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201. Be Picky about your PICCs—Fragmented Care and Poor Communication at Discharge Leads to a PICC without a Plan. | PSNet
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     July 19, 2023 - Central Line Catheters and Associated Complications: A Review. … The Michigan Risk Score to predict peripherally inserted central catheter-associated thrombosis. … Percutaneous Central Catheter . In: StatPearls . StatPearls Publishing; 2022. … central venous catheters in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis. … Guidelines for the prevention of intravascular catheter-related infections.

202. Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement (pdf file)
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     May 17, 2016 -  Central venous catheters (triple lumens, Swan-Ganz catheters, peripherally inserted central catheters … , umbilical catheters, etc … ○ Do not replace catheters:  At scheduled time intervals. … ○ Remove and do not replace umbilicial artery catheters if any signs of Catheter-Related Bloodstream … Central Venous Catheters Insertion – Assisting.

203. Creating high reliability in health care organizations. | PSNet
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     September 20, 2011 - in the intensive care unit (ICU) context and discusses its application to the problem of preventing catheter-related … Citation Related Resources From the Same Author(s) Sustaining reductions in catheter … , 2011 Using evidence, rigorous measurement, and collaboration to eliminate central catheter-associated … November 5, 2015 Reducing the rate of catheter-associated bloodstream infections in a … July 14, 2010 Preventing catheter-related bloodstream infections: thinking outside the

204. Appendix I. National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) Definition CAUTI Criteria Pocket Card | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     May 01, 2017 - Slide 2: Pocket card side 1 Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection Criteria for defining CAUTI … Pus around the catheter insertion site. … AND Any of the following: If catheter removed within past 2 calendar days : Clean catch (voided … microorganisms, at least 1 of which is bacteria of 100,000 or more colonies (≥10 5 CFU/ml) In/Out catheter … , at least 1 of which is bacteria of 100 or more colonies (≥10 2 CFU/ml) If indwelling urinary catheter

205. Enhancing Patient Safety Through Cognition and Communication (M-Safety Lab) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     April 01, 2021 - catheters. … The display improved provider's awareness of indwelling urinary catheters, central venous catheters, … The improvement of provider awareness of indwelling urinary catheters from the preintervention period … The improvement in provider awareness of central venous catheters was significant for intervention rooms … Persistent barriers to timely catheter removal identified from clinical observations and interviews .

206. Preventing CAUTI: What to Do When it’s Time for Plan B (November 4, 2014) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     December 01, 2017 - Most of these infections are due to the use of urinary catheters specifically indwelling Foley catheters … are working as part of the Hospital Engagement Network, as you can see decreasing the use of urinary catheters … The second area where we can intervene is the maintenance phase and properly caring for the catheters … This is where a lot of catheters are used. … There are certain condom catheters that fit better than others.

207. Rafael Borja (doc file)
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     November 04, 2014 - Most of these infections are due to the use of urinary catheters specifically indwelling Foley catheters … are working as part of the Hospital Engagement Network, as you can see decreasing the use of urinary catheters … The second area where we can intervene is the maintenance phase and properly caring for the catheters … This is where a lot of catheters are used. … There are certain condom catheters that fit better than others.

208. Slide 1 (ppt file)
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     April 02, 2025 - Educate others in daily rounding assessing  for catheter presence and indication Empowerment Empower … based on HICPAC recommendations Proper care for appropriate indwelling catheters 3) Placement Intervention … , including indications for the placement and continued use of urinary catheters To prevent the placement … of unnecessary urinary catheters might patients and families have a role in determining “unnecessary … To promptly remove urinary catheters that are no longer needed What role might patients and families

209. Appendix C. Article Exclusion List with Reason for Exclusion | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     January 01, 2013 - attributable CLABSI cost estimates Borschel DM, 2006 Are antiseptic-coated central venous catheters … The impact of a nutritional support team on the cost and management of multilumen central venous catheters … Published before 2002 Halton K, 2007 Economic evaluation and catheter-related bloodstream … infection: are antimicrobial catheters useful? … Does not pertain to CLABSI specific HAI Shorr AF, 2003 New choices for central venous catheters

210. Clinical Care | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     January 01, 2015 - be shared with staff as a refresher on current practices and guidelines Initiating Dialysis With a Catheter … : Catheter Exit Site Care This video vignette illustrates proper initiation of dialysis for patients … with catheters, as well as proper exit site care. … by direct-care staff at the dialysis station, on the following topics: Access of Central Venous Catheter … for Initiation of Dialysis [   PDF version - 197.13 KB ] Central Venous Catheter Exit Site Care

211. Slide 1
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     January 01, 2013 - 8 8 Safety and Urinary Catheters 9 Seat Belt Yes No Believe in it x Built in safety alerts … x Consequences x Urinary Catheter Yes No Believe in it ? … ED) 19 Connect the Dots to the Urinary Catheter Is management engaged? … Why didn’t you put a catheter in her? You told me she was confused. … Scenario #2 Hospital management Support for Patient Safety The surgical unit is not discontinuing urinary catheters

212. Implementation-Guide-Appendix-A (doc file)
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     January 01, 2008 - this assessment tool to identify the senior executive who has the greatest potential for leading a catheter-associated … to understand quality problems related to appropriate use and timely removal of indwelling urinary catheters … Guideline for Prevention of Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections, 2009. … can use this assessment tool to identify the physician who has the greatest potential for leading a catheter-associated … Guideline for Prevention of Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections, 2009.

213. A Compendium of Strategies to Prevent Healthcare-Associated Infections in Acute Care Hospitals. | PSNet
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     September 01, 2014 - preventive interventions and implementation strategies for prevention of the four most common HAIs ( catheter-related … bloodstream infection , ventilator-associated pneumonia , catheter-associated urinary tract infection … July 16, 2015 Increased catheter-related bloodstream infection rates after the introduction … January 22, 2014 Eliminating Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections. … July 31, 2013 New 2012 National Patient Safety Goal - catheter-associated urinary tract

214. Preventing Device-Associated Infections | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     October 01, 2015 - three areas of focus to reduce device risk: placement, maintenance, and removal Peripheral Venous Catheters … Central Venous Catheters Before a CVC is placed, an evaluation of necessity ( indication ) should be … Urinary Catheters Before a UC is placed, an evaluation of necessity ( indication ) should be done ( … i.e., does the patient need a urinary catheter? … movement and trauma risk), and an unbroken catheter seal.

215. 168-Central-Line-Maintenance-Infographic (doc file)
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     October 01, 2024 - possible to remove CLABSI risk Documentation · Date of insertion · Site of insertion/location of catheter … · Type of catheter (tunneled, non-tunneled, number of lumens, other) · Line placement confirmation … Persistent barriers to timely catheter removal identified from clinical observations and interviews. … Interventions to reduce unnecessary central venous catheter use to prevent central-line-associated bloodstream

216. References | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     August 01, 2015 - Eliminating catheter-related bloodstream infections in the intensive care unit. … Sustaining reductions in catheter related bloodstream infections in Michigan intensive care units: observational … An intervention to decrease catheter-related bloodstream infections in the ICU.

217. Rafael Borja (doc file)
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     September 09, 2014 - If we think about the urinary catheter, again, this is a foreign catheter and having the urine very easily … What about the link between CRE and urinary catheters? … The problem with putting in a catheter, and what actually happens with that catheter later, is not necessary … workload problem than having patients with catheters. … They also noted patient and family requests for catheters and for leaving catheters in for longer than

218. About the Toolkit Development | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     March 01, 2018 - Background Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI) are a common type of health care-associated … As many as one-fourth of all hospital inpatients may have a short-term, indwelling urinary catheter placed … during their hospital stay; a significant portion of these catheters are placed without appropriate

219. Guide to Implementing and Sustaining a Program To Prevent CLABSI and CAUTI in the Intensive Care Unit Setting (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2022 - techniques o Central Venous Catheter Maintenance – maintaining awareness and proper care of catheters … in place o Central Venous Catheter Removal – prompting removal of unnecessary catheters • CAUTI … o Indwelling Urinary Catheters Indications – avoiding placement and determining appropriateness o … Alternative to Indwelling Urinary Catheters – review when alternatives to indwelling urinary catheters … placement o Indwelling Urinary Catheter Maintenance – maintaining awareness and proper care of catheters

220. 163-Central-Line-Rounds-Form (doc file)
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     October 01, 2024 - Yes No 5) Was the catheter insertion site visually inspected today? … Contextual barriers to communication between physicians and nurses about appropriate catheter use. … Persistent barriers to timely catheter removal identified from clinical observations and interviews. … Interventions to reduce unnecessary central venous catheter use to prevent central-line-associated bloodstream