221. In Conversation with...Steven J. Spear, DBA, MS, MS | PSNet
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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. … like falls and surgical site infections. … Using real-time problem solving to eliminate central line infections.

1222. Workarounds and Resiliency on the Front Lines of Health Care | PSNet
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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.

1223. Implementation of Patient Safety Projects | PSNet
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      October 06, 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. 

1224. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      May 01, 2016 - was found to have ascites on examination, and the team decided to perform paracentesis to rule out infection … Unlike other adverse events in the acute care setting (e.g., line infections) that are prevented by … Eliminating catheter-related bloodstream infections in the intensive care unit.

1225. Measuring Patient Safety | PSNet
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      December 14, 2022 - There were indeed many gains made in the past 10 years—improvements in healthcare-acquired infections … 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 . … Then, if it is appropriate, remove them, or change them, to prevent central line-associated bloodstream … infections from happening.

1226. In Conversation With... Dr. Michelle Schreiber on Measuring Patient Safety | PSNet
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      December 14, 2022 - There were indeed many gains made in the past 10 years—improvements in healthcare-acquired infections … 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 . … Then, if it is appropriate, remove them, or change them, to prevent central line-associated bloodstream … infections from happening.

1227. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      February 01, 2018 - bundle of complementary interventions to tackle complex patient safety problems (e.g., catheter-related bloodstream … infections), our group hypothesized in 2008 that implementing a bundle of interventions to improve

1228. Don't Pick the PICC | PSNet
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      December 01, 2011 - Bloodstream infection, venous thrombosis, and peripherally inserted central catheters: reappraising the

1229. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      April 01, 2013 - safety field has begun to make measurable inroads in some areas, such as reducing hospital-acquired infections … When there have been focused efforts in particular arenas, certainly catheter-related bloodstream infections

1230. Falling Through the Crack (in the Bedrails) | PSNet
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      February 19, 2020 - was found to have ascites on examination, and the team decided to perform paracentesis to rule out infection … Unlike other adverse events in the acute care setting (e.g., line infections) that are prevented by implementing … Eliminating catheter-related bloodstream infections in the intensive care unit.

1231. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      April 01, 2013 - developmentally appropriate but quite fragile medically, with multiple recent admissions for anemia and infections … adverse effects of PN include complications associated with intravenous access (e.g., thrombosis, bloodstream … infection) and metabolic homeostasis (e.g., hyper- or hypoglycemia, fluid and electrolyte disorders

1232. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      March 01, 2008 - means making sure that the dressings stay clean, dry, and occlusive to prevent a catheter-related bloodstream … infection (CR-BSI) and making sure that the lines are flushed properly so they don't occlude.

1233. Total Parenteral Nutrition, Multifarious Errors | PSNet
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      January 23, 2017 - developmentally appropriate but quite fragile medically, with multiple recent admissions for anemia and infections … Anticipated adverse effects of PN include complications associated with intravenous access (e.g., thrombosis, bloodstream … infection) and metabolic homeostasis (e.g., hyper- or hypoglycemia, fluid and electrolyte disorders)

1234. Agitated Delirium Contributes to Missed Testing and Delayed Diagnosis of Gastric Perforation | PSNet
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      June 28, 2023 - January 23, 2019 Changes in prevalence of health care-associated infections in U.S. hospitals … April 26, 2023 Quality improvement initiative to decrease central line-associated bloodstream … infections during the COVID-19 pandemic: a "zero harm" approach.

1235. Signout Fallout | PSNet
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      November 16, 2022 - bundle of complementary interventions to tackle complex patient safety problems (e.g., catheter-related bloodstream … infections), our group hypothesized in 2008 that implementing a bundle of interventions to improve handoffs

1236. Transitions in Adolescent Medicine | PSNet
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      August 04, 2021 - May 26, 2016 Economic evaluation of quality improvement interventions for bloodstream … infections related to central catheters: a systematic review.

1237. In Conversation with Chalapathy Venkatesan and Kathy Helak about Application of Safety-II Principles | PSNet
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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

1238. Application of Safety-II Principles | PSNet
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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

1239. Centers-Medicare-And-Medicaid-Services-Hospital-Acquired-Conditions-Policy-Central-Line
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1240. In Conversation With… Christopher P. Landrigan, MD, MPH | PSNet
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      April 01, 2013 - safety field has begun to make measurable inroads in some areas, such as reducing hospital-acquired infections … When there have been focused efforts in particular arenas, certainly catheter-related bloodstream infections