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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/health-care-associated-infections-among-critically-ill-children-us-2007-2012
April 05, 2013 - Study
Health care-associated infections among critically ill children in the US, 2007-2012.
Citation Text:
Patrick SW, Kawai AT, Kleinman K, et al. Health care-associated infections among critically ill children in the US, 2007-2012. Pediatrics. 2014;134(4):705-712. doi:10.1542/peds.2014…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/clostridium-difficile-infection-united-states-national-study-assessing-preventive-practices
July 03, 2014 - Study
Clostridium Difficile infection in the United States: a national study assessing preventive practices used and perceptions of practice evidence.
Citation Text:
Saint S, Fowler KE, Krein SL, et al. Clostridium Difficile Infection in the United States: A National Study Assessing Prev…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/do-safety-culture-scores-nursing-homes-depend-job-role-and-ownership-results-national-survey
April 05, 2017 - Study
Do safety culture scores in nursing homes depend on job role and ownership? Results from a national survey.
Citation Text:
Banaszak-Holl J, Reichert H, Greene T, et al. Do Safety Culture Scores in Nursing Homes Depend on Job Role and Ownership? Results from a National Survey. J Am …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/compendium-strategies-prevent-hais-acute-care-hospitals-2022
June 22, 2022 - Special or Theme Issue
Compendium of Strategies to Prevent HAIs in Acute Care Hospitals 2022.
Citation Text:
Compendium of Strategies to Prevent HAIs in Acute Care Hospitals 2022. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2022-2023.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medication-errors-and-drug-dispensing-systems-hospital-pharmacy
November 18, 2016 - Commentary
Medication errors and drug-dispensing systems in a hospital pharmacy.
Citation Text:
Anacleto TA, Perini E, Rosa MB, et al. Medication errors and drug-dispensing systems in a hospital pharmacy. Clinics. 2006;60(4). doi:10.1590/s1807-59322005000400011.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/effect-universal-glove-and-gown-use-adverse-events-intensive-care-unit-patients
December 09, 2015 - Study
The effect of universal glove and gown use on adverse events in intensive care unit patients.
Citation Text:
Croft LD, Harris AD, Pineles L, et al. The Effect of Universal Glove and Gown Use on Adverse Events in Intensive Care Unit Patients. Clin Infect Dis. 2015;61(4):545-53. doi:…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/50614/psn-pdf
October 30, 2019 - In Conversation With… Vineet Chopra, MD, MSc
October 30, 2019
In Conversation With… Vineet Chopra, MD, MSc. PSNet [internet]. 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-vineet-chopra-md-msc
Editor's note: Dr. Chopra is Chief of the Division of Hospital Medicine and Associate Professor of
Medicine at the…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/atrial-fibrillation-ablation_executive.pdf
July 01, 2009 - Layout 1
Background
The Agency for Healthcare Research and
Quality commissioned this report to review
the evidence for the clinical effect and
safety of radiofrequency (RF) catheter
ablation for the management of atrial
fibrillation (AF). AF is the most common
sustained arrhythmia seen in clinical
practice. Its prev…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45769/psn-pdf
December 21, 2016 - National Scorecard on Rates of Hospital-Acquired
Conditions 2010 to 2015: Interim Data From National
Efforts to Make Health Care Safer.
December 21, 2016
Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; December 2016.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/national-scorecard-rates-hospital-acquired-conditions-2010…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/critical-care-checklists-keystone-project-and-office-human-research-protections-case
May 04, 2014 - Commentary
Critical care checklists, the Keystone Project, and the Office for Human Research Protections: a case for streamlining the approval process in quality-improvement research.
Citation Text:
Savel RH, Goldstein EB, Gropper MA. Critical care checklists, the Keystone Project, an…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/intensive-care-units-communication-between-nurses-and-physicians-and-patients-outcomes
May 28, 2008 - Study
Intensive care units, communication between nurses and physicians, and patients' outcomes.
Citation Text:
Manojlovich M, Antonakos CL, Ronis DL. Intensive care units, communication between nurses and physicians, and patients' outcomes. Am J Crit Care. 2009;18(1):21-30. doi:10.403…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/compendium-strategies-prevent-hais-acute-care-hospitals-2014
July 02, 2009 - Special or Theme Issue
Compendium of Strategies to Prevent HAIs in Acute Care Hospitals 2014.
Citation Text:
Compendium of Strategies to Prevent HAIs in Acute Care Hospitals 2014. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2014;35(Suppl 2):s1-s178;35:460-463;797-801.
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November 14, 2018 - Changes in prevalence of health care-associated
infections in U.S. hospitals.
November 14, 2018
Magill SS, O'Leary E, Janelle SJ, et al. Changes in Prevalence of Health Care-Associated Infections in U.S.
Hospitals. N Engl J Med. 2018;379(18):1732-1744. doi:10.1056/NEJMoa1801550.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/change…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/not-so-therapeutic-tap
December 01, 2014 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
Not-So-Therapeutic Tap
Citation Text:
Barsuk JH. Not-So-Therapeutic Tap. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2012.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49635/psn-pdf
September 01, 2011 - Central, not Epidural
September 1, 2011
Simmons D. Central, not Epidural. PSNet [internet]. 2011.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/central-not-epidural
The Case
A 55-year-old man with lung cancer recently had the lower lobe of his left lung removed. Post-operatively,
he was awake, alert, and oriented to time, place,…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45533/psn-pdf
November 02, 2016 - Multimethod study of a large-scale programme to improve
patient safety using a harm-free care approach.
November 2, 2016
Power M, Brewster L, Parry G, et al. Multimethod study of a large-scale programme to improve patient
safety using a harm-free care approach. BMJ Open. 2016;6(9):e011886. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2016-…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/embracing-errors-simulation-based-training-effect-error-training-retention-and-transfer
May 23, 2013 - Study
Embracing errors in simulation-based training: the effect of error training on retention and transfer of central venous catheter skills.
Citation Text:
Gardner AK, Abdelfattah K, Wiersch J, et al. Embracing Errors in Simulation-Based Training: The Effect of Error Training on Retent…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/improving-patient-safety-intensive-care-units-michigan
February 17, 2011 - Study
Classic
Improving patient safety in intensive care units in Michigan.
Citation Text:
Pronovost P, Berenholtz SM, Goeschel CA, et al. Improving patient safety in intensive care units in Michigan. J Crit Care. 2008;23(2):207-212. doi:10.1016/j.jcrc.2007.09…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/wisdom-and-justice-not-paying-preventable-complications
January 22, 2014 - Commentary
Classic
The wisdom and justice of not paying for "preventable complications."
Citation Text:
Pronovost P, Goeschel CA, Wachter R. The wisdom and justice of not paying for "preventable complications". JAMA. 2008;299(18):2197-9. doi:10.1001/jama.299.1…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/collaborative-cohort-study-intervention-reduce-ventilator-associated-pneumonia-intensive-care
September 20, 2011 - Study
Collaborative cohort study of an intervention to reduce ventilator-associated pneumonia in the intensive care unit.
Citation Text:
Berenholtz SM, Pham JC, Thompson DA, et al. Collaborative cohort study of an intervention to reduce ventilator-associated pneumonia in the intensive …