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241. Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/pdi/d4k_nqi03-bsi-bestpractices.pdf
     May 17, 2016 - monitoring and treatment of BSIs Authority/Accountability • Senior leaders such as chief/chairs of surgery

242. Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement (pdf file)
     www.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

243. Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Cellulitis and Skin and Soft Tissue Infections (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/best-practices/cellulitis-facilitator-guide.pdf
     November 01, 2019 - uncomplicated infection, associated with a vascular catheter site, thrombophlebitis, or nonclean surgery … infections across all disciplines that care for these patients such as the emergency department, medicine, surgery … , orthopedic surgery, and plastic surgery.

244. Proactive Risk Assessment of Surgical Site Infections in Ambulatory Surgery Centers (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/final-reports/stpra/stpra.pdf
     March 01, 2012 - Ambulatory Surgery Centers. … This review also encompassed policies for procedures prior to surgery, during surgery, and after surgery … • Clinical nurse managers • Environmental services specialist • Infection control specialist • General … General surgery, infection control practices Alegent Health Mercy Hospital Joshua Felsher M.D. … Ambulatory surgery HAS Physicians, LLC Stephen Wolf P.A.

245. Facilitator Guide: Overview of the Improvement Model (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/surgery/modules/onboarding/onboarding_overview_impmodel_facnotes.docx
     December 01, 2017 - 1 hour before surgery) to help prevent infection Slide 5 What is the AHRQ Safety Program for Surgery … Slide 6 What is the AHRQ Safety Program for Surgery? … Second, we will focus on emerging evidence like selective use of bowel preps for colon surgery, antibiotic … Slide 12 How is Safety Program for Surgery Different? … Slide 55 Overview 2 AHRQ Safety Program for Surgery -- Onboarding

246. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     January 01, 2024 - Johnson CL , Colley A , Pierce L Disparities in advance care planning rates persist among emergency general … surgery patients: current state and recommendations for improvement. … condition and the intensification of chronic conditions often necessitate the consideration of emergency general … surgery (EGS). … Disparities in advance care planning rates persist among emergency general surgery patients: current

247. 023-Ss-Cusp-Learning-From-Defects-Fg (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/023-ss-cusp-learning-from-defects-fg.docx
     April 01, 2025 - infections (SSIs) in patients undergoing cardiac, hip and knee joint replacement, or spinal fusion surgery … It was found that a patient developed an MRSA SSI after cardiac surgery.

248. Urine Culture Practices in the ICU; Antibiotic Stewardship; Practical ICU Tools; Using Results from the Safety Culture Surveys | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/urine-culture-practices-icu-slides.html
     December 01, 2017 - William Miles, MD, FACS, FCCM, FAPWCA Director of Surgical Critical Care Clinical Professor of Surgery … William Miles, MD, FACS, FCCM, FAPWCA Director of Surgical Critical Care Clinical Professor of Surgery

249. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/studies/index.html?page=106
     January 01, 2024 - CP , Ettner SL , Hays RD Variation in intraoperative and postoperative utilization for 3 common general … surgery procedures. … of this study was to understand variation in intraoperative and postoperative utilization for common general … surgery procedures. … Variation in intraoperative and postoperative utilization for 3 common general surgery procedures.

250. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/studies/index.html?page=157
     January 01, 2024 - Keywords: Surgery Shah SC , Dai Zhu , X Associations between calcium and magnesium intake … a systematic review comparing the survival of patients with MBC who had undergone breast conserving surgery … Breast conserving surgery compared with mastectomy in male breast cancer: a brief systematic review. … Keywords: Cancer: Breast Cancer, Cancer, Surgery, Evidence-Based Practice, Comparative Effectiveness … Dis Colon Rectum 2020 Jun;63(6):788-95. doi: 10.1097/dcr.0000000000001647..

251. 2019 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report Quality Trends (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/nhqrdr/2019qdr-core-measures-quality.pdf
     January 01, 2019 - placement (MPSMS) 3.3% in 2014 2.4% in 2017 -8.5 0.099 Healthcare-Associated Infections Adult surgery … “hospital patients” refers to a population consisting of a sample of AMI, CHF, Pneumonia and major surgery … Source) Baseline Rate and Year Current Rate and Year AAPC P Value Colorectal Cancer Patients with colon … cancer who received surgical resection of colon cancer that included at least 12 lymph nodes pathologically … cancer who received axillary node dissection or sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) at the time of surgery

252. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/studies/index.html?page=40
     January 01, 2024 - Keywords: Elderly, Diabetes, Chronic Conditions, Ambulatory Care and Surgery, Patient Self-Management … Patients who had undergone elective colorectal surgery were enrolled in a patient engagement technology … Keywords: Patient and Family Engagement, Disparities, Surgery, Hospital Discharge Barlow SE … This report’s objective was to describes patterns of performance on follow-up of abnormal colon and breast … Subjects were patients undergoing grafting surgery across 90 hospitals between 2011 and 2017.

253. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     January 01, 2024 - Surgery 2015 Sep;158(3):588-94. doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2015.03.061.. … Keywords: Intensive Care Unit (ICU), Patient Safety, Surgery, Communication, Adverse Events … Keywords: Surgery, Cardiovascular Conditions, Patient Safety Wickremasinghe AC , Risley RJ … Keywords: Adverse Events, Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs), Surgery, Patient Safety, Injuries

254. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/studies/index.html?page=344
     January 01, 2024 - Patient-reported limitations to surgical buy-in: a qualitative study of patients facing high-risk surgery … Patient-reported limitations to surgical buy-in: a qualitative study of patients facing high-risk surgery … Keywords: Surgery, Palliative Care, Risk, Clinician-Patient Communication, Patient Safety Stepanikova … Keywords: Children/Adolescents, Disparities, Ear Infections, Racial and Ethnic Minorities, Surgery

255. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/studies/index.html?page=18
     January 01, 2024 - Mascha EJ Best Practice Alerts Informed by Inpatient Opioid Intake to Reduce Opioid Prescribing after Surgery … Best Practice Alerts Informed by Inpatient Opioid Intake to Reduce Opioid Prescribing after Surgery ( … Keywords: Opioids, Medication, Surgery, Inpatient Care, Clinical Decision Support (CDS), Health Information … Evaluation of emergency department treat-and-release encounters after major gastrointestinal surgery. … Keywords: Emergency Department, Digestive Disease and Health, Surgery, Hospital Readmissions

256. Paul Tedrick (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/preventing-cauti-focus-procedure-related-cath-use-transcript.doc
     July 08, 2014 - Gregory Kennedy, who is a colon and rectal surgeon and associate professor of surgery and the vice-chair … ; that include fair field surgery, (PH :00:20:52) engrohernialorthy, or scrotal surgery. … So, we collected data prospectively in January of 2012 on our general surgery ward, including patients … So, our surgery ward here is highlighted by the blue arrow; general surgery. … surgery unit.

257. Preventing CAUTI in Special Populations: Focus on Procedure-Related Catheter Use (July 8, 2014) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/preventing-cauti-focus-procedure-related-transcript.html
     December 01, 2017 - Gregory Kennedy, who is a Colon and Rectal Surgeon and Associate Professor of Surgery and the Vice-chair … ; that include fair field surgery, (PH :00:20:52) engrohernialorthy, or scrotal surgery. … So, we collected data prospectively in January of 2012 on our general surgery ward, including patients … So, our surgery ward here is highlighted by the blue arrow; general surgery. … surgery unit.

258. Standardized infection ratios for central line-associated bloodstream infections and surgical site infections, 2009–2012
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/nhqrdr/2014chartbooks/hispanichealth/2014nhqdr-hispanichealth.pptx
     October 01, 2015 - Hispanics were less likely to receive radiation therapy after breast-conserving surgery compared with … Denominator: Women under age 70 treated for breast cancer with breast-conserving surgery. … Denominator: People with colon cancer undergoing resection of colon. … Hence, ensuring adequate examination of lymph nodes when surgery is performed is important. … Coronary artery bypass graft surgery. Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty.

259. Daily Care Processes Guide for Reducing Ventilator-Associated Events in Mechanically Ventilated Patients (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/mvp/modules/technical/daily-care-processes-guide.pdf
     January 01, 2017 - independent risk factor for mortality among all ICU patients, with an increased hazard ratio in the cardiac surgery … patient fall, a venous thromboembolism, a medication error, a surgical site infection, wrong-site surgery … warranted, but these are exceptions where there is the possibility of a contaminated wound (trauma, surgery … Comparative study of single-dose and 24-hour multiple-dose antibiotic prophylaxis for cardiac surgery … sedation-agitation scale with the bispectral index and visual analog scale in adult ICU patients after cardiac surgery

260. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/studies/index.html?page=72
     January 01, 2024 - ICD-9-CM diagnosis codes were used to identify SSI within 90 days of surgery. … Keywords: Antibiotics, Medication, Surgery, Antimicrobial Stewardship, Practice Patterns Yadgir … , 5,081 patients with antihypertensive medication use and diagnosis at the time of surgery and 35,055 … patients with lipid-lowering medication use and diagnosis at the time of surgery. … Keywords: Obesity, Obesity: Weight Management, Surgery, Medication Daley CN , Cornet VP ,