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1581. PowerPoint Presentation
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/best-practices/gastro-slides.pptx
      November 01, 2019 - Identify options for empiric antibiotic therapy for diverticulitis and biliary tract infections Discuss … the importance of source control in the management of intra-abdominal infections Identify options for … antibiotic therapy for diverticulitis and biliary tract infections after additional clinical data are … resulting from obstruction Increased intra-ductal pressure often leads to translocation of bacteria into bloodstream … The Surgical Infection Society revised guidelines on the management of intra-abdominal infection.

1582. Session 2 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      October 01, 2014 - Swollen, puffy, or red skin might be a sign of a skin infection, of a blood clot deep inside, or of excess … Dry or cracked lips can be a sign of dehydration or of an oral infection such as thrush (yeast). … For example, a high respiratory rate with fever and a high heart rate could signify an infection in the … lungs or bloodstream, while a low respiratory rate could be a sign that the person has had too much … This can be caused by a bloodstream infection, a stroke, or simply not doing well with the social setting

1583. Fact Sheet on Patient Safety Indicators (pdf file)
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      October 01, 2015 - 2012 PSI 06 Iatrogenic Pneumothorax Rate X 0.34 0346 2012 PSI 07 Central Venous Catheter-related Bloodstream … Infection Rate X 0.21 PSI 08 Postoperative Hip Fracture Rate 0.04 PSI 09 Perioperative Hemorrhage

1584. Urinary Retention Dilemma | PSNet
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      March 01, 2013 - , short-term use of a catheter may, at times, actually facilitate patient comfort and infection control … Decreasing urinary tract infections through staff development, outcomes, and nursing process. … Role of biofilm in catheter-associated urinary tract infection. … 30, 2021 Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, central-line-associated bloodstream … infection (CLABSI), and catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI): the urgent need to refocus

1585. Research Findings and Evidence Gaps in Youth Mental Health | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      July 01, 2025 - AHRQ in the Professional Literature A telehealth approach to central line-associated bloodstream infection

1586. Appendix F. CAUTI Prevention in Long-Term Care: Frequently Asked Questions | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      March 01, 2017 - patients with bacteriuria and a urinary catheter will develop symptomatic CAUTI, and others may develop a bloodstream … infection. … Methenamine hippurate for preventing urinary tract infections. … Guideline for prevention of catheter-associated urinary tract infections 2009. … Strategies to prevent healthcare-associated infections through hand hygiene.

1587. BLADDER SCAN – POLICY #2202 12/11/06 (doc file)
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      March 01, 2017 - patients with bacteriuria and a urinary catheter will develop symptomatic CAUTI, and others may develop a bloodstream … infection. [4: Saint S. … Urinary Tract Infection [UTI]) and other Urinary System Infection [USI]) Events. … Methenamine hippurate for preventing urinary tract infections. … Strategies to prevent healthcare-associated infections through hand hygiene.

1588. Appendix G. Readiness Assessment | 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

1589. References | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      June 01, 2020 - Government Accountability Office, Health-Care Associated Infections in Hospitals: Leadership Needed from … HHS to Prioritize Prevention Practices and Improve Data on These Infections, Washington, D.C., GAO-08 … Goeschel, “Preventing Bloodstream Infections: A Measurable National Success Story in Quality Improvement … Berenholtz, David Sinopoli, Haitao Chu, Sara Cosgrove et al., “An Intervention to Decrease Catheter-Related Bloodstream … Infections in the ICU,” New England Journal of Medicine , Vol. 355, No. 26, December 28, 2006, pp.

1590. Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection Surveillance | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      April 01, 2017 - Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection Surveillance National Healthcare Safety Network … Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) provides long-term care facilities with a system to track CAUTI and other infections … Long-Term Care National Healthcare Safety Network Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection Surveillance … Quantitative Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection-Related Data Definitions Tool ( PDF , 373 KB … Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection Case Review Form ( Word , 299.4 KB; Text Version ) A

1591. In Conversation With… J. Bryan Sexton, PhD, MA | PSNet
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      February 26, 2025 - Perhaps what we need to do is instead of focusing on readmission rates, instead of focusing on bloodstream … infection rates, or patients who left without being seen, maybe we can do a little project and collect … In the replication we showed it wasn't the 66% reduction of bloodstream infections, it was 81.5%, which … I got this project done and our bloodstream infection rates are down, they're at zero, they've been at

1592. 034-Ss-Action-Chart-Decisionmaking-Readiness (doc file)
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      April 01, 2025 - Surgical site infections occur at differing depths. Superficial infections involve the skin only. … The Direct Medical Costs of Healthcare-Associated Infections in U.S. … Surgical Site Infection (SSI) Prevention Guidelines. https://www.cdc.gov/infection-control/hcp/surgical-site-infection … methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus, and healthcare-associated bloodstream … infections: results of a quasi-experimental multicenter trial.

1593. Appendix F. Team Checkup Tools | 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

1594. What We Learned: Five Key Lessons | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      January 01, 2013 - 1) by heightening awareness of the significant morbidity and mortality associated with central line infections … , and 2) demonstrating that these infections could be reduced to almost zero. … At the start of the project, few hospitals were entering infection data into NHSN so most participants … slightly different model than On the CUSP: Stop BSI , this national neonatal central line-associated bloodstream … infection project, also known as the NCLABSI project, employed neonatologists and clinicians as the

1595. Transcript: Senior Leadership Podcast – Implementing Strategies and Tools (pdf file)
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      June 01, 2017 - I'm one of those central line infections. … last infection. … infections. … and the catheter UTI infections. … So, how many central line bloodstream infections have we had? How many catheter UTIs have we had?

1596. Prevent Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      July 01, 2018 - Prevent Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection Catheter Insertion, Care, and Maintenance … a visual guide on evidence-based clinical interventions to reduce catheter-associated urinary tract infections … evidence-based practices for the insertion of an indwelling urinary catheter to reduce the risk of infection … practices for the maintenance of and care for an indwelling urinary catheter to reduce the risk of infection … questions are intended to support facilities in the implementation of CAUTI and other healthcare-associated infection

1597. Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Hospitals Patient Safety Events, 2005 (pdf file)
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      June 01, 2008 - develops a large blood clot) and 25 to 42 percent higher rates of postoperative sepsis (a serious bloodstream … infection) than whites. … PSI 7: Selected infections due to medical care − How often patients got certain types of infections as … respiratory failure.) 3 PSI 13: Postoperative sepsis − How often hospital patients got a serious bloodstream … infection following an operation (which is called postoperative sepsis).

1598. Yeast Infections | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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1599. Urinary Incontinence EHR Materials (doc file)
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      June 02, 2025 - If prescribing vaginal estrogen:  Using estrogen in the vagina can help with incontinence, bladder infections … While some estrogen is absorbed into the bloodstream, it is much less than the amount absorbed when taking

1600. Innovations in Promoting Hand Hygiene Compliance | PSNet
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      May 01, 2014 - However, it's clear that you cannot always monitor all health care–associated infections, and some of … the studies looked at targeted outcomes, such as bloodstream infection, pneumonia in the ICU, and ventilator-associated … Many studies looked at the overall prevalence of infections. … infections, ventilator-associated pneumonia in the ICU, or surgical-site and urinary tract infections—include … : the case of central line–associated bloodstream infections.