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81. 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.

82. High-Performance Work Practices in CLABSI Prevention Interventions | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    August 01, 2015 - describes specific practices and "success factors" for reducing and eliminating central line-associated bloodstream … infections (CLABSIs) in health care facilities.  … " titled "Extending the Search for High-Performance Work Practices (HPWPs) in Healthcare-Associated Infection … Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP) initiative, designed to reduce central line-associated bloodstream … infections (CLABSIs).

83. 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.

84. 003-Clabsi-Prevention-Webinar-Fg (doc file)
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    October 01, 2024 - AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention Prevention of Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections … Infections SAY: Welcome to this presentation on the Prevention of Central Line-Associated Bloodstream … Slide 2 Key Strategies To Take Aim & Target MRSA Infection SAY: Preventing infections associated … For purposes of surveillance, CLABSI is defined as a laboratory-confirmed bloodstream infection for which … an eligible bloodstream infection organism is identified, and an eligible central line is present on

85. Declines in Hospital-Acquired Conditions | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    July 01, 2020 - Surgical site infections: 8% increase. Ventilator associated pneumonia: 13% decrease. … CAUTI - Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections. … CLABSI - Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections.

86. Declines in Hospital Acquired Conditions (pdf file)
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    June 02, 2025 - Adverse Drug Events CAUTI* *CAUTI - Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections CLABSI+ Clostridium … difficile Infections +CLABSI - Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infection Falls Obstetric … Adverse Events Pressure Ulcers Surgical Site Infections Ventilator- Associated Pneumonias

87. Implementation Measurement (pdf 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 … Infection Prevention Measurement Instrument A. … Infection Prevention Measurement Instrument Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infection Prevention Measurement

88. Implementation Measurement (pdf 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 … Infection Prevention Measurement Instrument A. … Infection Prevention Measurement Instrument A. … Central Line Days Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infection Prevention Measurement: Description of Each

89. 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.

90. 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

91. 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).

92. 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

93. 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

94. High-Performance Work Practices in CLABSI Prevention Interventions (pdf file)
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    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

95. 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

96. References | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    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.

97. 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.

98. Central Venous Catheter Indications and Alternatives: Avoiding Placement and Determining Appropriateness
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    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.

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. Computer-Based Training Modules: Nasal Iodophor
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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