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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/136-ss-premortem-tool.docx
April 01, 2025 - Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP) Premortem Project Assessment
Surgical Services
For: Cardiac
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/ssi/ssiref.html
April 01, 2018 - Effects of cardiac surgery on some clinically used inflammation markers and procalcitonin. … Risk factors for mediastinitis after cardiac surgery. Ann Thorac Surg. … Epidemiology of deep sternal wound infection in cardiac surgery. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/d4n_combo_iqi-mortalityreview-bestpractices.pdf
May 20, 2016 - Restraints used
∗ Return to surgery
∗ Change in procedure
∗ Rapid response team activation
∗ Cardiac … Restraints used
∗ Return to surgery
∗ Change in procedure
∗ Rapid response team activation
∗ Cardiac … • Assess the following postoperatively: neurovascular status, transfusion need, cardiac and
respiratory
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www.ahrq.gov/prevention/resources/vision/resources/vision1.html
October 01, 2002 - Myocardial Infarction
Cardiac rehabilitation aims to restore patients who have suffered myocardial … Multiple RCTs have been conducted of cardiac rehabilitation, showing it to be safe and effective. … effectiveness of rehabilitation compared to usual care. 18 The review concluded that exercise-based cardiac … rehabilitation appears to be effective in reducing cardiac deaths.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/mvp/modules/technical/early-mobility-tool.docx
January 01, 2017 - Cardiac device dislodgement (i.e., temporary pacemaker wire, ventricular assist device, intra-aortic … Cardiac arrest requiring cardiopulmonary resuscitation
21. … Cardiac device dislodgement (e.g., temporary pacemaker wire, ventricular assist device, intra-aortic … Cardiac arrest requiring cardiopulmonary resuscitation
21.
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mvp/modules/technical/early-mobility-tool.html
January 01, 2017 - Cardiac device dislodgement (i.e., temporary pacemaker wire, ventricular assist device, intra-aortic … Cardiac arrest requiring cardiopulmonary resuscitation. … Cardiac device dislodgement (e.g., temporary pacemaker wire, ventricular assist device, intra-aortic … Cardiac arrest requiring cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/labor-delivery/perinatal-care/modules/strategies/medication/tool-safe-mgso4.html
July 01, 2023 - 12
Respiratory difficulty / depression
12-16
Muscular paralysis
15-17
Altered cardiac … conduction
>18
Cardiac arrest
30-35
Adapted from Simpson, 2004. 10
Standing … 12
Respiratory difficulty / depression
12-16
Muscular paralysis
15-17
Altered cardiac … conduction
>18
Cardiac arrest
30-35
Adapted from Simpson, 2004. 10
Standing orders
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/cquips0605.html
October 01, 2014 - trauma center in Southwestern Ohio, Northern Kentucky, and Southeastern Indiana, with the only pediatric cardiac
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/best-practices/bacteremia-facilitator-guide.pdf
November 01, 2019 - patients should have a TEE
if the initial TTE does not show vegetations or if
further definition of the cardiac … low risk for endocarditis in whom short-course
therapy is desired and patients at high risk for
cardiac … complications (e.g., prosthetic valves,
permanent cardiac devices, cardiac conduction
abnormalities
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/index.html
January 01, 2024 - surgical teams prevent methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and surgical site infections in cardiac
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www.ahrq.gov/prevention/guidelines/archive.html
July 01, 2018 - Cardiac Rehabilitation
Clinical Guide / Quick Reference Guide
Consumer Version: English / Spanish
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/059-nursing-protocol-nasal-mupirocin.docx
October 01, 2024 - .
· MRSA or methicillin-sensitive S. aureus (MSSA) decolonization prior to cardiac and orthopedic surgery
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/npsd/Generic_Dashboard_Data_2024.xlsx
January 01, 2024 - department and blood bank 1,872 8.8%
Blood or Blood Product Operating room or procedure area (e.g., cardiac … and blood bank 436 0.7%
Device or Medical/Surgical Supply Operating room or procedure area (e.g., cardiac … including pathology department and blood bank 257 0.1%
Fall Operating room or procedure area (e.g., cardiac … pathology department and blood bank 59 0.1%
Pressure Ulcer Operating room or procedure area (e.g., cardiac … pathology department and blood bank 13,393 4.4%
Near Miss Operating room or procedure area (e.g., cardiac
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/france-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - and cardiac anesthesia providers
from these surveys, because neonates requiring cardiac surgery were … The human factor in cardiac surgery: errors and near misses in a
high technology medical domain. … Identification of systems failures in successful
paediatric cardiac surgery. Ergonomics. … Human factors and cardiac surgery: A
multicenter study. … Briefing and debriefing in the cardiac operating room.
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/injuries/fallspx/manapb23.html
December 01, 2017 - Cardiac and analgesic drugs. J Am Geriat Soc 1999;47(1):40-50.
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/ed-catheter-insertions-slides.html
December 01, 2017 - Inappropriate conditions include: Elderly (especially women), Incontinence, Debility, Use in non-critically ill cardiac … inappropriate catheterization
Elderly Women
Incontinent
Obese
Immobile
Non-critically ill cardiac … measurement, then insert a urinary catheter and treat signs of shock, such as hypotension, decreased cardiac
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/052-sample-script-patient-ed-mupirocin.docx
April 01, 2025 - Teaching Patients How To Decolonize With Mupirocin:
Key Points & Sample Script
Surgical Services
For: Cardiac
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/056-patient-instructions-chg-shower.docx
April 01, 2025 - for MRSA Prevention: Targeting SSI
Patient Instructions: Showering With CHG
Surgical Services
For: Cardiac
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/037-ss-bed-bathing-chg-cloths-protocol.docx
April 01, 2025 - Decolonization Protocol for Staff: Bathing With 2 Percent Chlorhexidine No-Rinse Cloths
Surgical Services
For: Cardiac
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/048-talking-points-patients-chg-bathing.docx
April 01, 2025 - : Targeting SSI
Talking Points for Patients:
Chlorhexidine Bathing
Surgical Services
For: Cardiac