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601. Around the Block | PSNet
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     March 04, 2020 - therapy is increasingly utilized in the inpatient setting to reduce the incidence of hospital-acquired venous … neuraxial methods result in fewer postoperative cardiac events, pulmonary complications, and cases of venous … Take-Home Points Pharmacologic prophylaxis for venous thromboembolism and neuraxial anesthesia are … Prevention of venous thromboembolism: the Seventh ACCP Conference on Antithrombotic and Thrombolytic … Cases Delayed Diagnosis and Treatment of an Occult Hemothorax Following Complicated Central

602. Background Report for the Request for Public Comment on Initial, Recommended Core Set of Children's Healthcare Quality Measures for Voluntary Use by Medicaid and CHIP Programs | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     December 01, 2009 - a A central line allows concentrated solutions to be infused with less risk of complications. … It permits monitoring of special blood pressures including the central venous pressure, the pulmonary … The central line can be used for the estimation of cardiac output and vascular resistance . … A central line saves having to have frequent small injections or "drips" placed in the arms. … A central line may also allow a patient to have medicine or fluids at home instead of in the hospital

603. Missing Trauma | PSNet
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     March 03, 2011 - Signs of hemorrhagic shock are low blood pressure, tachycardia, flat neck veins (no central venous filling … clinical features that distinguish tamponade from hypovolemic shock are distended neck veins or elevated venous … Beck's triad—muffled heart tones, jugular venous distention, and hypotension—describe the classic presentation … Kussmaul's sign—jugular venous distention upon inspiration—may also be seen in pericardial tamponade

604. AHRQ Works: Building Bridges Between Research and Practice | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     April 01, 2017 - Hospital-acquired conditions have relatively high mortality risk and include central line-associated … blood stream infections, ventilator-associated pneumonia, and post-operative venous thromboembolism. … Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program, or CUSP, at The Johns Hopkins Hospital, he nearly eliminated central … , process improvement, and teamwork, to more than 1,100 intensive care units nationwide and reduced central … AHRQ’s and other HHS investments have led to central line-associated blood stream infections declining

605. For Women’s Health Week, Let’s Make Prevention Primary | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     May 01, 2023 - rising rates of severe maternal morbidity, eclampsia/preeclampsia, severe postpartum hemorrhage, and venous … most convenient to patients, and using “pop-up clinics” rather than expecting patients to travel to central

606. Risk-Based Patient Safety Metrics (pdf file)
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     March 25, 2008 - in-hospital cardiac arrest, acute myocardial infarction, adverse drug events, surgical site infection, central … venous line infection, and ventilator-associated pneumonia.37 The goal of eliminating patient … For instance, the risk of a central venous line-associated infection can be presented relative to whether … One example that has been identified in both the medical and popular literature relates to central venous … Central to this clinical scenario is the fact that the storage of concentrated potassium on patient

607. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     August 01, 2006 - such study cites the inability of intensive care unit personnel to accurately determine the jugular venous … pressure (JVP), calling instead for central venous access for determination of this parameter.(1) In … Clinical assessment of central venous pressure in the critically ill.

608. Hospitalizations for Circulatory System Disorders, 2004 (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2011 - vascular catheter-associated infections (blood stream infections related to a catheter in a large, central … The ICD-9-CM code defining Vascular Catheter-Associated Infection is: • 999.31, infection due to central … venous catheter The ICD-9-CM code defining Surgical Site Infection: Mediastinitis following Coronary … embolism and thrombosis of unspecified deep vessels of lower extremity • 453.41, acute venous embolism … and thrombosis of deep vessels of proximal lower extremity • 453.42, acute venous embolism and thrombosis

609. Background for AHRQ Quality Indicators
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     October 01, 2015 - inpatients   PSI 05 Foreign body left during procedure   PSI 06 Iatrogenic pneumothorax   PSI 07 Central … venous catheter-related bloodstream infections PSI 08 Postoperative hip fracture   PSI 09 Postoperative … Respiratory Failure Rate PDI 10 Postoperative Sepsis Rate PDI 11 Postoperative Wound Dehiscence Rate PDI 12 Central … Venous Catheter-Related Blood Stream Infection Rate PDI 13 Transfusion Reaction Count PDI 14 Asthma

610. In Conversation with…Jennifer Daley, MD | PSNet
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     January 01, 2008 - IT partner, Perot Systems, which basically tracks device days and hospital-associated infections for central … venous lines, catheter-associated urinary tract infections (UTIs), and ventilator-associated pneumonias … administration of the hospitals engaged them—the intensivists in the ICUs and the surgeons placing central … Nevertheless, it was also important for the central corporate vision to be bold and clinically meaningful … Edwardo Salas from the University of Central Florida assisted with analysis of their survey results.

611. Implementing a Patient Safety Program at a Large National Health System | PSNet
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     January 01, 2008 - Nevertheless, it was also important for the central corporate vision to be bold and clinically meaningful … national trends in data reporting and transparency To achieve this goal of linking local efforts to central … Edwardo Salas from the University of Central Florida assisted with analysis of their survey results. … the Michigan Keystone project, which found a tremendous and statistically significant reduction in central … venous lines, catheter-associated urinary tract infections (UTIs), and ventilator-associated pneumonias

612. AHRQ Works: Building Bridges Between Research and Practice (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cpi/about/impact/ahrq-works.pdf
     April 01, 2017 - Hospital-acquired conditions have relatively high mortality risk and include central line-associated … blood stream infections, ventilator-associated pneumonia, and post- operative venous thromboembolism … Preventing central line- associated blood stream infections, the top-ranked mortality risk among all … process improvement, and teamwork, to more than 1,100 intensive care units nationwide and reduced central … AHRQ’s and other HHS investments have led to central line-associated blood stream infections declining

613. How Does Health Care Simulation Affect Patient Care? | PSNet
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     August 01, 2018 - 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

614. In Conversation with…Sanjay Saint, MD, MPH | PSNet
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     November 01, 2008 - Venous thromboembolism, ventilator-associated pneumonia, central line–related infection, and urinary … now would be that chlorhexidine be used rather than povidone iodine, and ideally it would be in the central … venous catheter kits. … barriers that we used in the past, and that the large drape be either in the kit or be part of the central … venous catheter kit.

615. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49656/psn-pdf
     June 01, 2012 - Who is responsible for routine patient safety measures, such as deep venous thrombosis prophylaxis? … Because of the risk of central nervous system bleeding, anticoagulant use is a shared responsibility—hospitalists

616. Is the "Surgical Personality" a Threat to Patient Safety? | PSNet
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     February 24, 2021 - supraclavicular approach for the guidewire placement and was having significant difficulty obtaining venous … It was as if he entered the operating room directly from central casting. … has an important consequence: when activities are dispersed and not amenable to supervision from a central

617. AHRQ Final Progress Report: Developing an Integrated Engineering-Based Model to Reduce Infections in the ICU (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/mastrangelo-report.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - concentrated on the following procedures, which were most likely to be responsible for these infections: central … venous catheter (CVC), peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC), Broviac/Hickman type, port-a-cath

618. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49716/psn-pdf
     August 21, 2014 - intraosseous (IO) line in the left tibia following several unsuccessful attempts to obtain peripheral venous … head is superior—up to five times higher—to that in the tibial space, approaching the flow into a central

619. Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus | PSNet
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     June 24, 2010 - These include compliance with hand hygiene, optimal management of central venous and urinary catheters … Preventing catheter-associated bloodstream infections: a survey of policies for insertion and care of central … venous catheters from hospitals in the Prevention Epicenter Program. … Cases Delayed Diagnosis and Treatment of an Occult Hemothorax Following Complicated Central

620. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49620/psn-pdf
     February 01, 2011 - airway compromise has also been reported with other commonly performed medical procedures, including central … of the trachea by a hematoma below the level of the cricoid or from supraglottic edema secondary to venous … The rate of hematoma expansion may be dependent on the mechanism (e.g., arterial vs. venous bleeding … psnet.ahrq.gov//#references https://psnet.ahrq.gov//#references Hematoma formation resulting from either venous … can progress from partial to total very quickly, once critical compression from the hematoma impairs venous