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1461. Eliminating CLABSI, A National Patient Safety Imperative: Final Report (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/publications/files/clabsifinal.pdf
      October 01, 2012 - focuses on the need to dramatically reduce these infections. … Sustaining reductions in catheter related bloodstream infections in Michigan intensive care units: observational … The Rhode Island ICU Collaborative: a model for reducing central line-associated bloodstream infection … An intervention to decrease catheter-related bloodstream infections in the ICU. … Sustaining reductions in catheter-related bloodstream infections in Michigan intensive care units: an

1462. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      November 01, 2008 - on preventing catheter-related urinary tract infections (UTIs). … catheter–related infection. … medicares-decision-withhold-payment-hospital-errors-devil-details https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/intervention-decrease-catheter-related-bloodstream-infections-icu … infection is a very big part of that. … In the 1970s, when infection control really began to blossom, infection control professionals, the hospital

1463. Final Progress Report: Systems Approach for Improving Region-Wide Patient Safety (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-10/sirio2-report.pdf
      January 01, 2024 - Nosocomial Infections and NNIS. … and types of NIs in their institutions; (2) identify clusters of infections or single infections of … Infections: Twenty-five of 38 hospitals in the region (66%) reported Central Line- Associated Bloodstream … (CLAB) infections. … for ventilator-associated pneumonias (VAPs), primary bloodstream infections (PBSIs), and surgical site

1464. Understand the Science of Safety | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      July 01, 2018 - Applying Principles of Safe Design 12 Time Period Median Catheter-Related Blood Stream Infection … The Direct Medical Costs of Healthcare-Associated Infections in U.S. … Estimating Health Care-Associated Infections and Deaths in U.S. Hospitals, 2002. … Ending health care-associated infections, AHRQ, Rockville, MD, 2009. … An intervention to decrease catheter-related bloodstream infections in the ICU.

1465. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
      psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49713/psn-pdf
      June 01, 2014 - air and the vascular system, and (ii) a pressure gradient that raises risk of this air entering the bloodstream … of intravenous air necessary to be fatal in adults is 200 to 300 mL, an amount that can enter the bloodstream … removal has not.(12,13) Recently, CVC insertion technique has received renewed attention as part of infection … movement of air into the CVC Open lumens provide a direct route through which air can enter the bloodstream … CVC tract Plain gauze dressings can permit air to pass through a persistent catheter tract into the bloodstream

1466. CAUTI Prevention Implementation in a Community Hospital
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      March 01, 2009 - resulting in 13,000 deaths a year6 Nearly 100,000 patients die from health care-associated infections … The Direct Medical Costs of Healthcare-Associated Infections in U.S. … Estimating Health Care-Associated Infections and Deaths in U.S. Hospitals, 2002. … An intervention to decrease catheter-related bloodstream infections in the ICU. … Implementation of Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP) to Reduce Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection

1467. Appendix 5: Central Line Insertion Care Team Checklist | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      March 01, 2018 - Line Insertion Care Team Checklist Tools for Reducing Central Line-Associated Blood Stream Infections … help your unit implement evidence-based practices and eliminate central line-associated blood stream infections

1468. Implementation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      March 01, 2017 - process to design, develop, and implement a quality improvement project to prevent healthcare-associated infections … (HAIs), especially catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs), in the long-term care (LTC … Guide Guide to Implementing a Program To Reduce Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections in Long-Term … 341 KB) Start with the Guide to Implementing a Program To Reduce Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections … provide evidence-based prevention practices and strategies to reduce catheter-associated urinary tract infection

1469. Diagnostic Stewardship Interventions To Reduce Diagnostic Error | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/dxsafety-dx-stewardship5.html
      August 01, 2024 - Examples from infectious disease testing include: Using language that definitively rules out specific infections … Diagnostic stewardship has largely been evaluated in relation to infections. … efforts focused on diagnostic stewardship have observed a 30-60 percent reduction in C. difficile bloodstream … infections and catheter-associated urinary tract infections and associated antibiotic use with these

1470. In Conversation With… Alison Holmes, MD, MPH | PSNet
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      March 01, 2014 - In the US, central line–associated bloodstream infections are a major success story in the safety field … But not for people coming in with viral upper respiratory tract infections. … Healthcare-Associated Infections in Hospitals. … Healthcare-Associated Infections in Hospitals. … bloodstream infection (CLABSI) Catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) Ventilator-associated

1471. Inequities in inpatient pediatric patient safety events by category. | PSNet
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      April 01, 2009 - August 19, 2020 CDC central-line bloodstream infection prevention efforts produced net

1472. Making It Work Tip Sheet: Celebrating Success and Spreading CLABSI and CAUTI Prevention Beyond the Unit (pdf file)
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      April 01, 2022 - ICU) team leaders implement effective strategies and achieve goals to reduce central line-associated bloodstream … infections (CLABSI) and catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI) and improve safety culture … • Define milestones of celebration at initiation of the project, such as “100 days without an infection … • AHRQ Impact Case Study: New Jersey Hospital Uses AHRQ Toolkit To Reduce Urinary Tract Infections

1473. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
      psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33763/psn-pdf
      March 01, 2014 - More recently, the cost of these infections was estimated to be up to 10 billion dollars annually.(2 … Healthcare-Associated Infections in Hospitals. … Healthcare-Associated Infections in Hospitals. … National Action Plan to Prevent Health Care–Associated Infections: Roadmap to Elimination. … bloodstream infection (CLABSI) Catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) Ventilator-associated

1474. Caregiver Innovations to Reduce Harm in Neonatal Intensive Care | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      April 01, 2022 - Decrease central line-associated bloodstream infections. … improvements of UPEs, very low birth weight infant nutrition, and central line-associated blood stream infections

1475. Mrsa-Screening-2010 Research-Protocol (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2010 - bloodstream infection, ventilator-associated pneumonia, and surgical site infection. … Pittet and colleagues demonstrated a significant reduction in MRSA bloodstream infections in one especially … including hand hygiene promotion) and a bundle of interventions to prevent central line-associated bloodstream … infection. … Future treatment options for Gram-positive infections—looking ahead.

1476. Discrepancies between home medications listed at hospital admission and reported medical conditions. | PSNet
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      November 03, 2021 - January 22, 2014 CDC central-line bloodstream infection prevention efforts produced net

1477. The impacts of a pharmacist-managed outpatient clinic and chemotherapy-directed electronic order sets for monitoring oral chemotherapy. | PSNet
      psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/impacts-pharmacist-managed-outpatient-clinic-and-chemotherapy-directed-electronic-order-sets
      June 18, 2014 - Download Citation Related Resources From the Same Author(s) CDC central-line bloodstream … infection prevention efforts produced net benefits of at least $640 million during 1990–2008.

1478. Potential drug interactions and duplicate prescriptions among cancer patients. | PSNet
      psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/potential-drug-interactions-and-duplicate-prescriptions-among-cancer-patients
      April 27, 2010 - May 31, 2023 Statewide NICU central-line–associated bloodstream infection rates decline

1479. Consumer rankings and health care: toward validation and transparency. | PSNet
      psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/consumer-rankings-and-health-care-toward-validation-and-transparency
      July 06, 2022 - July 6, 2022 Quality of traditional surveillance for public reporting of nosocomial bloodstream … infection rates.

1480. Involvement of parents in critical incidents in a neonatal-paediatric intensive care unit. | PSNet
      psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/involvement-parents-critical-incidents-neonatal-paediatric-intensive-care-unit
      January 22, 2016 - December 4, 2016 Statewide NICU central-line–associated bloodstream infection rates decline