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161. Methods | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     January 01, 2013 - Daily assessment and documentation of catheter need included as part of multidisciplinary rounds and … Removal of catheters in place for nutritional purposes when infant reaches ≥120 ml/kg/day enteral nutrition … technique and chlorhexidine gluconate or povidone-iodine for skin antisepsis Tubing, injection ports, catheter … Define consistent practice to be used when accessing catheters. 2.  … and wearing of face mask, hat, sterile gloves and two staff members performing connection to central catheter

162. Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation: Topic Refinement - Project ID: CRDT0913 (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2020 - procedure restores normal sinus rhythm by delivering energy (commonly radiofrequency energy) through catheters … The procedure is typically performed in a catheter lab and involves guided insertion of catheters from … Restores normal sinus rhythm by delivering energy through catheters guided from the arm, groin, or neck … catheters to ablate the source of the arrhythmia. … CryoCor Cryoablation System (CryoBlator Catheters & Model 2020 Console) (P050024) 2007 CryoCor, Inc

163. Appendix F. Urinary Catheter Decision-Making Algorithm | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     October 01, 2015 - Poster on Indications for Urinary Catheters Appendix E. … Urinary Catheter Decision-Making Algorithm Appendix G . … Urinary Catheter Project Fact Sheet Appendix H. Urinary Catheter Pocket Card Appendix I. … Catheter Care Pocket Card Appendix J. Urinary Catheter Brochure Appendix K. … ↓ If No: Curved rectangle: Avoid catheter placement.

164. 134-Clabsi-Prevention-Central-Line-Maintenance (doc file)
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     October 01, 2024 - Central Line Maintenance: Maintain Awareness and Proper Care of Catheters in Place · Once a central … introduction of pathogens. · Step 2 of CLABSI prevention is to maintain awareness and proper care of catheters … The idle intravenous catheter. Ann Intern Med. 1992;116(9):737‐8. PMID: 1558345. 15. … An intervention to decrease catheter-related bloodstream infections in the ICU. … Eliminating catheter-related bloodstream infections in the intensive care unit.

165. Conclusions | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     July 01, 2013 - Therefore, avoiding placement of unnecessary urinary catheters in the ED may significantly decrease the … number of patients with catheters, thereby reducing not only overall catheter utilization during hospitalization … Hence, the ED Improvement Intervention was designed to promote the appropriate use of urinary catheters … Catheter exchange routines. … Consistent increase in catheter utilization post intervention.

166. 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

167. Slide 1
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     February 07, 2014 - We want to stress that urinary catheters are not harmless devices. … Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program or CUSP Care and Removal Removal of unnecessary indwelling catheters … based on HICPAC recommendations Proper care for appropriate indwelling catheters 3) Placement Intervention … We want to stress that urinary catheters are not harmless devices. … monitoring UOP” They are “sick” and we need to know “ins and outs” every hour The need for urinary catheters

168. CLABSI and CAUTI Prevention Modules | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     April 01, 2022 - CLABSI: Central Venous Catheter Indications and Alternatives  (PowerPoint, 4.6 MB;  Facilitator's … Notes , Word, 667 KB) Central Venous Catheter Insertion Bundle  (PowerPoint, 4.2 MB;  Facilitator's … Notes , Word, 1 MB) Central Venous Catheter Maintenance (PowerPoint, 4.9 MB;  Facilitator's Notes … , Word, 928.7 KB) Central Venous Catheter Removal  (PowerPoint, 4.3 MB;  Facilitator's Notes , Word … Word, 556.2 KB) Prompting Removal of Unnecessary Indwelling Urinary Catheters  (PowerPoint, 3.9 MB

169. Appendix G. Indwelling Urinary Catheter Insertion Checklist | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     March 01, 2017 - The risk of acquiring a catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) due to urinary catheter insertion … Confirm order, to include catheter and balloon size; use the smallest effective catheter size.     … Then advance the catheter 2-3 inches more. (Do not force the catheter through the urethra). … Leave the catheter in the vagina, if accidentally inserted, until after the new sterile urinary catheter … Hold the catheter with the nondominant hand; use the dominant hand to fully inflate the catheter balloon

170. 057-Nursing-Protocol-Bathing-Liquid (doc file)
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     October 01, 2024 - at least 6 inches nearest to the body of ALL lines, drain, and tubing (e.g. central lines, midline catheters … , Foleys, drains, G-tube/J-tubes, rectal tubes, chest tubes urinal catheters). 8.

171. Decolonization | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     October 01, 2024 - percentage of patients who have an increased MRSA risk due to the presence of central lines, midline catheters … patients are at higher risk for MRSA infection due to having devices such as central lines, midline catheters

172. 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.

173. Leveraging Cultural Change to Reduce Urinary Catheter Use | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     December 01, 2017 - Image: Feet of a patient in a hospital bed with a catheter tube here. … Slide 9 Safety and Urinary Catheters Seat Belt Yes No Believe in it X   … Slide 13 The ICU Culture How important is reduction in urinary catheter use? … Why didn’t you put a catheter in her? You told me she was confused. … #2: Hospital Management Support for Patient Safety The surgical unit is not discontinuing urinary catheters

174. Appendix H. Indwelling Urinary Catheter Maintenance Checklist | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     March 01, 2017 - The risk of acquiring a catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) due to urinary catheter insertion … depends on aseptic technique during catheterization, duration of catheter use, the quality of catheter … For All Indwelling Urinary Catheter Procedures: Resident Name. … A catheter securement device is in place to prevent catheter movement and urethral traction. … Use an IUC insertion checklist if changing the catheter.

175. Module 3: Conversations Around Device Necessity | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     February 01, 2023 - In it, a day nurse removes a catheter, based on her facility’s nurse-driven protocol. … removing catheters that met criteria defined in the protocol. … X, a patient on a ventilator, no longer required a urinary catheter. … Was she right to remove the catheter? What other actions might Sally have taken? … X no longer met criteria for continuation of the urinary catheter.

176. 003-Clabsi-Prevention-Webinar-Fg (doc file)
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     October 01, 2024 - This definition includes tunneled and non-tunneled catheters, implanted ports, and umbilical catheters … Arterial catheters are usually not considered central lines for CLABSI surveillance, though they can … Also excluded are arterial-venous (AV) fistulas and grafts, atrial catheters, extracorporeal membrane … outside of the catheter increases. … A recent review of over 5,000 patients with central venous catheters in a large U.S. health system compared

177. Reducing Unnecessary Urinary Catheter Use in the Emergency Department | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     December 01, 2017 - Reducing Unnecessary Urinary Catheter Use in the Emergency Department Webinar Transcript On … Furthermore, a catheter that's placed in the ED is much more likely to be removed once the patient is … The first is to establish a collaborative guideline for ED catheter placement. … Only about 50% of urinary catheters had a physician order documented. … In our 2010 study, we did find the physician ordered about 40% less urinary catheters after these processes

178. Reducing Unnecessary Urinary Catheter Use in the Emergency Department (March 3, 2015) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     December 01, 2017 - Reducing Unnecessary Urinary Catheter Use in the Emergency Department (March 3, 2015) Webinar … Furthermore, a catheter that's placed in the ED is much more likely to be removed once the patient is … The first is to establish a collaborative guideline for ED catheter placement. … Only about 50% of urinary catheters had a physician order documented. … In our 2010 study, we did find the physician ordered about 40% less urinary catheters after these processes

179. Appendix K. CAUTI Case Review Form | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     March 01, 2017 - ☐ ☐   Was catheter care documented? … ☐ Remove catheter now ☐ Replace catheter now ☐ Place condom catheter ☐ Scheduled toileting with … improve catheter insertion or care? … infection prevention, catheter use and care to staff in real time ☐ Review current catheter insertion … current competency-based training policy and practices for frontline staff that insert or care for catheters

180. Module 2: Urinary Catheter Maintenance: Slide Presentation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     February 01, 2023 - Module 2: Urinary Catheter Maintenance: Slide Presentation Preventing CAUTI in the ICU Setting … Pub No. 15-0073-4-EF September 2015 Slide 2 Setting the Stage ICU patient has a urinary catheter … bag and places the bag on patient’s abdomen Nurse notices patient’s urinary catheter isn’t secured … to her leg Image on right side of slide: a urinary catheter bag. … Slide 4 Answer Three issues: Urinary catheter bag placement No securement device Urine