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  1. Antibiotic-Time-Out-Tool (doc file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/improve/antibiotic-time-out-tool.docx
    November 01, 2019 - ☐ Diverticulitis ☐ Intra-abdominal infection ☐ Urinary tract infection (UTI) ☐ Osteoarticular infection … with source control n/a 4 days18 Gram-negative bloodstream infection with source control n/a 7 … with ciprofloxacin 400/500 mg twice-daily for 10 days for the treatment of complicated urinary tract infections … Once daily, extended release ciprofloxacin for complicated urinary tract infections and acute uncomplicated … Practice guidelines for the diagnosis and management of skin and soft tissue infections: 2014 update

  2. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33701/psn-pdf
    October 01, 2010 - checklist guiding the activities surrounding the insertion of central venous catheters that reduced bloodstream … infections up to 66% in approximately 100 Michigan intensive care units.(4) The success of medical … An intervention to decrease catheter-related bloodstream infections in the ICU.

  3. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33853/psn-pdf
    March 01, 2018 - psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/checklists https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/intervention-decrease-catheter-related-bloodstream-infections-icu … One example would be care bundles for central line infection prevention. … And these differences line up very closely to the variation across hospitals in mortality, infection … Readmissions, infection rates, never events like poor glycemic control—they're all directly related … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/intervention-decrease-catheter-related-bloodstream-infections-icu In our

  4. 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

  5. Opportunities and Challenges Ahead | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/dxsafety-dx-stewardship8.html
    August 01, 2024 - released a quality measure to prevent blood culture contamination and improve laboratory diagnosis of bloodstream … infections. 43 , 102,103 Other barriers to implementing diagnostic stewardship reflect structural challenges

  6. Environmental Cleaning | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mrsa-prevention/toolkit/environmental-cleaning.html
    February 01, 2025 - 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

  7. Guide to Implementing and Sustaining a Program To Prevent CLABSI and CAUTI in the Intensive Care Unit Setting (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/clabsi-cauti-icu/implementation-guide.pdf
    April 01, 2022 - previous Comprehensive Unit- based Safety Program (CUSP) resources to reduce central line-associated bloodstream … infection (CLABSI) and catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) in the hospital setting … surrounding the specific infection identification. … These tools can be used after an infection has been identified or when an infection is being considered … The support for addressing adaptive changes is key for sustaining infection prevention.

  8. References | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/dxchecklists-7.html
    September 01, 2020 - An intervention to decrease catheter-related bloodstream infections in the ICU.

  9. Making It Work Tip Sheet: Spot Coaching To Support Behavior Change (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/clabsi-cauti-icu/spot-coaching.pdf
    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

  10. Review of patient safety incidents reported from critical care units in North-West England in 2009 and 2010. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/review-patient-safety-incidents-reported-critical-care-units-north-west-england-2009-and-2010
    December 02, 2009 - January 7, 2011 Quality of traditional surveillance for public reporting of nosocomial bloodstream … infection rates.

  11. A comparison of voluntarily reported medication errors in intensive care and general care units. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/comparison-voluntarily-reported-medication-errors-intensive-care-and-general-care-units
    October 26, 2010 - January 12, 2011 Quality of traditional surveillance for public reporting of nosocomial bloodstream … infection rates.

  12. Using a computerized sign-out system to improve physician–nurse communication. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/using-computerized-sign-out-system-improve-physician-nurse-communication
    September 28, 2016 - February 18, 2011 Statewide NICU central-line–associated bloodstream infection rates

  13. Neonatal intensive care unit safety culture varies widely. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/neonatal-intensive-care-unit-safety-culture-varies-widely
    April 18, 2012 - September 29, 2017 Statewide NICU central-line–associated bloodstream infection rates

  14. Adverse drug event reporting in intensive care units: a survey of current practices. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/adverse-drug-event-reporting-intensive-care-units-survey-current-practices
    December 16, 2020 - January 12, 2011 Quality of traditional surveillance for public reporting of nosocomial bloodstream … infection rates.

  15. New Interactive Data Resource Illustrates Trends in Sepsis Hospital Care | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/949.html
    March 01, 2025 - Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) decreased by nearly 11 percent between 2016 and 2021, rates of MRSA infections … Safety Program for HAI Prevention: CLABSI , which is a 9-month national cohort focused on improving infection … prevention practices and reducing central line-associated bloodstream infections through evidence-based … : Environmental, Clinical and Economic Outcomes of Hospital Resources To Prevent Hospital-Acquired Infections

  16. E-learning on risk management. An opportunity for sharing knowledge and experiences in patient safety. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/e-learning-risk-management-opportunity-sharing-knowledge-and-experiences-patient-safety
    November 18, 2020 - December 29, 2014 Impact of a national multimodal intervention to prevent catheter-related bloodstream … infection in the ICU: the Spanish experience.

  17. Methods | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/clabsi-neonatal/nclabsi2.html
    January 01, 2013 - Results Rates Impact Conclusion Next Steps The neonatal central line-associated bloodstream … infection (NCLABSI) project time line was rapid with all project data and deliverables planned for over

  18. Learning from excellence in healthcare: a new approach to incident reporting. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/learning-excellence-healthcare-new-approach-incident-reporting
    August 31, 2022 - December 8, 2010 Quality of traditional surveillance for public reporting of nosocomial bloodstream … infection rates.

  19. Background for AHRQ Quality Indicators

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/pdi/b3b_pdi_resultspresentation.pptx
    January 01, 2006 - 20Stream%20Infection%20Rate.pdf Numerator: Discharges with ICD-10-CM codes for healthcare-associated bloodstream … Examining Observed Rates of Neonatal Blood Stream Infection Rate (NQI 3) Per 1,000 Cases Examining … Observed Rates of Neonatal Blood Stream Infection Rate (NQI 03) Observed Rate 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 … Comparing Observed Rates of Neonatal Blood Stream Infection Rate (NQI 03) to Expected Rates Observed … Risk-Adjusted and Smoothed Rates of Neonatal Blood Stream Infection Rate (NQI 03) Risk-Adjusted Rate

  20. 066-Dec-Staff-Faqs-Safety-Side-Effects (doc file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/066-dec-staff-faqs-safety-side-effects.docx
    October 01, 2024 - The decolonization products are only used topically and are not absorbed into the bloodstream. … methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) infection
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