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81. Computer-Based Training Modules: Nasal Mupirocin
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    March 01, 2022 - Trial showed the same 32% reduction in bloodstream infection for midlines as it did for central lines … Body bacteria can cause infection in hospitals and nursing homes due to wounds, devices, and poor health … of the patient Decolonization has been shown to prevent infections For patients with multidrug-resistant … found that decolonization for adult non-ICU patients with specific medical devices reduced all-cause bloodstream … infections by 32 percent and positive methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and vancomycin-resistant

82. Index of Clinical Topics | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    October 01, 2024 - Environmental Cleaning Contact Precautions Hand Hygiene Promotion Prevention of Central Line-Associated Bloodstream … Infections (CLABSI) Prevention of Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia: VAP & NV-HAP Antibiotic Stewardship … The Importance of MRSA Prevention Preventing MRSA infection and MRSA transmission among hospitalized … Decolonization is the reduction of bacteria on the patient’s body in order to reduce the risk of invasive infection … Prevention of Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections (CLABSI) CLABSIs are associated with significant

83. References | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/hai/universal-icu-decolonization/universal-icu-refs.html
    September 01, 2013 - An intervention to decrease catheter-related bloodstream infections in the ICU. … Risk of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection after previous infection or colonization … Effectiveness of chlorhexidine bathing to reduce catheter-associated bloodstream infections in medical … methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus , vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus , and healthcare-associated bloodstream … infections: results of a quasi-experimental multicenter trial.

84. Case Study of Using the QI Toolkit for Pediatric Quality Improvement (pdf file)
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    December 01, 2015 - infections (CLABSIs). … infections (CLABSIs) in their hematology/oncology/stem cell transplant division. … Infections (Tool D.4x) • Gap Analysis (D.5) 1 Tool A.4b Toolkit for Using the AHRQ Quality … included representatives from hematology, oncology, stem cell transplant, pediatric intensive care, infection … Infections (Tool D.4x) and the Gap Analysis (Tool D.5).

85. References | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    September 01, 2013 - An intervention to decrease catheter-related bloodstream infections in the ICU. … Risk of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection after previous infection or colonization … Effectiveness of chlorhexidine bathing to reduce catheter-associated bloodstream infections in medical … methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus , vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus , and healthcare-associated bloodstream … infections: results of a quasi-experimental multicenter trial.

86. Appendixes | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    November 01, 2017 - infection"[tiab] OR "bloodstream infections"[tiab] OR "blood stream infection"[tiab] OR "blood stream … infections"[tiab] OR "bacteremia"[tiab] OR "bacteremia"[mh] OR ((Cross infection[mh] OR "cross infection … infections"[tiab] OR "healthcare-associated infection"[tiab] OR "healthcare-associated infections"[tiab … ] OR "health care-associated infection"[tiab] OR "health care-associated infections"[tiab]) AND ("bloodstream … Attributable cost and length of stay for central line-associated bloodstream infections.

87. Four Moments of Antibiotic Decision Making in Long Term Care_Questions (pdf file)
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    June 01, 2021 - Making in Long-Term Care Moment 1 Make the Diagnosis Does the resident have symptoms that suggest an infection … Dysuria • Purulence from skin • Warm, red skin Moment 2 Cultures & Empiric Therapy What type of infection … Most bacterial infections need 7 days or less of antibiotics: • Urinary tract infection (3 to 7 days … ) • Pneumonia (5 to 7 days) • Cellulitis (5 days) • Some bloodstream infections (7 days) Moment 4

88. Nursing Protocol Training_Nasal Iodophor (10% Povidone-Iodine) (pdf file)
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    March 01, 2022 - Trial showed the same 32% reduction in bloodstream infection for midlines as it did for central lines …  Body bacteria can cause infection in hospitals and nursing homes due to wounds, devices, and poor … health of the patient  Decolonization has been shown to prevent infections o For patients with multidrug-resistant … found that decolonization for adult non-ICU patients with specific medical devices reduced all-cause bloodstream … infections by 32 percent and positive methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and vancomycin-resistant

89. Nursing Protocol Training_Nasal Mupirocin (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/abate/training/cbt-mupirocin.pdf
    March 01, 2022 - Trial showed the same 32% reduction in bloodstream infection for midlines as it did for central lines …  Body bacteria can cause infection in hospitals and nursing homes due to wounds, devices, and poor … health of the patient  Decolonization has been shown to prevent infections o For patients with multidrug-resistant … found that decolonization for adult non-ICU patients with specific medical devices reduced all-cause bloodstream … infections by 32 percent and positive methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and vancomycin-resistant

90. CLABSI and CAUTI Learning Tools | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    February 01, 2025 - This step identifies two types of tools that can be revisited any time a central line-associated bloodstream … infection (CLABSI) or catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) occurs on your unit. … They both support a thorough review of the event to identify and address the defect of the infection.

91. | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    October 01, 2024 - Toolkit for Decolonization of non-ICU Patients With Devices This toolkit can help hospital infection … prevention programs implement a decolonization protocol that was found to reduce bloodstream infections … educational toolkit aims to help hospital intensive care units (ICUs) reduce rates of central line-associated bloodstream … infection (CLABSI) and catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI). … proven principles and methods of AHRQ's Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program to prevent surgical site infections

92. References | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    October 01, 2015 - Engineering out the risk for infection with urinary catheters. … Sustaining reductions in catheter-related bloodstream infections in michigan intensive care units: observational … An intervention to decrease catheter-related bloodstream infections in the ICU. … Urinary Tract Infection (Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection [CAUTI] and Non-Catheter-Associated … Urinary Tract Infection [UTI]) and Other Urinary System Infection [USI]) Events.

93. Appendix | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    October 01, 2015 - 290,000 8.8 CLABSis MPSMS (2013) Blood Stream Infections Associated With Central Venous … 400,000 290,000 110,000 28% $110,000,000 2,563 Central Line-Associated Bloodstream … Infections 18,000 9,200 8,800 49% $149,600,000 1,628 Falls 260,000 240,000 20,000 … 530,000 40% 50% 20% 106,000 $1,000 Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections … .023 $106,000,000 2,470 Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections .185 $170,000,000

94. Toolkit Components | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    March 01, 2018 - Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections Fact Sheet ( Word - 73.5 KB ) Appendix 3: Guidelines … to Prevent Central Line-Associated Blood Stream Infections ( PowerPoint - 7.49 MB ) Appendix 4.

95. Children’s Hospital Uses AHRQ’s Pediatric QI Toolkit To Bring Physicians Together To Reduce CLABSIs (pdf file)
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    December 01, 2015 - QI Toolkit – which are all included in the QI Toolkit as well - to reduce central line-associated bloodstream … infections (CLABSIs) in their hematology/oncology/stem cell transplant division. … Infections (Tool D.4x) • Gap Analysis (D.5) In the spring of 2015, Drs. … included representatives from hematology, oncology, stem cell transplant, pediatric intensive care, infection … Infections (Tool D.4x) and the Gap Analysis (Tool D.5).

96. TO (doc file)
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    January 01, 2016 - infections as an example). … For example, if thinking about catheter-related bloodstream infections, you could collect data on all … infections and that your implementation plan (from Tool D.6) included tasks/actions related to the following … EXAMPLE: Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infection Prevention Measurement Instrument A. … Infection Prevention Measurement: Description of Each Data Element Section A A.1.

97. TO (doc file)
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    January 01, 2016 - infections as an example). … For example, if thinking about catheter-related bloodstream infections, you could collect data on all … infections and that your implementation plan (from Tool D.6) included tasks/actions related to the following … EXAMPLE: Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infection Prevention Measurement Instrument A. … Infection Prevention Measurement: Description of Each Data Element Section A A.1.

98. FAQs (Staff): CHG for Bathing (doc file)
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    March 01, 2022 - Clinical trials have shown that CHG protects patients with medical devices from bloodstream infection … and vancomycin-resistant enterococcus (VRE) clinical cultures and a 32 percent reduction in all-cause bloodstream … infections in patients with specific medical devices. … assess if the patient understands the reasons for and the value of the protective bath (i.e., to prevent bloodstream … infection, MRSA, and VRE).

99. Conclusion | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    January 01, 2013 - Results Rates Impact Conclusion Next Steps The neonatal central line-associated bloodstream … infection (NCLABSI) project progressed towards the achievement of its primary objective: to reduce catheter … associated blood stream infections in NICUs nationally. … These State teams worked together to reduce neonatal infections in their State, and have developed State … Approximately $906,000 was invested in the national NCLABSI project resulting in infections prevented

100. Implementing CLABSI and CAUTI Prevention | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     April 01, 2022 - resources to move through a program that enhances previous CUSP resources to reduce central line-associated bloodstream … infection (CLABSI) and catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) in the hospital setting, … new, tiered interventional approach designed to help overcome challenges with persistently elevated infection … This guide identifies groups of resources to utilize throughout your journey to lower infections in your