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June 01, 2014 - Advances in the Prevention and Control of HAIs
Development and Implementation of a Consensus Algorithm to Optimize Preoperative Antimicrobial Prophylaxis and Decrease Gram-Positive Surgical Site Infections for Cardiac and Orthopedic Procedures
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June 01, 2014 - Advances in the Prevention and Control of HAIs
Development and Implementation of a Consensus Algorithm to Optimize Preoperative Antimicrobial Prophylaxis and Decrease Gram-Positive Surgical Site Infections for Cardiac and Orthopedic Procedures
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March 01, 2017 - ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Content leads for the preparation of this document were as follows:
Deb Patterson Burdsall, M.S.N., R.N.-B.C., CIC
Infection Preventionist
Lutheran Home/Lutheran Life Communities
Arlington Heights, IL
Steven J. Schweon, R.N., M.P.H., M.S.N., CIC, HEM, FSHEA
Infection Prevention Cons…
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February 01, 2019 - Cross-cultural survey development: the Colon Cancer Screening Behaviors Survey for South Asian populations
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September 01, 2013 - Understanding the Role of Health Care Facility Design in the Acquisition and Prevention of HAIs: Summary
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Contract Final Report
Understanding the Role of Health Care Facility Design
in the Acquisition and Prevention of HAIs
Executive Summary
Prepared for:
Agency for Healthcare Research…
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March 01, 2017 - The How-To’s of Hand Hygiene
AHRQ Safety Program for Long-Term Care: HAIs/CAUTI
Slide 1: The How-To's of Hand Hygiene
Training Module 1
Slide 2: Objectives
Upon completion of this training module, long-term care staff will be able to demonstrate a working knowledge of—
Why hand hygiene is so imp…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/publications/files/haify11.pdf
January 01, 2011 - AHRQ Projects to Prevent Healthcare-Associated Infections, Fiscal Year 2011
Introduction
Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs)
are infections that people acquire while
they are receiving treatment for another
condition in a health care setting. They
are costly, deadly, and largely
preventable. A core part of the Ag…
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April 01, 2025 - Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Transmission Pathways
MRSA can spread through either direct contact (from person to person) or indirect contact (by touching something in the environment that was previously contaminated by someone else).
The use of transmission-based precautions, specifically contact …
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January 01, 2024 - AHRQ Research Studies
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October 01, 2018 - Why hasn't this patient been screened for colon cancer? An Iowa Research Network study.
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/730.html
September 01, 2020 - Affordable Care Act with insurance status, cancer stage, and timely treatment among patients with breast, colon
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/646.html
January 01, 2019 - Control & Hospital Epidemiology , researchers compared NHSN data to claims data for infections following colon
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January 01, 2024 - Affordable Care Act with insurance status, cancer stage, and timely treatment among patients with breast, colon … in insurance status, stage at diagnosis, and timely treatment among patients with incident breast, colon … Affordable Care Act with insurance status, cancer stage, and timely treatment among patients with breast, colon
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April 01, 2025 - Products Used for S. aureus Nasal Decolonization
Surgical Services
For: Cardiac, Hip and Knee Joint Replacement, and Spinal Fusion Surgeries
Why Focus on Nasal Decolonization To Prevent Surgical Site Infections (SSIs)?
Staphylococcus aureus is a frequently a commensal organism known to colonize skin and mucosal areas. …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/065-ssi-prevention-periop-roadmap-checklist.docx
April 01, 2025 - AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention: Targeting SSI
Date: ______________________________________ Patient Label (or name, MRN and surgeon)
Perioperative Roadmap Tool
Surgical ServicesSSI Prevention Phases
For: Cardiac, Hip and Knee Joint Replacement, and Spinal Fusion Surgeries
Adapt the checklist below to your ho…
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October 01, 2023 - A continuación,
pasan al intestino grueso (colon). … El colon absorbe el agua y los
desechos que sobran se convierten
en heces (caca). … Estómago
Intestino
delgado
Intestino
grueso
(Colon)
Recto
Ano
Duodeno
Apéndice
Guía educativa … para pacientes con laparotomía de emergencia 5
Al final del colon está el recto.
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April 01, 2025 - AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention: Targeting SSI
Monthly Team Checkup Tool for MRSA and SSI Prevention
Surgical Services
For: Cardiac, Hip and Knee Joint Replacement, and Spinal Fusion Surgeries
Your team can use this tool to track your progress in implementation of different areas of methicillin-resistant Staphy…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/cauti-tools/cauti-icu/preventing-cauti-icu-setting-module_1-speaker-notes.docx
September 01, 2015 - AHRQ Safety Program for Reducing CAUTI in Hospitals
Preventing CAUTI in the ICU Setting
Module 1: Overview
SAY:
“Preventing CAUTI in the ICU Setting” is a four-module program designed for intensive care unit, or ICU, nurses to gain a sense of confidence and demonstrate competence in catheter-associated urinary tra…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/allergies-slides.pptx
September 01, 2022 - Acute Care Asymptomatic Bacteriuria and Urinary Tract Infections
Best Practices in the Management of Patients With Antibiotic Allergies
Ambulatory Care
AHRQ Safety Program for
Improving Antibiotic Use
AHRQ Pub. No. 17(22)-0030
September 2022
Antibiotic Allergies
AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Us…