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301. A Model for Sustaining and Spreading Safety Interventions: AHRQ Safety Program for Reducing CAUTI in Hospitals (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/cauti-tools/guides/sustainability-guide.pdf
     September 01, 2015 - processes for staff training and retraining in appropriate and inappropriate indications for urinary catheters … catheter maintenance. … practices  Monitor catheter maintenance practices  Have catheter alternatives available  Use other … processes are already established that could accommodate review of patients for presence of urinary catheters … and ongoing appropriateness of those catheters.

302. Reducing catheter-associated bloodstream infections in the pediatric intensive care unit: business case for quality improvement. | PSNet
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     November 23, 2016 - Study Reducing catheter-associated bloodstream infections in the pediatric intensive … Reducing catheter-associated bloodstream infections in the pediatric intensive care unit: Business case … Reducing catheter-associated bloodstream infections in the pediatric intensive care unit: Business case … December 18, 2014 Reducing the rate of catheter-associated bloodstream infections in … August 20, 2014 Sustaining reductions in catheter related bloodstream infections in Michigan

303. PROMPTLY REMOVE (doc file)
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     April 02, 2025 - Urinary Catheter Decision-Making Algorithm Is there a urinary catheter in place? … Does the patient meet criteria for catheter placement? Avoid catheter placement. … Accepted Urinary Catheter Placement Indications 1. Acute urinary retention or obstruction 2. … in the critically ill patients (intensive care) Contact physician to obtain order to remove urinary catheter … Assess patient daily for possibility of catheter removal. NO NO YES YES image1.jpeg image2.jpeg

304. Patient and Family Engagement | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     Antibiotic Stewardship Toolkits CUSP Toolkit Toolkit for Reducing Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract … Disease Toolkit Patient and Family Engagement in the Surgical Environment Module Toolkit To Reduce Catheter-Associated

305. Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, central-line-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI), and catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI): the urgent need to refocus on hardwiring prevention efforts. | PSNet
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     June 22, 2022 - Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, central-line-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI), and catheter-associated … Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, central-line–associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI), and catheter-associated … Central line-associated blood steam infection (CLABSI) and catheter-associated urinary tract infection … April 5, 2023 Patient and family engagement in catheter-associated urinary tract infection … January 27, 2021 Increased catheter-related bloodstream infection rates after the introduction

306. Implementation-Guide-Appendix-O (doc file)
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     April 02, 2025 - CAUTI Event Report Template When a catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) occurs on your … Question Response 1 Urinary catheter (UC) insertion (date, type, where inserted). … Yes: ______ No: ______ If no, please explain why UC inserted: 9 Was catheter secured per hospital … Yes: ______ No: ______ If yes, please explain: 20 Is the presence of a urinary catheter and date … removal, is there a standard daily reminder to the physician that the catheter is still in?

307. ISMP medication error report analysis. | PSNet
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     June 16, 2019 - See More About The Topic Pharmacists Hospital Pharmacy Indwelling Tubes and Catheters

308. ISMP medication error report analysis. | PSNet
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     June 16, 2019 - Pharmacists Health Care Executives and Administrators Hospital Pharmacy Indwelling Tubes and Catheters

309. ISMP medication error report analysis. | PSNet
     psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ismp-medication-error-report-analysis-33
     June 16, 2019 - Health Care Providers Quality and Safety Professionals Pharmacy Indwelling Tubes and Catheters

310. New Analysis Shows Hospitals Improving Performance on Key Patient Safety Measures Surpassing Pre-pandemic Levels. | PSNet
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     October 23, 2024 - The Topic Hospitals Hospital Medicine Medical/Surgical Nursing Indwelling Tubes and Catheters

311. Introduction and Welcome (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2022 - bloodstream infections among non-ICU patients with specific medical devices, namely central and midline catheters

312. Physician Engagement (Transcript) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     April 01, 2013 - in or for maintaining catheters or we’re going to audit our catheters. … It’s virtually nonexistent, except in this area of ICU catheter-related infections. … We literally go watch a catheter being placed to see what changed. We talk to staff. … And that gets us a long way, but now the infections that we’re seeing are often in people left catheters … I think technology likely has a role in preventing some of those infections, and people who have catheters

313. Haste Makes Care Unsafe | PSNet
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     January 07, 2015 - A pulmonary artery (PA) catheter was placed after induction of anesthesia in order to closely monitor … One comprehensive guideline on pulmonary artery catheters ( 1 ) provides an overview. … Indications for PA catheter monitoring continue to be debated. … PA catheters are used much less often than before. … Take-Home Points Pulmonary artery catheters may still be used in cardiac surgery cases, but they

314. Readiness Assessment | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     January 01, 2013 - followed by use of an independent line cart or kit stocked with essentials for placing a central line catheter … chlorhexidine (20.7 percent) followed by use of an antiseptic or antibiotic impregnated or coated central catheter … likely to, 1) use an independent line cart or kit stocked with essentials for placing a central line catheter … 4 Use of an independent line cart or kit, stocked with essentials for placing a central-line catheter … Does your ICU/Clinical Care Area currently use antiseptic or antibiotic impregnated or coated central catheters

315. Patient and family engagement in catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) prevention: a systematic review. | PSNet
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     February 07, 2022 - Review Patient and family engagement in catheter-associated urinary tract infection … Patient and family engagement in catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) prevention: a systematic … Interventions to prevent catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI) can include multiple components … Patient and family engagement in catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) prevention: a systematic … October 14, 2020 Economic evaluation of quality improvement interventions to prevent catheter-associated

316. NICU Family Information Packet, Appendix B, Tracheostomies (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/nicu_toolkit/nicupacket-apb-trache.pdf
     April 02, 2025 - – Shallow suctioning: Only insert catheter to depth where side-holes reach tip of tube. … – Deep suctioning: Insert catheter until resistance met, apply suction on withdrawal – This technique … – On withdrawal of catheter, twist between fingers to clear secretions as much as possible. … – Use clean technique (reuse catheters cleaned with alcohol and soapy water) at home. … – Information card with details on brand, size, and length of tube; catheter insertion depth; reason

317. ISMP medication error report analysis. | PSNet
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     June 16, 2019 - Hospitals Outpatient Pharmacy Pharmacists Hospital Pharmacy Indwelling Tubes and Catheters

318. ISMP medication error report analysis. | PSNet
     psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ismp-medication-error-report-analysis-28
     June 16, 2019 - Hospitals Outpatient Pharmacy Pharmacists Hospital Pharmacy Indwelling Tubes and Catheters

319. Evaluation of the association between Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture (HSOPS) measures and catheter-associated infections: results of two national collaboratives. | PSNet
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     December 21, 2017 - Evaluation of the association between Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture (HSOPS) measures and catheter-associated … These programs—including the Keystone ICU program and a recent effort to prevent catheter-associated … December 21, 2017 Comparing catheter-associated urinary tract infection prevention programs … April 5, 2017 A program to prevent catheter-associated urinary tract infection in acute … January 15, 2014 Effect of nonpayment for hospital-acquired, catheter–associated urinary

320. The Danger of 10% Intravenous Calcium Chloride Extravasation. | PSNet
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     April 24, 2024 - retrospective cohort study evaluated the safety of 10% calcium chloride administration via peripheral venous catheters … Erosion of the venous wall may be induced by endovascular inflammation from movement of the catheter … called infiltration; when it is a vesicant medication, it is called extravasation. 8 Failures of IV catheters … During infusion of fluids, IV catheters can become dislodged and/or penetrate through the venous wall … Accepted but unacceptable: peripheral IV catheter failure.