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1. Advancing Academic and Practical Knowledge To Prevent Infections From Hospital to Home | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
   patientregistry.ahrq.gov/funding/grantee-profiles/grtprofile-huang.html
   December 01, 2023 - routine post-discharge wound care to reduce post-discharge surgical site infection (SSI) following open colon … or small bowel surgery. … The Decrease SSI Trial (Decolonization to Reduce After-Surgery Events of Surgical Site Infection) project

2. 26-Patient-Education-Guide (doc file)
   patientregistry.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/surgery/26-patient-education-guide.docx
   June 01, 2023 - of Booklets The booklets were developed for patients and caregivers to engage and prepare them for surgery … and they highlight the important participatory role patients and caregivers have as they prepare for surgery … They are not a substitute for instructions or for surgery-specific education provided by healthcare team … Ask if they, their family members, or anyone they know had surgery before, and if they have questions … these processes would help prevent infections, they wanted to make sure they knew how to tell if their colon

3. Deep-Rooting Your Data: Facilitator Notes | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
   patientregistry.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/surgery/modules/sustainability/deep-root-data-fac-notes.html
   December 01, 2017 - Home Healthcare-Associated Infections Program Tools Safe Surgery … It collects data from all patients undergoing colon and rectal procedures (colectomy and proctectomy) … sample of NSQIP data, make sure to explain that the data does not represent every patient undergoing colon … surgery, but a sampling. … https://www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/surgery/modules/sustainability/deep-root-data-fac-notes.html

4. Understanding SOPS® Surveys: A Primer for New Users - Gray (pdf file)
   patientregistry.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/events/webinar/sops_101_webcast-2022-gray.pdf
   January 01, 2022 - 2019: Version 2.0 Nursing Home 2008 Medical Office 2009 Community Pharmacy 2012 Ambulatory Surgery … Efficiency Diagnostic Safety Hospital    Medical Office   Nursing Home In development Ambulatory Surgery … Higher SOPS Hospital Scores have been linked to… Lower rates of surgical site infections after colon

5. 6 Tk1 T3-Resident Information Sheet Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria Final (pdf file)
   patientregistry.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/6_TK1_T3-Resident_Information_Sheet_Antibiotic-Resistant_Bacteria_Final.pdf
   October 01, 2016 - with people who: exhibit symptoms of an infection such as fever, cough or cold, those who have had surgery

6. The How-To’s of Hand Hygiene | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
   patientregistry.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/implementation/education-bundles/infection-prevention/hand-hygiene/hand-hygiene-slides.html
   March 01, 2017 - Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP) Decolonization – Universal and Targeted Tools Ambulatory Surgery … About the Toolkit Reducing CAUTI in Hospitals Reducing CLABSI Toolkit Safe Surgery

7. Combining Healthcare Quality Measures Into Composites or Summary Scores | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
   patientregistry.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/translate/scores/combine-measures.html
   September 01, 2019 - overall score may not reflect how good the childbirth experience is in that facility; for someone facing surgery … for colon cancer, the score may suggest higher quality of care than is actually the case.

8. The Culture of Culturing—The Importance of Knowing When To Order Urine Cultures | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
   patientregistry.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/implementation/education-bundles/urine-culturing/when-to-order/cultures-slides.html
   April 01, 2017 - Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP) Decolonization – Universal and Targeted Tools Ambulatory Surgery … About the Toolkit Reducing CAUTI in Hospitals Reducing CLABSI Toolkit Safe Surgery

9. Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement (pdf file)
   patientregistry.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/d4y_combo_nqi03-bsi-bestpractices.pdf
   May 17, 2016 - monitoring and treatment of BSIs Authority/Accountability • Senior leaders such as chief/chairs of surgery

10. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    January 01, 2024 - This prospective study measured cefazolin plasma, fat, and colon tissue concentrations in these patients … Keywords: Surgery, Antibiotics, Medication, Prevention, Obesity, Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs … after the initial surgery. … Younger age at time of initial surgery was associated with a higher reoperation risk. … Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 28 healthcare workers that included physicians (surgery

11. AHRQ Stats | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    patientregistry.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/ahrq-stats.html
    November 01, 2023 - Colon Cancer Screenings Among women ages 50–64, 61.2 percent received colon cancer screening in 2015 … Deaths After Colorectal Surgery The rate of adults who died within 30 days after colorectal surgery … Colorectal Surgery Deaths The 30-day mortality rate after colorectal surgery in 2017 was lower for Hispanics … Surgical Hospital Stays While hospitalizations involving surgery accounted for 29 percent of hospital … Hospital Stays Involving Surgery The number of hospitalizations involving operating room procedures

12. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    January 01, 2024 - Adverse Drug Events (ADE) (321) Adverse Events (736) Alcohol Use (61) Ambulatory Care and Surgery … to aid in informing dosing decisions for the antibiotic cefazolin for patients undergoing colorectal surgery … This prospective study measured cefazolin plasma, fat, and colon tissue concentrations in these patients … Keywords: Surgery, Antibiotics, Medication, Prevention, Obesity, Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs … Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 28 healthcare workers that included physicians (surgery

13. Making Informed Consent an Informed Choice: Training for Health Care Leaders Audio Script | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    patientregistry.ahrq.gov/health-literacy/professional-training/informed-choice/audio-script-leaders.html
    September 01, 2020 - Cecile: “My father was recovering from minor surgery when I noticed he was trying to say something but … having the informed consent discussion with a colonoscopy patient after the patient has completed the colon … In the case of surgery, the National Quality Forum recommends that informed consent discussions should … For example, The Joint Commission's standards require a signed informed consent prior to surgery. … A signed written consent is required prior to all surgery, and for any treatments and procedures that

14. Final Topic Refinement Document - Role of Liquid Biopsy in Detection and Management of Cancer in the Medicare Population (pdf file)
    patientregistry.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/ta/topicrefinement/liquid-biopsy-topicrefinement.pdf
    July 29, 2021 - • Different assays • Adequacy of pre-analytic factor • Cancer stage • For KQ3, treatment type (surgery … All KQs: We added new subgroup analyses by cancer stage and treatment type (surgery vs. chemotherapy … Circulating Tumor DNA Analyses as Markers of Recurrence Risk and Benefit of Adjuvant Therapy for Stage III Colon … method, such as tissue histopathology, radiologic imaging, or visual observation (via endoscopy or surgery … s41586-020-2140-0 36 screening technologies, such as newer stool-based tests, CT colonography, or colon