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  1. Video to Improve Patient Safety: Clinical and Educational Uses | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/video-improve-patient-safety-clinical-and-educational-uses
    March 01, 2004 - As an example, a search for "central venous line" returned over 8000 videos on YouTube, one of which … Video-based training increases sterile-technique compliance during central venous catheter insertion. … Avoiding common technical errors in subclavian central venous catheter placement.

  2. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33864/psn-pdf
    January 01, 2019 - that procedural skills training using simulation is associated with improved patient outcomes during central … venous catheter insertion, hemodialysis catheter insertion, paracentesis, and lumbar puncture.(3-7) … Most of the valid studies were in the areas of airway management, endoscopic procedures, central venous … Long-term retention of central venous catheter insertion skills after simulation-based mastery learning

  3. Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/d4j_combo_psi13-sepsis-bestpractices.pdf
    May 20, 2016 - despite volume resuscitation (septic shock) or initial lactate > 4 mmol/L (36 mg/dL):  Measure central … venous pressure (CVP).*  Measure central venous oxygen saturation (ScvO2).*  Remeasure lactate

  4. Adverse Events Among In-Hospital Medicare Patients in 2021 and 2022 (pdf file)

    datatools.ahrq.gov/action-alliance/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2025/09/qsrs-2021-2023-adverse-event-data-report.pdf
    January 01, 2025 - tract infection * * * * ≥ 30 Clostridioides difficile infection 24,003 8,248,777 2.9 1.9–3.9 18.1 Central … tract infection * * * * ≥ 30 Clostridioides difficile infection 19,441 8,517,084 2.3 1.4–3.1 18.6 Central … 9,464,341 0.0 N/A N/A Laceration or unintended puncture * * * * ≥ 30 Mechanical AE associated with central … tract infection * * * * ≥ 30 Clostridioides difficile infection 10,175 8,848,485 1.1 0.6 – 1.7 24.4 Central … 9,893,581 0.0 N/A N/A Laceration or unintended puncture * * * * ≥ 30 Mechanical AE associated with central

  5. Blind Spot | PSNet

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    July 30, 2020 - ) anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (AION), (ii) posterior ischemic optic neuropathy (PION), (iii) central … CRAO can be caused by globe compression, emboli, venous congestion, and vasculitis. … intravenous fluid bags and have air filters for rapid infusion devices; consider an air-aspiration central … venous catheter for high-risk procedures) should be employed to prevent cortical blindness. … Central nervous system complications of coronary artery bypass graft surgery: prospective analysis of

  6. Untitled (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/thromboembolism-update_research-protocol.pdf
    February 17, 2016 - Answer the Key Questions: We will conduct literature searches of studies in PubMed, both the Cochrane Central … thrombos* or deep venous thromboembol* or deep vein thromboembol* or DVT or "Venous Thromboembolism … "[Mesh] or venous thromboembol* or VTE or "Venous Thrombosis"[Mesh] or venous thrombos* or clot AND … or venous thromboembol* or VTE or Venous Thrombosis or venous thrombos* or clot AND Anticoagulants … or venous thromboembol* or VTE or Venous Thrombosis or venous thrombos* or clot AND Anticoagulants

  7. Prevalence and nature of adverse medical device events in hospitalized children. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/prevalence-and-nature-adverse-medical-device-events-hospitalized-children
    October 05, 2011 - An AHRQ WebM&M commentary discusses the consequences of a central venous catheter–associated complication

  8. Out of the Crisis. | PSNet

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    March 06, 2005 - Safety and Quality April 26, 2023 Safety Risk of Air Embolus Associated with Central … Venous Catheters Used for Haemodialysis Treatment.

  9. Teaching the diagnostic process as a model to improve medical education. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/teaching-diagnostic-process-model-improve-medical-education
    September 20, 2012 - June 1, 2010 Complication rates of central venous catheters: a systematic review

  10. Cutting out human error. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/cutting-out-human-error
    February 25, 2009 - 21, 2017 'Matching Michigan': a 2-year stepped interventional programme to minimise central … venous catheter-blood stream infections in intensive care units in England.

  11. Utilizing improvement science methods to improve physician compliance with proper hand hygiene. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/utilizing-improvement-science-methods-improve-physician-compliance-proper-hand-hygiene
    April 13, 2011 - May 4, 2011 Elimination of central-venous-catheter-related bloodstream infections from

  12. Tubing misconnections: normalization of deviance. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/tubing-misconnections-normalization-deviance
    December 16, 2015 - View More Related Resources Safety Risk of Air Embolus Associated with Central … Venous Catheters Used for Haemodialysis Treatment.

  13. The use of pharmaceuticals for dialysis patients. How well do we know our patients' allergies? | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/use-pharmaceuticals-dialysis-patients-how-well-do-we-know-our-patients-allergies
    March 04, 2011 - Safety and Quality April 26, 2023 Safety Risk of Air Embolus Associated with Central … Venous Catheters Used for Haemodialysis Treatment.

  14. Emergency medical and health providers' perceptions of key issues in prehospital patient safety. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/emergency-medical-and-health-providers-perceptions-key-issues-prehospital-patient-safety
    January 11, 2017 - December 22, 2008 Elimination of central-venous-catheter-related bloodstream infections

  15. Selecting Safe and Easier to Use Products for Healthcare Using Human Factors Specification and Checklists. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/selecting-safe-and-easier-use-products-healthcare-using-human-factors-specification-and
    February 21, 2018 - Safety and Quality April 26, 2023 Safety Risk of Air Embolus Associated with Central … Venous Catheters Used for Haemodialysis Treatment.

  16. C1 Prioritization Worksheet (pdf file)

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    June 02, 2025 - PSI 03 Pressure Ulcer PSI 06 Iatrogenic Pneumothorax PSI 07 Central Venous Catheter-Related Bloodstream … Rate on scale of 10 (agree/high) to 0 (disagree/low) PDI 12 Central … Venous Catheter-Related Blood Stream Infection Rate PDI 03 Retained Surgical Item or Unretrieved

  17. Ebola: Are We Ready? | PSNet

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    July 01, 2012 - The intensive care unit (ICU) physicians decided the patient needed central venous access and requested … Unfamiliar with the central line kit, they struggled but successfully put a triple-lumen catheter in … Sterile technique was breached multiple times as they navigated the central line insertion process in … The physician, who breached sterile technique during the central venous catheter (CVC) insertion, put … Simulation-based mastery learning reduces complications during central venous catheter insertion in a

  18. Discharged with IV antibiotics: When issues arise, who manages the complications? | PSNet

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    October 10, 2017 - At that time, he still had a central venous catheter in place, despite the antibiotic course having been … The patient had no signs or symptoms of infection and his central line was removed without complications … The patient also lacked follow-up with an Infectious Diseases physician and the central venous access … necessary laboratory tests, timely follow-up in the Infectious Diseases clinic would have occurred, and the central … venous catheter would have been removed at completion of therapy.

  19. Opioids prescribed after low-risk surgical procedures in the United States, 2004–2012. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/opioids-prescribed-after-low-risk-surgical-procedures-united-states-2004-2012
    May 29, 2024 - Citation Related Resources From the Same Author(s) Complication rates of central … venous catheters: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

  20. National Scorecard on Rates of Hospital-Acquired Conditions 2010 to 2015: Interim Data From National Efforts to Make Health Care Safer. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/national-scorecard-rates-hospital-acquired-conditions-2010-2015-interim-data-national-efforts
    December 24, 2008 - HAC rates, including rates of adverse drug events, catheter-associated urinary tract infections , central … events, pressure ulcers, surgical site infections, ventilator-associated pneumonias, and postoperative venous
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