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  1. Gap Analysis for MRSA Prevention (Hospital-Level) (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/167-hospital-level-gap-analysis.pdf
    June 02, 2025 - Gap Analysis for MRSA Prevention (Hospital-Level) hospital? AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention Gap Analysis for MRSA Prevention (Hospital-Level) ICU & Non-ICU Please answer the following questions related to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aure…

  2. Archived: Evidence Summary: Aspirin: Aspirin/NSAIDs for Prevention of Colorectal Cancer: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce

    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary-aspirin/aspirin-nsaids-for-prevention-of-colorectal-cancer-preventive-medication-2007
    March 15, 2007 - Physical exercise, use of Plantago ovata and aspirin, and reduced risk of colon cancer. … Aspirin use and lung, colon, and breast cancer incidence in a prospective study. … Aspirin use and reduced risk of fatal colon cancer. N Engl J Med 1991;325:1593-6. … Risk factors for self-reported colon polyps. J Gen Intern Med 1998;13:303-10. … Drugs and colon cancer. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf 1998;7:99-106.

  3. 093-Universal-Targeted-Decolonization-One-Pager (doc file)

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    April 01, 2025 - Comparison of Decolonization Strategies This document defines the types of decolonization strategies and what is needed to implement either approach. Mid- to high-level administrative managers and clinical leaders who are interested in implementing decolonization programs at their site may use this document to compare …

  4. Recuperación después de una apendicectomía de emergencia (pdf file)

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    October 01, 2023 - Su cuerpo Estómago Intestino delgado Intestino grueso (colon) Recto Ano Apéndice Los alimentos … Después, pasan al colon (intestino grueso). … El colon absorbe agua y los residuos que sobran se convierten en heces (caca). … Al inicio del colon hay una pequeña bolsa con forma de dedo conocida como apéndice. … Al final del colon está el recto.

  5. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    March 28, 2012 - that misdiagnosis of four common types of cancer—melanoma, as well as cancer of the breast, lung, or colon—remains

  6. Infectious Complications Related to the Catheter Other Than CAUTI | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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    December 01, 2017 - Infectious Complications Related to the Catheter Other Than CAUTI Slide Presentation Slide 1 Infectious Complications Related to the Catheter Other than CAUTI Mohamad Fakih, MD, MPH Medical Director, Infection Prevention and Control St. John Hospital and Medical Center Professor of Medicine Wayne St…

  7. 048-Key-Evidence-Decolonization (doc file)

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    October 01, 2024 - Vernon MO, Hayden MK, Trick WE, et al. Archives of Internal Medicine, 2006 Chlorhexidine Gluconate to Cleanse Patients in a Medical Intensive Care Unit: The Effectiveness of Source Control to Reduce the Bioburden of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci Purpose: To evaluate impact of daily chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) bath…

  8. One-Pager-Aspiration-Pneumonia (doc file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/one-pager-aspiration-pneumonia.docx
    June 01, 2021 - DiagnosisAspiration Pneumonitis and Aspiration Pneumonia · Aspiration pneumonitis is an abrupt chemical injury caused by inhalation of sterile gastric contents. It generally causes fever, increased oxygen requirements, and an elevated white blood cell count, and this typically resolves…

  9. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    October 01, 2008 - Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus April 1, 2008 Noskin GA. Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus. PSNet [internet]. 2008. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/methicillin-resistant-staphylococcus-aureus Perspective Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has received a great deal of media …

  10. Universal screening for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus at hospital admission and nosocomial infection in surgical patients. | PSNet

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    January 27, 2021 - Study Universal screening for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus at hospital admission and nosocomial infection in surgical patients. Citation Text: Harbarth S, Fankhauser C, Schrenzel J, et al. Universal screening for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus at hospital ad…

  11. The Use of Aspirin for Primary Prevention of Colorectal Cancer: A Systematic Review (pdf file)

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    March 01, 2007 - Studies of familial adenomatous polyposis or heredi- tary nonpolyposis colon cancer syndromes (Lynch … Physical exercise, use of Plantago ovata and aspirin, and reduced risk of colon cancer. … Aspirin use and lung, colon, and breast cancer incidence in a prospective study. … Aspirin use and reduced risk of fatal colon cancer. N Engl J Med. 1991;325:1593-6. … Drugs and colon can- cer. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 1998;7:99-106. [PMID: 15073733] 57.

  12. 034-Ss-Action-Chart-Decisionmaking-Readiness (doc file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/034-ss-action-chart-decisionmaking-readiness.docx
    April 01, 2025 - AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention: Targeting SSI Preoperative Decolonization Program Decision Making and Readiness for Implementation Surgical Services For: Cardiac, Hip and Knee Joint Replacement, and Spinal Fusion Surgeries Review and Share the Evidence for Decolonization A surgical site infection (SSI) is an …

  13. Collecting Bacterial Cultures (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/poster-bacterial-cultures.pdf
    June 01, 2021 - Collecting Bacterial Cultures AHRQ Pub. No. 17(21)-0029 June 2021 • Only collect bacterial cultures from residents with signs or symptoms suggesting bacterial infection. • Bacteria growing in urine or sputum i…

  14. Individualizing Cancer Screening in Older Adults | United States Preventive Services Taskforce

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    March 01, 2021 - Services Task Force (USPSTF) has issued recommendations for individualizing screening decisions for colon … Patient Heterogeneity When considering screening adults age 50 years for colon cancer, most will be in … When considering screening adults age 80 years for colon cancer, there will be marked heterogeneity in … for the test (for example, discomfort or adverse effects of preparation), testing harms (for example, colon … that 41% of patients with severe comorbidities and life expectancy less than 5 years were screened for colon

  15. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41337/psn-pdf
    May 29, 2012 - This qualitative study of patients undergoing treatment for breast or colon cancer found that a significant

  16. Men: Stay Healthy at 50 (pdf file)

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    March 01, 2014 - Others, such as colonoscopy, a test for colon cancer, need special equipment, so you may need to go … Colon Cancer. If you are 75 or younger, get a screening test for colorectal cancer.

  17. USA, TX, Houston | Digital Healthcare Research

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    January 01, 2023 - used health information technology to identify patients for whom a diagnosis of prostate, lung, or colon

  18. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/851389/psn-pdf
    July 31, 2023 - and colonoscopy test follow-up after abnormal test results to design a lung cancer safety net and a colon … cancer safety net.1 The ASN was constructed for colon cancer by creating a quality metric to track … purpose of the innovation is twofold: (1) to construct an ASN to prevent missed and delayed diagnoses of colon … The colon cancer safety net was constructed based on prior colonoscopy procedures. … Overall, the effectiveness of the colon cancer safety net was 44% and the lung cancer safety net was

  19. A New Model of Thinking in Clinical Preventive Services (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/prevention-chronic-care/decision/research-centers/new_model_thinking.pdf
    February 01, 2014 - For example, a colonoscopy to screen for colon cancer can cause bleeding or even a tear of the intestine

  20. Screening for Ovarian Cancer: Clinical Summary of USPSTF Recommendation (pdf file)

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    Assessment Women with BRCA1 and BRCA2 genetic mutations, the Lynch syndrome (hereditary nonpolyposis colon
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