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101. Central Venous Catheter Indications and Alternatives: Avoiding Placement and Determining Appropriateness
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/clabsi-cauti-icu/central-catheter-indications.pptx
     April 01, 2022 - Review of strategies to reduce central line-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI) and catheter-associated … urinary tract infection (CAUTI) in adult ICUs. … Review of strategies to reduce central line-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI) and catheter-associated … urinary tract infection (CAUTI) in adult ICUs. … An intervention to decrease catheter-related bloodstream infections in the ICU.

102. Eliminating CLABSI, A National Patient Safety Imperative: Final Report Companion Guide | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     January 01, 2013 - Companion Guide Preface Methods Participation Outcomes Adult Non-ICUs Pediatric Units Infections … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality funded a national effort to prevent central line-associated bloodstream … infections (BSIs) in U.S. hospitals by implementing a Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP) …         By Bed Size     Adult Non-ICUs         Overall     Pediatric Units         Overall     Infections

103. Four Questions To Ask Your Doctor or Nurse About Antibiotics (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/four-moments-residents.pdf
     June 01, 2021 - If it turns out you did not have a bacterial infection, the antibiotics should be stopped. … alternatives: • Increase fluids • Encourage rest • Treat pain • Review other medications Most bacterial infections … can be treated with 5 to 7 days of antibiotics: • Urinary tract infection • Pneumonia • Cellulitis … • Some bloodstream infections AHRQ Pub.

104. Standing Order Protocol: Nasal Mupirocin (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/abate/nursing-protocols/standing-order-protocol-mupirocin.docx
     March 01, 2022 - The ABATE (Active Bathing to Eliminate) Infection Trial,1 which included nasal decolonization of MRSA … non-ICU patients with the medical devices noted above resulted in a 32 percent reduction in all-cause bloodstream … infections, and a 37 percent reduction in positive cultures for MRSA and VRE. … Chlorhexidine versus routine bathing to prevent multi drug-resistant organisms and all-cause bloodstream … infection in general medical and surgical units: the ABATE Infection Cluster Randomized Trial.

105. Playbook for Preventing CLABSI and CAUTI in the ICU Setting | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     February 01, 2025 - Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP) and the tiered interventions introduced in the central line-associated bloodstream … infection (CLABSI) and catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) prevention modules.

106. Documentation and Coding for Patient Safety Indicators (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/b4_combo_documentationcoding.pdf
     March 15, 2016 - infection (“selected infections due to medical care”). … the “central line infection” is localized or a bloodstream infection • Work with physicians to make … Central line infections can be localized to skin and subcutaneous tissues (T80212A), bloodstream infection … PSI 07 Central Venous Catheter- Related Bloodstream Infections (CV-CRBI) X Bloodstream infections … Central line infections can be localized to skin and subcutaneous tissues (T80212A), bloodstream infection

107. High-Performance Work Practices in CLABSI Prevention Interventions (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/publications/files/clabsi-hpwpreport.pdf
     May 01, 2015 - data, an “unremitting belief in the preventability of BSI [bloodstream infection],”’ and leadership … Eliminating catheter-related bloodstream infections in the intensive care unit. … Sustaining reductions in catheter related bloodstream infections in Michigan intensive care units: … An intervention to decrease catheter-related bloodstream infections in the ICU. … Preventing central line-associated bloodstream infections: a qualitative study of management practices

108. Recommended Infection Prevention Components of Quality Assessment and Performance Improvement (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/esrd/recommendedinfectionprev-components.pdf
     June 02, 2025 - Recommended Infection Prevention Components of Quality Assessment and Performance Improvement … improvement program should implement ongoing and effective processes to prevent, detect and manage infections … , with a goal of minimizing or eliminating healthcare-associated infections acquired at the facility … Infection occurrence surveillance: Occurrences should be logged for— a. … All bloodstream infections, stratified by vascular access type.

109. Talking Points (Patients) on CHG Bathing (doc file)
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     March 01, 2022 - medical devices where CHG reduced bloodstream infections and antibiotic resistant bacteria. … because, in large clinical trials in U.S. hospitals, it has been proven to get rid of germs and prevent infections … For patients with medical devices, CHG reduced bloodstream infections by over 30 percent, and it reduced … Since then, many large clinical trials have now shown that routine CHG bathing reduces serious infections … Our goal is to prevent infection and protect you while you are here. AHRQ Pub.

110. Introduction – Toolkit Overview, Decision Making, and Recommended Prelaunch Activities | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     May 01, 2022 - Toolkit Table of Contents (PDF, 200 KB) Introduction and Welcome (PDF, 285 KB) ABATE Infection … Decision Making and Readiness for Implementation (PDF, 422 KB) Estimated Cost Implications of Reducing Bloodstream … Infections in Patients With Medical Devices (PDF, 305 KB) Action Chart for Implementing Targeted

111. References | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/ssi/ssiref.html
     April 01, 2018 - An agent-based model for evaluating surveillance methods for catheter-related bloodstream infection. … A laboratory-based, hospital-wide, electronic marker for nosocomial infection: the future of infection … Surgical site infection (SSI) rates in the United States, 1992-1998: the National Nosocomial Infections … Development of a reference information model and knowledgebase for electronic bloodstream infection detection … Computer algorithms to detect bloodstream infections. Emerg Infect Dis.

112. 4 Tk1 T3-Not All Infections Need Antibiotics- Final (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/4_TK1_T3-Not_all_Infections_need_antibiotics-_final.pdf
     May 01, 2014 - • The Suspected Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) Situation, Background, Assessment, and Recommendation … HAIs Healthcare- Associated Infections PREVENT Not All “Infections” Need Antibiotics! … with antibiotics for a UTI when they were asymptomatic went on to develop a Clostridium difficile infection … evidence-based interventions using standardized protocols led to a significant reduction in catheter-related bloodstream … infections.

113. Learn From Defects Tool Worksheet: Central Line-Assoiated Bloodstsream Infection (CLABSI) (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/clabsi-cauti-icu/clabsi-learning-from-defects-revised.pdf
     April 01, 2022 - Learn From Defects Tool Worksheet: Central Line-Assoiated Bloodstsream Infection (CLABSI) … Care Units: Preventing CLABSI and CAUTI Learn From Defects Tool Worksheet: Central Line-Associated Bloodstream … Infection (CLABSI) This worksheet is designed to be used near the bedside and is the shortened version … Infection control: Nursing: Significant Comorbidities: Patient Location: ________________ Patient … CAUTI 3Learn From Defects – CLABSI Learn From Defects Tool Worksheet: Central Line-Associated Bloodstream

114. Standing Order Protocol: Nasal Mupirocin (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/abate/nursing-protocols/standing-order-protocol-mupirocin.pdf
     March 01, 2022 - The ABATE (Active Bathing to Eliminate) Infection Trial,1 which included nasal decolonization of MRSA … non-ICU patients with the medical devices noted above resulted in a 32 percent reduction in all-cause bloodstream … infections, and a 37 percent reduction in positive cultures for MRSA and VRE. … Chlorhexidine versus routine bathing to prevent multi drug-resistant organisms and all-cause bloodstream … infection in general medical and surgical units: the ABATE Infection Cluster Randomized Trial.

115. Standardized Nursing Protocol for Iodophor (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/abate/nursing-protocols/standard-protocol-iodophor.docx
     March 01, 2022 - The ABATE (Active Bathing to Eliminate) Infection Trial1, which included nasal decolonization of MRSA … non-ICU patients with the medical devices noted above resulted in a 32 percent reduction in all-cause bloodstream … infections, and a 37 percent reduction in positive cultures for MRSA and VRE cultures. … Chlorhexidine versus routine bathing to prevent multi drug-resistant organisms and all-cause bloodstream … infection in general medical and surgical units: the ABATE Infection Cluster Randomized Trial.

116. Standardized Nursing Protocol: Use of Nasal Iodophor (10% Povidone-Iodine) (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/abate/nursing-protocols/standard-protocol-iodophor.pdf
     March 01, 2022 - The ABATE (Active Bathing to Eliminate) Infection Trial1, which included nasal decolonization of MRSA … non-ICU patients with the medical devices noted above resulted in a 32 percent reduction in all-cause bloodstream … infections, and a 37 percent reduction in positive cultures for MRSA and VRE cultures. … Chlorhexidine versus routine bathing to prevent multi drug-resistant organisms and all-cause bloodstream … infection in general medical and surgical units: the ABATE Infection Cluster Randomized Trial.

117. Appendix A. Exclusion Criteria | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     January 01, 2013 - Companion Guide Preface Methods Participation Outcomes Adult Non-ICUs Pediatric Units Infections … Articles combining CLABSI cost estimates with other hospital-acquired infections were excluded. … Articles pertaining to bloodstream infections that were not hospital-acquired were excluded.

118. Daily Goals During Interdisciplinary Rounds: Slide Presentation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mvp/modules/cusp/daily-goals-rounds-slides.html
     February 01, 2017 - multifaceted interventions associated with significant and sustained reductions in hospital-acquired infections … An intervention to decrease catheter-related bloodstream infections in the ICU. … Eliminating central line-associated bloodstream infections: a national patient safety imperative. … An intervention to decrease catheter-related bloodstream infections in the ICU. … Eliminating central line-associated bloodstream infections: a national patient safety imperative.

119. Addressing Questions Asked by Staff: Chlorhexidine for Bathing (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/abate/faqs/faq-chg-bathing.pdf
     March 01, 2022 - Clinical trials have shown that CHG protects patients with medical devices from bloodstream infection … vancomycin-resistant enterococcus (VRE) clinical cultures and a 32 percent reduction in all-cause bloodstream … infections in patients with specific medical devices. … if the patient understands the reasons for and the value of the protective bath (i.e., to prevent bloodstream … infection, MRSA, and VRE).

120. Talking Points for Chlorhexidine Bathing (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/abate/faqs/talking-points-chg-bathing.pdf
     March 01, 2022 - select medical devices where CHG reduced bloodstream infections and antibiotic resistant bacteria. … because, in large clinical trials in U.S. hospitals, it has been proven to get rid of germs and prevent infections … For patients with medical devices, CHG reduced bloodstream infections by over 30 percent, and it reduced … Since then, many large clinical trials have now shown that routine CHG bathing reduces serious infections … Our goal is to prevent infection and protect you while you are here. AHRQ Pub.