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  1. What Was in Those Platelets? | PSNet

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    August 28, 2024 - The 47-year-old woman remained critically ill for many days and had Staphylococcus aureus in her bloodstream … Current risk for transfusion transmitted infections. Curr Opin Hematol. 2007;14:671-676. … Detection of HIV-1 and HCV infections among antibody-negative blood donors by nucleic acid-amplification … The disappearance of transfusion-transmitted hepatitis C virus infections in the United States. … Transfusion-transmitted bacterial infection in the United States, 1998 through 2000.

  2. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49566/psn-pdf
    July 01, 2008 - The 47-year-old woman remained critically ill for many days and had Staphylococcus aureus in her bloodstream … Current risk for transfusion transmitted infections. Curr Opin Hematol. 2007;14:671-676. … Detection of HIV-1 and HCV infections among antibody-negative blood donors by nucleic acid-amplification … The disappearance of transfusion-transmitted hepatitis C virus infections in the United States. … Transfusion-transmitted bacterial infection in the United States, 1998 through 2000.

  3. HCUP Statistical Brief #150: Infectious Enteritis and Foodborne Illness in the United States, 2010 (pdf file)

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb150.pdf
    March 01, 2012 - In addition, more serious complications such as colitis, bloodstream infection, meningitis, joint infection … June 10, 2011 Vital Signs: Incidence and Trends of Infection with Pathogens Transmitted Commonly Through … Other infections with known agents were far less common. … (023.0–023.9; 027.0; 124; 130.0–130.9) 6 1.9 0.1 1.9 2.1 1.6 4,700 Campylobacter intestinal infection … x x Unspecified bacterial intestinal infection 008.5 x x Rotavirus enteritis 008.61 x x Other

  4. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33686/psn-pdf
    August 01, 2009 - infections, and so forth. … that of about 1750 patients seen in 2003, about 40 patients had acquired a central-line–associated bloodstream … infection. … The region as a whole cut the infection rate 70%, and other hospitals eliminated other "never events … " like falls and surgical site infections.

  5. How are CHIPRA quality demonstration States improving perinatal care? | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/policymakers/chipra/demoeval/what-we-learned/highlight12.html
    May 01, 2015 - data-driven, evidence-based quality improvement (QI) projects that improved rates of catheter-associated bloodstream … hands-on training, the FPQC helped hospitals establish and institutionalize practices proven to reduce infection … From December 2011 to August 2013, the 16 participating NICUs: Reduced the central line infection … rate by 58 percent, which is equivalent to 150 avoided infections. … Averted an estimated 18 deaths from central line infections.

  6. Final Progress Report: An expert-guided machine-learning approach to estimate the incidence, risk, and harms associated with diagnostic delays for infectious diseases (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2025-04/polgren-miller-report.pdf
    January 01, 2025 - Accordingly, life-threating infections may be indistinguishable from common, self- limiting infections … from common infections that are self-limiting without treatment (e.g., viral infections). … Risk of infection associated with anti-TNF-α therapy. … Predictors of mortality in multidrug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae bloodstream infections. … Association of Household Exposure to Primary Clostridioides difficile Infection With Secondary Infection

  7. Vascular Access Device (VAD) Policy, Adult (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/clabsi-tools/vascular-access-device-policy.pdf
    March 01, 2008 - Module #1: HEIC VAD Course; Prevention of Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infections (includes required … Department of Hospital Epidemiology and Infection Control (HEIC) Determines infection prevention strategies … Hospital Epidemiology and Infection Control (HEIC) will report catheter associated blood stream infections … using National Nosocomial Infections Surveillance System (NNIS) definition. … Guidelines for the prevention of intravascular catheter- related infections. MMRW(No.RR-10), 1-31.

  8. Implement an Infection Prevention Quality Improvement Project | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/infection-prevention.html
    March 01, 2017 - Implement an Infection Prevention Quality Improvement Project Start with the Implementation

  9. Engage Residents and Families | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/engage.html
    March 01, 2017 - resident and family engagement is and how to engage with long-term care facility staff as partners in infection-prevention … train local ombudsmen to educate and engage residents and families in catheter-associated urinary tract infection … and other infection prevention efforts.

  10. Beyond the Pandemic: Creating Total Systems Safety | PSNet

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    August 30, 2023 - infections and adverse drug events. … by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) and AHRQ, underscores increases in central line bloodstream … infections, ventilator-associated events, and catheter-associated urinary tract infections across hospitals … of our performance measures are associated with measuring and reporting specific harms, such as an infection … support to nursing homes across the United States to increase the implementation of evidence-based infection

  11. In Conversation with... Patricia McGaffigan about Beyond the Pandemic: Creating Total Systems Safety | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-patricia-mcgaffigan-about-beyond-pandemic-creating-total-systems-safety
    August 30, 2023 - of our performance measures are associated with measuring and reporting specific harms, such as an infection … support to nursing homes across the United States to increase the implementation of evidence-based infection … infections and adverse drug events. … by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) and AHRQ, underscores increases in central line bloodstream … infections, ventilator-associated events, and catheter-associated urinary tract infections across hospitals

  12. Learn Module Alternate Text | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/modules/learn/alt-text.html
    April 01, 2013 - originally developed the CUSP model with funding from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality An infection … Sustaining reductions in catheter related bloodstream infections in Michigan intensive care units: observational

  13. 030-Hand-Hygiene-Webinar-Slides-Notes (doc file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/030-hand-hygiene-webinar-slides-notes.docx
    October 01, 2024 - Preventing device and procedure-associated infections such as central line-associated bloodstream infections … (CLABSI) and surgical site infections (SSI) This webinar on hand hygiene promotion is part of the third … decade due to its critical role in preventing the transmission of pathogens and healthcare-associated infections … SHEA/IDSA/APIC Practice Recommendation: Strategies to Prevent Healthcare Associated Infections through … organization takes their role seriously in using hand hygiene properly and consistently to prevent infections

  14. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73128/psn-pdf
    July 01, 2022 - Problem Addressed Hospitalization for older patients can result in complications such as nosocomial infections … Common reasons for medical ineligibility include uncorrectable hypoxemia (insufficient oxygen in the bloodstream … percent of hospital inpatients.8    A randomized trial (91 elderly patients admitted via the ED with an infection … than for hospital inpatients.6 A randomized trial (91 elderly patients admitted via the ED with an infection … Healthcare-associated infections in the elderly: what's new.

  15. Trends in Emergency Department Visits, 2006–2011 (pdf file)

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb179-Emergency-Department-Trends.pdf
    November 01, 2013 - 100,000 ED visits in 2006, the most rapid increase (74 percent) by 2011 occurred for septicemia, a bloodstream … infection. … Project (HCUP), Nationwide Emergency Department Sample (NEDS), 2006 and 2011 ■ ED visits for two infection-related … 12 -12 -13 -13 -14 -18 -19 -24 -27 -30 -35% -30% -25% -20% -15% -10% -5% 0% Inflammation, infection … (11 percent), viral infections (11 percent), and eye infections (7 percent). 11 Data Source

  16. AHRQ Quality Indicators Prioritization Worksheet Example (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/c2_combo_prioritizationworksheetexample.pdf
    June 02, 2025 - 0.5 0.6 1 $36,576 $ 36,576 N 2 1 1 Y Y Y Y Y PSI 7 Central Venous Catheter-Related Bloodstream … Infections 3.2 0.9 25 $82,147 $ 2,053,675 Y 10 10 8 Y Y Y Y N PSI 08 Postoperative Hip Fracture … Mortality Rate 0.0 2.5 0 $ - N 8 10 9 Y Y Y Y Y NQI 03 Neonatal Blood Stream Infection … - N 5 5 5 Y Y Y Y Y PDI 12 Central Venous Catheter- Related Blood Stream Infection

  17. Disposition of Comments Report for Prevention of Healthcare-Associated Infections (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/health-careassociated-infections_disposition-comments.pdf
    November 30, 2012 - Prevention of Healthcare-Associated Infections. … rates for two infections each. … These infections cause serious, difficult to treat infections that are often related to substantial … “Effect of Antimicrobial Locks for Tunneled Hemodialysis Catheters on Bloodstream Infection and Bacterial … difficile infection.

  18. Methods To Deploy Training | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/methods-to-deploy.html
    March 01, 2017 - These materials can be used to supplement your infection prevention orientation curriculum.

  19. Reduce Unnecessary Urine Culturing and Overuse of Antibiotics | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/reduce.html
    March 01, 2017 - module and tools that summarize why more urine cultures lead to more catheter-associated urinary tract infection

  20. Long-Term Care Safety Toolkit Modules | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/modules.html
    May 01, 2017 - (includes audio and video)   Video clips embedded in PowerPoint slide set:        Importance of Infection … en español: Word , 2.39 MB)   Video clips embedded in PowerPoint slide set:        Importance of Infection
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