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1721. Statistical Brief #122: Septicemia in U.S. Hospitals, 2009 (pdf file)
      hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb122.pdf
      October 01, 2011 - Septicemia1 is a serious systemic illness caused by bacteria and bacterial toxins circulating in the bloodstream … percent) had a non-specific code that does not provide information on the organism re- sponsible for the infection … ; pneumonia; unspecified bacterial infections; chronic ulcer of skin; skin and subcutaneous tissue infections … myocarditis; cardiomyopathy 9,000 10.8 Infective arthritis and osteomyelitis 8,700 10.5 Intestinal infection … 8,300 10.0 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and bronchiectasis 8,200 9.9 HIV infection 7,900

1722. Improve Safety Culture | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/improve.html
      March 01, 2017 - assist you in developing skills and strategies to improve all aspects of resident safety, not just infection

1723. Moderating Factors | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/clabsi-final-companion/clabsicomp5.html
      January 01, 2013 - Companion Guide Preface Methods Participation Outcomes Adult Non-ICUs Pediatric Units Infections

1724. Maternal and Child Health Care: Effectiveness Measures | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/chartbooks/healthyliving/mcheff-measures.html
      June 01, 2018 - made up 7.1%. 10 Youth ages 10-19 years are at risk of contracting meningitis, a possibly fatal 11 infection … Meningococcal diseases are infections caused by the bacteria Neisseria meningitidis. 12 Neisseria … meningitidis causes various infections but is most important as a potential cause of meningitis. 12 … It can also cause meningococcemia, a bloodstream infection. 12 The meningococcal vaccine can

1725. NAA Data Tools – National Healthcare Safety Dashboard
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      June 30, 2024 - (HAI)-1: Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infection (CLABSI) (Intensive Care Unit (ICU) + Select … HAI-2: Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections (CAUTI) (ICU Only) Methodology … of denominator data (patient days and urinary catheter days), as well as symptomatic urinary tract infections … and asymptomatic bacteremic urinary tract infections that are catheter associated. … HAI-3&4: Surgical Site Infections (SSI): Colon Surgery/Abdominal Hysterectomy Methodology

1726. Hospital at Home℠ Care Reduces Costs, Readmissions, and Complications and Enhances Satisfaction for Elderly Patients. | PSNet
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      November 15, 2023 - Problem Addressed Hospitalization for older patients can result in complications such as nosocomial infections … errors. 2 Older adults are also at increased risk for nosocomial and other health care-associated infections … Common reasons for medical ineligibility include uncorrectable hypoxemia (insufficient oxygen in the bloodstream … of hospital inpatients. 8    A randomized trial (91 elderly patients admitted via the ED with an infection … Healthcare-associated infections in the elderly: what's new.

1727. In Conversation With… Paul McGann, MD | PSNet
      psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-paul-mcgann-md
      July 10, 2024 - other partners from the US Department of Veterans Affairs, to APIC [Association for Professionals in Infection … Epidemiology] and SHEA [The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America] in the hospital-acquired infections … For example, for the hospital-acquired infections, when possible, NHSN [National Healthcare Safety Network … of hospitals, in fact in some states it's mandated, use that for things like central line–associated bloodstream … infections, catheter–associated urinary tract infections, and surgical site infections.

1728. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      March 03, 2016 - other partners from the US Department of Veterans Affairs, to APIC [Association for Professionals in Infection … Epidemiology] and SHEA [The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America] in the hospital- acquired infections … For example, for the hospital-acquired infections, when possible, NHSN [National Healthcare Safety Network … hospitals, in fact in some states it's mandated, use that for things like central line–associated bloodstream … infections, catheter–associated urinary tract infections, and surgical site infections.

1729. FRN 29: Future Research Needs on Procalcitonin-Guided Antibiotic Therapy (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/procalcitonin-future_research.pdf
      August 01, 2014 - Management of the pediatric patient with suspected bone/joint infections 8. … level indicate occult translocation of intestinal bacteria into the bowel wall, portal vein, and/or bloodstream … Procalcitonin-guided antibiotic stewardship in lower respiratory tract infections. … Management of the pediatric patient with bone/joint infections suspected 0 0 10. … level indicate occult translocation of intestinal bacteria into the bowel wall, portal vein, and/or bloodstream

1730. Statistical Brief #122
      hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb122.jsp
      October 01, 2011 - Septicemia 1 is a serious systemic illness caused by bacteria and bacterial toxins circulating in the bloodstream … percent) had a non-specific code that does not provide information on the organism responsible for the infection … ; pneumonia; unspecified bacterial infections; chronic ulcer of skin; skin and subcutaneous tissue infections … Nutritional deficiencies 140,500 168.1 Delirium 140,500 168.0 Bacterial infection … 8,300 10.0 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and bronchiectasis 8,200 9.9 HIV infection

1731. Final Progress Report: The National Quality Forum National Annual Policy Conference 2006 (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-12/nishimi-report.pdf
      January 01, 2024 - National Voluntary Consensus Standards for the Reporting of Healthcare- associated Infection Data The … Steering Committee held its initial meeting on July 14, 2006, and all TAPs (Catheters and Bloodstream … Infections; Urinary Tract Infections; Ventilator- associated Pneumonia; Surgical Site Infections; and … National Voluntary Consensus Standards for the Reporting of Healthcare- associated Infection Data The … Infections; Urinary Tract Infections; Ventilator- associated Pneumonia; Surgical Site Infections; and

1732. Association Between Outcomes and Dental Services in People at Risk of Post-Transplant Complications: A Rapid Response Review (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/dental-post-transplant-complications-rapid-research.pdf
      May 01, 2025 - Bacteria from periodontal infections can enter the bloodstream, potentially leading to life-threatening … Such immunocompromised state increases the risk of infection, which includes oral infections such as … Also, infections from dental 4. … Odontogenic Orofacial Infections. J Craniofac Surg 2017, 28 (1), 197–202. … B-4 Author Year Title Citation Exclusion reason Suwabe 2022 Intensive oral care can reduce bloodstream

1733. Spotlight Case July 2008 (ppt file)
      psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/import/webmm.ahrq.gov.296_slideshow.ppt
      April 01, 2013 - The boy had multiple recent admissions for anemia and infections. … PN use at home Anticipated adverse effects of PN Related to intravenous access (e.g., thrombosis, bloodstream … infection) Related to metabolic homeostasis (e.g., hyper- or hypoglycemia, fluid and electrolyte problems

1734. Methods of Instruction | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/methods-of-instruction.html
      March 01, 2017 - Methods of Instruction Review training materials, including notes and accompanying activity, to prepare for training. Determine how staff will be trained. See suggested ways to deploy education below. Giving a didactic presentation, then review and customize the slide set for staff and notes to prepare …

1735. How To Use Educational Bundles | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/how-to-use-bundles.html
      March 01, 2017 - How To Use Educational Bundles Toolkit To Reduce CAUTI and Other HAIs in Long-Term Care Facilities The educational bundles are a curriculum that long-term care facility educators can use to educate. Each slide set includes facilitator notes and should take approximately 15 minutes to deliver. The training vid…

1736. The Next Step: Use of a Pre-Operative Checklist to Prevent Missteps | PSNet
      psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/next-step-use-pre-operative-checklist-prevent-missteps
      April 24, 2018 - post-operative complications. 10 Outside of the operating rooms, checklists are known to reduce central line infections … Statewide NICU central-line-associated bloodstream infection rates decline after bundles and checklists

1737. In Conversation With… Edward Kelley, PhD | PSNet
      psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-edward-kelley-phd
      December 01, 2014 - former Minister of Health in Uganda said to me, "We cannot tell people that hospitals may be giving them infections … We have taken some elements of the CUSP approach around bloodstream infection and are trying to adapt … that for work in preventing surgical site infection in African hospitals. … Health-care-associated infection in Africa: a systematic review. … Health care–associated infections 6. Health care worker protection 7.

1738. Final Progress Report: Pursuing Perfection in Pediatric Therapeutics (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/lannon1-report.pdf
      January 01, 2024 - These sites are collaborating to improve outcomes in medication safety and surgical site infections. … Between 1/2009 and 12/2010, the project resulted in a 60% reduction in surgical site infections in … projects, supported by a CMS Neonatal Transformation grant, resulted in 1) a 20% sustained decrease in bloodstream … infections in premature infants among 24 NICUs and 2) a 40% decrease in near-term deliveries without … Together, the reductions in infections and NICU admissions created estimated savings of at least $11

1739. Diagnostic Safety Issue Brief 21 Diagnostic Stewardship as a Model To Improve the Quality and Safety of Diagnosis (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/publications2/files/dx-safety-21-diagnostic-stewardship.pdf
      August 01, 2024 - 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 … released a quality measure to prevent blood culture contamination and improve laboratory diagnosis of bloodstream … Blood Culture Contamination: An Overview for Infection Control and Antibiotic Stewarship Programs Working … Overdiagnosis of Clostridium difficile infection in the molecular test era. JAMA Intern Med.

1740. Chapter-6 - Carbapenem-Resistant-Enterobacteriaceae (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/making-healthcare-safer/mhs3/cre.pdf
      September 26, 2019 - Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) encompass a family of gram-negative bacteria that cause infections … Mortality among patients with CRE infections can be as high as 40 to 50 percent due to both the severity … of the infections and the lack of effective antibiotics with which to treat them.2 Because of their … An admission during the no-ASC period had no impact on the risk of ESBL infections (odds ratio, 1.16 … 1,420-bed teaching hospital in Italy Following the intervention, the incidence rate of CRE bloodstream