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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/012-ss-decolonization-strategies.pptx
April 01, 2025 - Decolonization Strategies
Decolonization Strategies
Surgical Services
For: Cardiac, Hip and Knee Joint … Services
Decolonization Implementation
Mupirocin Evidence—Surgical
Evidence in Surgical Populations
Cardiac … positive for S. aureus at admission7
79 percent decrease in risk of S. aureus SSI
STOP SSI study: Cardiac … Association of a bundled intervention with surgical site infections among patients undergoing cardiac … Preoperative Staphylococcus aureus screening and targeted decolonization in cardiac surgery.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46839/psn-pdf
December 03, 2018 - Trends in survival after in-hospital cardiac arrest during
nights and weekends. … Trends in Survival After In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest During Nights and
Weekends. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/trends-survival-after-hospital-cardiac-arrest-during-nights-and-weekends … A patient who has an in-hospital cardiac
arrest at night or during the weekend is less likely to be … In this large retrospective cohort study,
researchers examined trends in in-hospital cardiac arrests
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37026/psn-pdf
September 15, 2011 - Residents feel unprepared and unsupervised as leaders
of cardiac arrest teams in teaching hospitals: … Residents feel unprepared and unsupervised as leaders of cardiac
arrest teams in teaching hospitals: … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/residents-feel-unprepared-and-unsupervised-leaders-cardiac-arrest-teams- … teaching-hospitals
Housestaff traditionally lead cardiac arrest resuscitation ("code blue") teams … at academic institutions after
receiving training in Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS).
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/takeheart/training/module-6-implementation-guide.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Overview
The overall goal of TAKEheart is to increase the enrollment and successful completion of
cardiac … • AACVPR Cardiac Rehabilitation Enrollment Strategy—Cardiac Rehabilitation Pre-Enrollment Group
Screening … • Case Study: Mount Carmel Health System—Cardiac Rehab Open Gym
Q&A with Mt. … • AACVPR Cardiac Rehabilitation Enrollment Strategy—Cardiac Rehabilitation Patient Progress Report … • AACVPR Cardiac Rehabilitation Enrollment Strategy— AACVPR Cardiac Rehabilitation Adherence
Strategy—Incorporating
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/quality-improvement-initiative-improve-pediatric-discharge-medication-safety-and-efficiency
May 20, 2020 - June 18, 2019
Cold debriefings after in-hospital cardiac arrest in an international pediatric … National Aeronautics and Space Administration "threat and error" model applied to pediatric cardiac … April 22, 2015
Application of the aviation black box principle in pediatric cardiac surgery … : tracking all failures in the pediatric cardiac operating room. … January 29, 2015
Cardiac surgery errors: results from the UK National Reporting and Learning
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/48016/psn-pdf
January 01, 2020 - Reducing three infections across cardiac surgery
programs: a multisite cross-unit collaboration. … Reducing Three Infections Across Cardiac Surgery Programs: A
Multisite Cross-Unit Collaboration. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/reducing-three-infections-across-cardiac-surgery-programs-multisite-cross … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/reducing-three-infections-across-cardiac-surgery-programs-multisite-cross-unit-collaboration … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/reducing-three-infections-across-cardiac-surgery-programs-multisite-cross-unit-collaboration
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45419/psn-pdf
June 29, 2017 - Risk-adjusted survival for adults following in-hospital
cardiac arrest by day of week and time of day … Risk-adjusted survival for adults following in-hospital cardiac
arrest by day of week and time of day … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/risk-adjusted-survival-adults-following-hospital-cardiac-arrest-day-week-and … This analysis of
a large national database examined variations in outcomes following in-hospital cardiac … Raising concerns that patients who had in-hospital cardiac arrest on
nights or weekends might have been
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/application-human-factors-analysis-and-classification-system-methodology-cardiovascular
January 06, 2012 - December 7, 2022
Impact of staff turnover during cardiac surgical procedures. … February 12, 2020
Starting elective cardiac surgery after 3 pm does not impact patient … September 27, 2016
Application of the aviation black box principle in pediatric cardiac … surgery: tracking all failures in the pediatric cardiac operating room. … July 5, 2013
A prospective study of paediatric cardiac surgical microsystems: assessing
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/ultrasound-looked-fine-point-care-ultrasound-and-patient-safety
December 01, 2012 - Case Objectives
Understand the scope of a point-of-care cardiac ultrasound examination. … Understand the difference between a limited and a complete cardiac ultrasound examination. … There were no cardiac murmurs or extra heart sounds, and he had no lower extremity edema. … The physician in the emergency department (ED) performed a bedside point-of-care cardiac ultrasound and … Focused cardiac ultrasound: recommendations from the American Society of Echocardiography.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37568/psn-pdf
February 03, 2011 - Survival from in-hospital cardiac arrest during nights and
weekends. … Survival from in-hospital cardiac arrest during nights and
weekends. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/survival-hospital-cardiac-arrest-during-nights-and-weekends
This study … discovered that survival rates from in-hospital cardiac arrest are lower during nights and
weekends, … /issue/delayed-time-defibrillation-after-hospital-cardiac-arrest
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/adapting-new-technologies-operating-room
January 16, 2017 - human performance by studying the implementation of a new physiological monitoring system for use in cardiac … Association between handover of anesthesiology care and 1-year mortality among adults undergoing cardiac … September 22, 2021
Human factor in cardiac surgery: errors and near misses in a high … is crying in the operating room: patient monitor and anesthesia workstation alarming patterns during cardiac … June 8, 2011
Adaptive coordination in cardiac anaesthesia: a study of situational changes
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/mgh-halts-pediatric-program-heart-surgeries-hold-after-errors
August 24, 2016 - This newspaper article discusses one hospital's decision to temporarily close its pediatric cardiac surgery … March 24, 2016
Application of the aviation black box principle in pediatric cardiac surgery … : tracking all failures in the pediatric cardiac operating room. … July 31, 2012
A prospective study of paediatric cardiac surgical microsystems: assessing
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43709/psn-pdf
December 04, 2014 - A team-based approach to reducing cardiac monitor
alarms. … A team-based approach to reducing cardiac monitor alarms. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/team-based-approach-reducing-cardiac-monitor-alarms
Improving alarm systems … The program included standardized steps for ordering and reassessing cardiac
monitor parameters. … In addition, physicians and nurses used a log to document the need for ongoing
cardiac monitoring and
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37926/psn-pdf
July 30, 2008 - Adaptive coordination in cardiac anaesthesia: a study of
situational changes in coordination patterns … Adaptive coordination in cardiac anaesthesia: a study of situational
changes in coordination patterns … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/adaptive-coordination-cardiac-anaesthesia-study-situational-changes-
coordination-patterns … This study used direct observation to evaluate how anesthesia teams engaged in teamwork during cardiac … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/adaptive-coordination-cardiac-anaesthesia-study-situational-changes-coordination-patterns
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40174/psn-pdf
December 21, 2014 - Physician implicit review to identify preventable errors
during in-hospital cardiac arrest. … Physician implicit review to identify preventable errors during in-hospital
cardiac arrest. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/physician-implicit-review-identify-preventable-errors-during-hospital-cardiac … -
arrest
This research letter discusses a review of cardiac arrest cases that found 25% of these cases … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/physician-implicit-review-identify-preventable-errors-during-hospital-cardiac-arrest
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/837065/psn-pdf
May 11, 2022 - Fast tracking in cardiac surgery: is it safe? … Fast tracking in cardiac surgery: is it safe? … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/fast-tracking-cardiac-surgery-it-safe
Post-operative complications can … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/fast-tracking-cardiac-surgery-it-safe
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/comprehensive-estimation-costs
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40490/psn-pdf
June 01, 2011 - Standardized multidisciplinary protocol improves
handover of cardiac surgery patients to the intensive … Standardized multidisciplinary protocol improves handover of cardiac
surgery patients to the intensive … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/standardized-multidisciplinary-protocol-improves-handover-cardiac-surgery … formal handoff system reduced technical errors and improved the quality of handoffs when
transferring cardiac … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/standardized-multidisciplinary-protocol-improves-handover-cardiac-surgery-patients-intensive
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38541/psn-pdf
May 21, 2009 - The relationship between inpatient cardiac surgery
mortality and nurse numbers and educational level … The relationship between inpatient cardiac surgery mortality
and nurse numbers and educational level … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/relationship-between-inpatient-cardiac-surgery-mortality-and-nurse-numbers … postoperative general wards—but not in the intensive care unit—was
associated with reduced mortality for cardiac … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/relationship-between-inpatient-cardiac-surgery-mortality-and-nurse-numbers-and-educational
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39240/psn-pdf
January 20, 2010 - Importance of prevention and early intervention of
adverse events in pediatric cardiac catheterization … Importance of prevention and early intervention of adverse events in
pediatric cardiac catheterization … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/importance-prevention-and-early-intervention-adverse-events-pediatric-
cardiac-catheterization … This study sought to quantify the incidence and types of adverse events associated with pediatric cardiac … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/importance-prevention-and-early-intervention-adverse-events-pediatric-cardiac-catheterization
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36906/psn-pdf
September 01, 2011 - Implementation of a rapid response team decreases
cardiac arrest outside of the intensive care unit. … Implementation of a rapid response team decreases cardiac arrest outside of
the intensive care unit. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/implementation-rapid-response-team-decreases-cardiac-arrest-outside-
intensive-care-unit … data on the use of a rapid response team (RRT) in their hospital and found a
50% reduction in non-ICU cardiac … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/implementation-rapid-response-team-decreases-cardiac-arrest-outside-intensive-care-unit