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  1. 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

  2. Rapid Response: Efficacy of Dental Services for Reducing Adverse Events in Those Undergoing Insertion of Implantable Cardiovascular Devices (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/rapid-response-cardio-dental.pdf
    July 01, 2023 - of infection is an important clinical priority.1 Such infections are believed to be caused by seeding … , and vascular graft infections. … Vascular Graft Infections, Mycotic Aneurysms, and Endovascular Infections: A Scientific Statement … intensive care unit; CIED=cardiovascular implantable electronic device; CLABSI=central line–associated bloodstream … infection; ESC=European Society of Cardiology; HAI=healthcare-associated infections; HFSA=Heart Failure

  3. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49835/psn-pdf
    January 01, 2020 - Bloodstream infection, venous thrombosis, and peripherally inserted central catheters: reappraising

  4. In Conversation With... Dr. Michelle Schreiber on Measuring Patient Safety | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-dr-michelle-schreiber-measuring-patient-safety
    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.

  5. Measuring Patient Safety | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/measuring-patient-safety
    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.

  6. 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…

  7. 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 …

  8. S108 (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/s108.pdf
    October 01, 2007 - this study, we examine the use of IPW in the context of a significant problem in patient safety and infection … tract infections in non-surgical patients. … Quantifying excess length of postoperative stay attributable to infections: a comparison of methods. … Nosocomial bloodstream infection in critically ill patients: excess length of stay, extra costs, and … Estimation of extra hospital stay attributable to nosocomial infections: heterogeneity and timing of

  9. Chapter-6 - Carbapenem-Resistant-Enterobacteriaceae (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/making-healthcare-safer/mhs3/carbapenem-resistant-1.pdf
    March 01, 2020 - 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

  10. Preventing-Cauti-Icu-Setting-Facilitators-Guide (doc file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/cauti-tools/cauti-icu/preventing-cauti-icu-setting-facilitators-guide.docx
    September 01, 2015 - Control and Prevention’s National Healthcare Safety Network, and are the leading cause of secondary bloodstream … infections. … For instance, ICU patients who are critically ill may be at high risk for infection due to underlying … Add an invasive device such as a urinary catheter, and you are increasing their risk for infection. … of the infections.

  11. Background for AHRQ Quality Indicators

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/a2_combo_boardpresentation.pptx
    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

  12. 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.

  13. 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.,

  14. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49819/psn-pdf
    February 01, 2018 - bundle of complementary interventions to tackle complex patient safety problems (e.g., catheter-related bloodstream … infections), our group hypothesized in 2008 that implementing a bundle of interventions to improve

  15. In Conversation with...Steven J. Spear, DBA, MS, MS | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-withsteven-j-spear-dba-ms-ms
    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.

  16. B3A Combo Chartsforpresentations (xls file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/b3a_combo_chartsforpresentations.xlsx
    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

  17. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49759/psn-pdf
    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.

  18. Methods Research Report: Creating Efficiencies in the Extraction of Data From Randomized Trials (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/methods-report-creating-efficiencies-extraction-data.pdf
    August 01, 2021 - infection (CRBSI) rates in pediatric hematology-oncology patients with central venous catheters (CVCs … ). 3 Prevention of central venous catheter-associated bloodstream infections in paediatric oncology … chlorhexidine dressing on health care-associated infection in hospitalized patients: A meta-analysis … infections in pediatric hematology-oncology patients. … A randomized trial of the effectiveness of the neutropenic diet versus food safety guidelines on infection

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

    psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/workarounds-and-resiliency-front-lines-health-care
    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.

  20. Lessons on How To Improve Future National Collaboratives | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/clabsi-final/clabsifinal5.html
    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
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