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www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/tips.html
March 01, 2017 - the team can work together to improve resident safety and reduce catheter-associated urinary tract infections … (CAUTIs) and other healthcare-associated Infections (HAIs).
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/957.html
May 01, 2025 - Learn More About the AHRQ Safety Program for Healthcare-Associated Infection Prevention . … Learn More About the AHRQ Safety Program for Healthcare-Associated Infection Prevention AHRQ is recruiting … units (ICUs) and non-ICUs to participate in a free nine-month program to reduce central line-associated bloodstream … infections. … Antibiotic prescribing for respiratory tract infections in urgent care: a comparison of in-person and
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49838/psn-pdf
August 01, 2018 - inconsistent with patients' goals in the ICU a preventable harm, in the same way a central line–associated
bloodstream … infection (CLABSI) is preventable.(6) This perspective becomes even more compelling given
that 1 in … goals in the ICU should be considered a preventable harm, in the
same way as central line–associated bloodstream … infections.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/implementing-patient-safety-program-large-national-health-system
January 01, 2008 - project, which found a tremendous and statistically significant reduction in central line–associated bloodstream … team, AHS was selected to participate in a focused study to eliminate central line catheter–related bloodstream … An intervention to decrease catheter-related bloodstream infections in the ICU. … What we did have to make was a hospital-associated infection reporting system, which was built with our … It wasn't just the infection control people; the CEO of the hospital, who happens to be a physician,
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/patient-safety-events-and-role-patient-safety-organizations-during-covid-19-pandemic
January 12, 2022 - additional points of pressure that increase the risk of pressure injury among COVID-19 patients. 7 Infections … from just prior to the pandemic to six months of data during the pandemic, central line-associated bloodstream … infection (CLABSI) rates increased 51% and the rate of infection was higher among hospitals with a higher … Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, central-line-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI), … COVID-19 increased the risk of ICU-acquired bloodstream infections: a case-cohort study from the multicentric
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-poonam-sharma-md-mph-senior-clinical-data-analyst-atrium-health-and-rhonda
January 12, 2022 - additional points of pressure that increase the risk of pressure injury among COVID-19 patients. 7 Infections … from just prior to the pandemic to six months of data during the pandemic, central line-associated bloodstream … infection (CLABSI) rates increased 51% and the rate of infection was higher among hospitals with a higher … Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, central-line-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI), … COVID-19 increased the risk of ICU-acquired bloodstream infections: a case-cohort study from the multicentric
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/010-ss-evidence-decolonization.pptx
April 01, 2025 - The role of nasal carriage in Staphylococcus aureus infections. … Effect of daily chlorhexidine bathing on hospital-acquired infection. … Targeted versus universal decolonization to prevent ICU infection. … Chlorhexidine versus routine bathing to prevent multidrug-resistant organisms and all-cause bloodstream … infections in general medical and surgical units (ABATE Infection trial): a cluster-randomised trial
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-withjennifer-daley-md
January 01, 2008 - What we did have to make was a hospital-associated infection reporting system, which was built with our … Some hospitals had moved to such a low rate that they were actually measuring days since last infection … It wasn't just the infection control people; the CEO of the hospital, who happens to be a physician, … team, AHS was selected to participate in a focused study to eliminate central line catheter–related bloodstream … An intervention to decrease catheter-related bloodstream infections in the ICU.
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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.
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/guides/sustainability-guide.html
October 01, 2015 - Reading
Copyright and Source Information
Background and Acknowledgments
Healthcare-associated infections … change initiatives, using lessons from the central-line associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI) and … Part of the National Action Plan to Prevent Healthcare Associated Infections, these HAI prevention projects … Return to Contents
References
National Action Plan to Prevent Health Care-Associated Infections … An intervention to decrease catheter-related bloodstream infections in the ICU.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49533/psn-pdf
March 01, 2007 - prophylaxis and improved selection of empiric antibiotics are critical in
the prevention of surgical site infections … Exploring obstacles to proper timing of prophylactic antibiotics for surgical
site infections. … Reducing surgical site infections through a multidisciplinary computerized
process for preoperative … evaluation of a database-driven empiric antimicrobial guidance program in hospitalized
patients with a bloodstream … infection.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-related-factors-associated-increased-risk-being-reported-case-preventable-harm-first
October 09, 2019 - July 20, 2022
Increased catheter-related bloodstream infection rates after the introduction
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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
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/clabsi-final-companion/clabsicomp1.html
January 01, 2013 - Companion Guide
Preface
Methods
Participation
Outcomes
Adult Non-ICUs
Pediatric Units
Infections … Outcomes section is comprised of four sub-sections: adult ICUs; adult non-ICUs; pediatric units; and infections … The section "Infections Avoided, Excess Costs Averted, and Changes in Mortality Rate," analyzes the change
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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.
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www.ahrq.gov/es/hai/universal-icu-decolonization/universal-icu-ape.html
September 01, 2013 - The ultimate goal of this effort is to prevent infections.
What is chlorhexidine? … Patients in the ICU are bathed daily to protect them from infections during this high-risk period. … decolonization has been shown to reduce 37 percent of clinical MRSA cultures and 44 percent of all-cause bloodstream … infections and their associated costs, which total approximately $18,000 per infection. … Thus, one averted infection could cover the costs for numerous CHG baths.
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/universal-icu-decolonization/universal-icu-ape.html
September 01, 2013 - The ultimate goal of this effort is to prevent infections.
What is chlorhexidine? … Patients in the ICU are bathed daily to protect them from infections during this high-risk period. … decolonization has been shown to reduce 37 percent of clinical MRSA cultures and 44 percent of all-cause bloodstream … infections and their associated costs, which total approximately $18,000 per infection. … Thus, one averted infection could cover the costs for numerous CHG baths.
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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
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mrsa-prevention/toolkit/cusp-tools-resources.html
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
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/crossing-line
December 01, 2012 - Incidence and predictors of central venous catheter related infection in intensive care patients. … Prevention of central venous catheter-related infections by using maximal sterile barrier precautions … Prevention of central venous catheter-related bloodstream infection by use of an antiseptic-impregnated … Cost-effectiveness of antiseptic-impregnated central venous catheters for the prevention of catheter-related bloodstream … infection.