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1761. Conclusion | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/clabsi-final/clabsifinal6.html
      January 01, 2013 - quality improvement collaboratives by equipping people to function independently as leaders of future infection

1762. 2018 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report: Appendix A (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2018 - admissions, adults 0.00 0.00 HCUP 2016 Hospital admissions with central venous catheter-related bloodstream … discharges, adults -9.55 -2.67 HCUP 2016 Hospital admissions with central venous catheter-related bloodstream … expected low-mortality -4.76 -0.45 HCUP 2016 Hospital admissions with central venous catheter-related bloodstream … age 65 and over -26.97 -4.52 HCUP 2016 Hospital admissions with central venous catheter-related bloodstream … age 65 and over -26.02 -4.41 HCUP 2016 Hospital admissions with central venous catheter-related bloodstream

1763. Global Assessment of Pediatric Patient Safety (GAPPS) Trigger Tool (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/acute/chipra-143-fullreport.pdf
      April 01, 2018 - successes in reducing certain types of harms, such as surgical complications and catheter-related bloodstream … guidelines was incorporated into the EHR for each patient to help prevent central line-associated bloodstream … infections (Pageler, Longhurst, Wood, et al., 2014). … infections in a Dutch intensive care. … An Intervention to Decrease Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infections in the ICU.

1764. Appendix A: Interview Questions | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      January 01, 2013 - (Prompt: QIOs, State Department of Health, local chapters on infection prevention, State Medical Societies

1765. Lessons on How To Improve Future National Collaboratives | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      January 01, 2013 - It was particularly important to shift ownership and knowledge of CLABSI rates from an infection preventionist … ongoing efforts to train hospital personnel in unit-based QI approaches that can be used to reduce infections

1766. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2020 - Bloodstream infection, venous thrombosis, and peripherally inserted central catheters: reappraising

1767. Overview of Emergency Department Visits in the United States, 2011 - Statistical Brief #174
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      June 01, 2014 - For adults aged 45-84 years, septicemia (infection in the bloodstream) was the most frequent reason for … for infants aged <1 year: other perinatal conditions (26,200 ED visits) and other upper respiratory infections …       Acute bronchitis 181,000 3                     Viral infections … chest pain             1,525,200 1 643,000 1 117,200 3 Urinary tract infections … Otitis media and related conditions (ear infections) was the second most frequent reason for ED visits

1768. Using the AHRQ Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture as an Intervention Tool for Regional Clinical Improvement Collaboratives (pdf file)
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      January 08, 2008 - Outcomes measured by participants included delivery of time-sensitive care to patients with invasive infections … (e.g., pneumonia, sepsis) or myocardial ischemia; reduction of catheter- associated bloodstream infections … (e.g., catheter-associated bloodstream infection, ventilator- associated pneumonia) and improvement … the OR Collaborative were focused on avoidable perioperative complications, including surgical site infections … safety deficiency was not well aligned with collaborative clinical objectives heavily weighted toward infection

1769. Program Implementation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      January 01, 2013 - Eliminating CLABSI, A National Patient Safety Imperative: Final Report Program Implementation Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Eliminating CLABSI, A National Patient Safety Imperative: Final Report Executive Summary Report Organization Program Implementation Program Impact What We…

1770. In Conversation with...Steven J. Spear, DBA, MS, MS | PSNet
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      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. … like falls and surgical site infections. … Using real-time problem solving to eliminate central line infections.

1771. Beyond the Dusty Shelf: Shifting Paradigms and Effecting Change (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol3/McNeill.pdf
      January 01, 2004 - chlorhexidine gluconate is a superior, cost-effective alternative to betadyne to prevent catheter- related bloodstream … infections. … Second, while components of the infection control community support the use of chlorhexidine,6 not everyone … involved in clinical areas where infection control is a priority is necessarily committed to chlorhexidine … Guidelines for the prevention of intravascular catheter- related infections.

1772. Background for AHRQ Quality Indicators
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      October 01, 2015 - body left during procedure   PSI 06 Iatrogenic pneumothorax   PSI 07 Central venous catheter-related bloodstream … infections PSI 08 Postoperative hip fracture   PSI 09 Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma   PSI … 01 Neonatal Iatrogenic Pneumothorax Rate NQI 02 Neonatal Mortality Rate NQI 03 Neonatal Blood Stream Infection … Rate PDI 11 Postoperative Wound Dehiscence Rate PDI 12 Central Venous Catheter-Related Blood Stream Infection … PDI 16 Gastroenteritis Admission Rate PDI 17 Perforated Appendix Admission Rate PDI 18 Urinary Tract Infection

1773. Protocol for Identifying and Treating Children With Sepsis Syndrome in the Emergency Department (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/acute/chipra-228-fullreport.pdf
      February 01, 2018 - Sepsis is a potentially catastrophic condition that can escalate from infection to organ failure and … Children with infections often display the inflammatory triad of fever, tachycardia, and vasodilation … Group B streptococci, Escherichia coli, Listeria, and herpes simplex virus commonly cause neonatal infections … are caused by Candida species, which is associated with the highest mortality (40 percent) of all bloodstream … shock are the lungs, bloodstream, abdomen, urinary tract, and skin and soft tissue (Bochud, et al.,

1774. Workarounds and Resiliency on the Front Lines of Health Care | PSNet
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      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.

1775. B3A Combo Chartsforpresentations (xls file)
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      January 01, 2006 - 99.9613636364 0.0386363636 0.1202479339 PSI 06 Statistically Lower 0 PSI 07 Central venous catheter-related bloodstream … infections 0.002408 0.00139 0.003477 0.752 -99.679787234 0.1353723404 0.1421542553 PSI 07 Statistically … 0.00052261 0.00247 -100 -100 -78.8417004049 NQI 02 Statistically Lower 0 NQI 03 Neonatal Blood Stream Infection … PDI 11 No Statistically Significant Difference 0 PDI 12 Central Venous Catheter-Related Blood Stream Infection

1776. Final Progress Report: Effects of Patient Turnover on Nursing Care and Patient Outcomes in Acute Care Hospital Settings (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-09/park-report.pdf
      January 01, 2024 - associated with lower patient satisfaction and higher readmissions, mortality, and healthcare-associated infection … Healthcare- associated infections (HAI) Hospital Infection rates of five HAI measures for central … line- associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI), catheter- associated urinary tract infections, surgical … by count of falls and infections during total patient days. … such as lower patient satisfaction and higher readmissions, mortality, and healthcare-associated infection

1777. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      May 01, 2016 - was found to have ascites on examination, and the team decided to perform paracentesis to rule out infection … Unlike other adverse events in the acute care setting (e.g., line infections) that are prevented by … Eliminating catheter-related bloodstream infections in the intensive care unit.

1778. Implementation of Patient Safety Projects | PSNet
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      October 06, 2025 - multimodal interventions, the data-driven processes, and the reframing of catheter-related blood stream infections … The remarkable successes achieved by this project include near-elimination of catheter-related bloodstream … infections and a significant improvement in the safety culture in participating ICUs. 

1779. Timely Antibiotics for Children With Severe Sepsis or Septic Shock (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/acute/chipra-0230-fullreport.pdf
      April 02, 2018 - In serious infections, prompt administration of antimicrobial therapy following presentation is understood … Children with infections often display the inflammatory triad of fever, tachycardia, and vasodilation … Group B streptococci, Escherichia coli, Listeria, and herpes simplex virus commonly cause neonatal infections … are caused by Candida species, which is associated with the highest mortality (40 percent) of all bloodstream … shock are the lungs, bloodstream, abdomen, urinary tract, and skin and soft tissue (Bochud, et al.,

1780. Measuring Patient Safety | PSNet
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      December 14, 2022 - There were indeed many gains made in the past 10 years—improvements in healthcare-acquired infections … Traditionally, we have had a lot of measures around healthcare-acquired infections. … For example, we know that having femoral catheters can lead to more central line infections . … Then, if it is appropriate, remove them, or change them, to prevent central line-associated bloodstream … infections from happening.