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  1. Hombre: Conserve su salud despues de los 50 (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patients-consumers/patient-involvement/healthy-men/hombre50.pdf
    July 01, 2014 - Cáncer del colon. … Otras, como la colonoscopia, una prueba para el cáncer de colon, necesitan equipo especial, así que

  2. Hombre: Conserve su salud a cualquier edad (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patients-consumers/patient-involvement/healthy-men/hombre.pdf
    July 01, 2014 - Cáncer del colon. … Otras, como la colonoscopia, una prueba para el cáncer de colon, necesitan equipo especial, así que

  3. Topic 0589 Cleaning and Monitoring of HAIs NSD SJ Clean (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/TND-0718-140819.pdf
    March 11, 2013 - Topic 0589 Cleaning and Monitoring of HAIs NSD SJ Clean Surface Cleaning, Disinfection, and Monitoring of Cleaning to Reduce Hospital Acquired I…

  4. Archived: Modeling Study: Colorectal Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce

    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/modeling-study/colorectal-cancer-screening-june-2016
    June 15, 2016 - The proportion of adenomas in the distal colon (ie, descending or sigmoid colon) or rectum ranged from … Polyps of the colon and rectum: incidence and distribution. … Dis Colon Rectum . 1964;7(4):249-261. 24. … Secular trends in colon and rectal cancer relative survival. … 21 36 24   Descending colon 9 6 12   Transverse colon 29 13 24  

  5. Effectiveness of Early Diagnosis, Prevention, and Treatment of Clostridium difficile Infection (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/c-diff-infections_disposition-comments.pdf
    March 01, 2012 - statements regarding antibiotics and the pathophysiology of CDAD with respect to disruption of the colon

  6. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/colorectal-cancer-screening_research-protocol.pdf
    May 18, 2011 - These cases predominantly occur in the colon, with only 30 percent of cases occurring in the rectum … FOBT = fecal occult-blood testing; FPC = familial polyposis coli; HNPCC = hereditary nonpolyposis colon … Special Report: Fecal DNA Analysis for Colon Cancer Screening. … 16 Rectal Neoplasms/ 17 Anus Neoplasms/ 18 Anal Gland Neoplasms/ 19 Intestinal Polyps/ 20 Colon … cancer.ti,ab. 21 Colorectal cancer.ti,ab. 22 Colon$ neoplas$.ti,ab. 23 or/12-22 24 11 and 23

  7. Mrsa-Screening-2010 Executive (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/mrsa-screening-2010_executive.pdf
    January 01, 2010 - 1 Comparative Effectiveness Review Number 102 Screening for Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) Executive Summary Background Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) emerged as a clinically relevant human pathogen more than five decades ago.1 The virulent bacterium was first detecte…

  8. Disposition of Comments for Imaging Tests for the Staging of Colorectal Cancer (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/colorectal-cancer-staging_disposition-comments.pdf
    November 20, 2014 - Also agree that colon and rectal cancer are somewhat different diseases. … Having colon cancer is literally a life and death situation. … The preoperative determination of metastatic disease for both colon and rectal cancer. … Dis Colon Rectum 2005; 48(10): 1900-1912. d. … cancer, which is defined as cancer of the colon present in areas other than the rectum.

  9. Exhibit 10. Probability variations used in the sensitivity analyses | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/stpra/stpraexh10.html
    April 01, 2018 - Proactive Risk Assessment of Surgical Site Infection in Ambulatory Surgery Centers Exhibit 10. Probability variations used in the sensitivity analyses Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Proactive Risk Assessment of Surgical Site Infection in Ambulatory Surgery Centers Executive Summary Ch…

  10. Statistical Brief #69: Hospitalization for Colorectal Cancer, 2006 (pdf file)

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb69.pdf
    March 01, 2009 - of hospital stays related to the treatment of colorectal cancer in 2006, including cancers of the colon … had a colorectal resection (the standard surgical treatment used to remove malignant tumors in the colon … Case Definition For this report, colorectal cancer was defined as CCS diagnoses: – 14: Cancer of colon … diagnosis Number of stays Percentage of all colorectal cancer hospitalizations 1 Cancer of colon … 100 150 200 250 300 Northeast Midwest South West Principal diagnosis Secondary diagnosis All colon

  11. Implementation Guide: Toolkit for MRSA Prevention in ICU & Non-ICU Settings (doc file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/123-mrsa-toolkit-implementation-guide.docx
    October 01, 2024 - Implementation Guide: Toolkit for MRSA Prevention in ICU & Non-ICU Settings AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention Implementation Guide: Toolkit for MRSA Prevention in ICU & Non-ICU Settings Introduction 1 The Importance of MRSA Prevention 1 Four Key Strategies of MRSA Prevention 1 Decolonize Patients 2 Decontamina…

  12. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/34100/psn-pdf
    February 09, 2011 - Safety of patients isolated for infection control. February 9, 2011 Stelfox HT, Bates DW, Redelmeier DA. Safety of patients isolated for infection control. JAMA. 2003;290(14):1899-1905. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/safety-patients-isolated-infection-control This study discovered that patients isolated for coloniza…

  13. Preventing CAUTI: Focus on Culturing Stewardship | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/phys-championsgd/section7.html
    May 01, 2023 - Resident Physicians as Champions in Preventing Device-Associated Infections Preventing CAUTI: Focus on Culturing Stewardship Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Resident Physicians as Champions in Preventing Device-Associated Infections Preamble and Summary Epidemiology of Invasive Devices…

  14. An Overview of the SOPS® Surveys for New Users - Kirchner (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/events/webinar/3-sops101-webcast-2023-kirchner.pdf
    January 01, 2023 - Higher SOPS Hospital Scores have been linked to… Lower rates of surgical site infections after colon

  15. The e-Autopsy/e-Biopsy: a systematic chart review to increase safety and diagnostic accuracy. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/e-autopsye-biopsy-systematic-chart-review-increase-safety-and-diagnostic-accuracy
    May 12, 2021 - is illustrated with three diagnoses: ectopic pregnancy , abdominal aortic aneurysms , and advanced colon

  16. Influence of doctor–patient conversations on behaviours of patients presenting to primary care with new or persistent symptoms: a video observation study. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/influence-doctor-patient-conversations-behaviours-patients-presenting-primary-care-new-or
    February 17, 2021 - A WebM&M commentary described how the cost of a diagnostic test led to a late diagnosis of colon

  17. Oklahoma User Survey (pdf file)

    digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/survey/oklahoma-user-survey.pdf
    June 16, 2021 - I can find screening test results easily; such as mammography, pap smear, prostate, and colon screening

  18. 159-Which-Type-Decolonization-Work-Best (doc file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/159-which-type-decolonization-work-best.docx
    October 01, 2024 - AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention Which Type of MRSA Decolonization Will Work Best in My Unit? Universal Versus Targeted MRSA Decolonization Universal methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Decolonization: · is a strategy wherein: all patients in a specific hospital unit are treated with nasal dec…

  19. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/838900/psn-pdf
    October 27, 2022 - The transverse colon was adherent to the peritoneum at the umbilicus, and the colon at this location … There was significant contamination, but it was contained by adhesions, so inflammation of the colon … have accompanied Veress needle insertion; given that the injury affected the full thickness of the colon

  20. References | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/hai/universal-icu-decolonization/universal-icu-refs.html
    September 01, 2013 - Universal ICU Decolonization: An Enhanced Protocol References Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Universal ICU Decolonization: An Enhanced Protocol Introduction and Welcome Universal ICU Decolonization Protocol Overview Scientific Rationale References Appendix A. Flow Chart for Impl…
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