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121. SRDR - Systematic Review Data Repository |
     srdr.ahrq.gov/projects/1520/studies/186826
     January 01, 2016 - Key Questions Addressed 3 KQ 3: What are the benefits and harms of colonoscopy (or other colon imaging … What is the incidence of malignant and premalignant colon tumors found by colonoscopy, and what is the … incidence of colon cancer mortality among patients undergoing screening? … Country Department of Surgery and Transplantations B, Chaim Sheba Medical Center (Affiliated to

122. Gap Analysis for MRSA and SSI Prevention (Surgical Services) (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/146-gap-analysis-surgical-services.pdf
     April 01, 2025 - to ensure perioperative antibiotic prophylaxis is stopped within 24 hours (or 48 hours for cardiac surgery … is feedback about compliance provided to the service: Off within 24 hours or 48 hours for cardiac surgery

123. Recovering After Emergency Appendectomy (pdf file)
     ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/booklets/appendectomy-booklet.pdf
     November 01, 2023 - Your Body Stomach Small intestine Large intestine (Colon) Rectum Anus Appendix Food is broken … Next, it moves into your colon (large intestine). … The colon absorbs water, and the leftover waste becomes feces (poop). … At the beginning of the colon is a little finger-shaped pouch called the appendix [uh-PEN-diks]. … At the end of the colon is the rectum [REK-tuhm].

124. 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 - the Evidence for Decolonization A surgical site infection (SSI) is an infection that occurs after surgery … in the part of the body where the surgery took place. … , through the group that submits cardiac surgery data to the Society for Thoracic Surgery (STS) National … For instance, this might include the chief of surgery, director of nursing, and/or nurse educator. … Preoperative prevention of surgical-site infection in spine surgery.

125. SRDR - Systematic Review Data Repository |
     srdr.ahrq.gov/projects/1520/studies/186824
     January 01, 2013 - Key Questions Addressed 3 KQ 3: What are the benefits and harms of colonoscopy (or other colon imaging … What is the incidence of malignant and premalignant colon tumors found by colonoscopy, and what is the … incidence of colon cancer mortality among patients undergoing screening? … Country 1 Department of Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada 2 Department of … Surgery, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.

126. Association of safety culture with surgical site infection outcomes. | PSNet
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     October 23, 2024 - found that better safety culture was associated with lower rates of surgical site infections after colon … surgery. … August 3, 2010 Malpractice cases in breast surgery: an assessment of litigation involving … June 14, 2023 Errors in surgery: a case control study. … See More About The Topic Operating Room Health Care Executives and Administrators Surgery

127. NHQDR Web Site - National Hospital Benchmark Details
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     February 19, 2021 - Benchmark or Better Measure Estimate Benchmark Distance to Benchmark Patients with colon … cancer who received surgical resection of colon cancer that included at least 12 lymph nodes pathologically … 0.2 Achieved within: 5.9% Women under age 70 treated for breast cancer with breast-conserving surgery … intervention (PCI), age 40 and over 27.0 23.2 16.5% Sepsis diagnoses per 1,000 elective-surgery … patients with postoperative pneumonia events 1.4 Adult surgery patients with postoperative

128. GI Clinic Registry: Scripts, Protocols, Processes for Panel Managers (pdf file)
     digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/resource/final-b14-archives-sarkar2075.pdf
     January 01, 2013 - Once colon cancer has been diagnosed and treated (usually with surgery, and possibly with chemotherapy … Enter Onset Date (Date of Surgery). … Coach: You had surgery for colon cancer 3 years ago. Does that sound right to you? IX. Mr. … Johnson: I had colon cancer. But I was told it was cured. X. Coach: That’s right. … But everyone who has surgery for colon cancer is recommended to have a repeat colonoscopy just to be

129. NHQDR Web Site - National Effective Treatment Trend Details
     nhqrnet.ahrq.gov/inhqrdr/National/trend/table/Priority_Areas/Effective_Treatment
     December 17, 2020 - antibiotics were prescribed for a diagnosis of common cold per 10,000 population -15.8 Patients with colon … cancer who received surgical resection of colon cancer that included at least 12 lymph nodes pathologically … was under 200 copies/mL -4.3 Women under age 70 treated for breast cancer with breast-conserving surgery … cancer who received axillary node dissection or sentinel lymph node biopsy at the time of breast cancer surgery … abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) repair Deaths per 1,000 hospital admissions with coronary artery bypass surgery

130. Imaging Tests for the Staging of Colorectal Cancer | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
     effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/products/colorectal-cancer-staging/research-protocol
     December 01, 2020 - , the ascending colon, and the transverse colon) and distal (involving the descending colon). … primary staging, were treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy or radiotherapy instead of by immediate surgery … Surgery is an option for some patients with stage IV colorectal cancer, but for these patients, primary … In patients undergoing surgery, the nodal (N) stage and spread of the tumor to nearby regional structures … The process of using imaging to assess the extent and spread of disease before surgery (but after initial

131. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44774/psn-pdf
     June 21, 2016 - found that better safety culture was associated with lower rates of surgical site infections after colon … surgery.

132. Topic Suggestion Description | Effective Health Care Program
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/get-involved/nominated-topics/for-patients-with-crohns-disease-what-treatments-or-therapies-alone-or-in-conjunction-with-one-another-provide-the-highest-rate-of-disease-management-with-the-lowest-risk-of-long-term-complications-particularly-in-young-women
     March 10, 2009 - interventions you would like to see compared: I was diagnosed with Crohn's at age 23 and immediately had a colon … which treatment options should be used to reduce the risk of further surgeries and complete loss of colon … Surgery upon diagnosis. Describe the health-related benefits you are interested in. … Avoiding further surgery, higher quality of life for the duration of the disease.

133. Making Healthcare Safer IV Rapid Response_Active Surveillance Culturing of Clostridioides difficile and Multidrug-Resistant Organisms: Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacterales, and Candida auris (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/mhs4-active-infection-rapid-response.pdf
     May 01, 2024 - One study19 examined patients undergoing cardiovascular surgery at two campuses of an academic medical … Patients at one campus underwent universal nasal screening for any S. aureus colonization prior to surgery … .38 This study examined how long it took to collect cultures in an operating room before and after surgery … The authors found that the mean time needed for sampling prior to surgery was 3.39 minutes (standard … After surgery, sampling took a mean of 4.39 minutes (0.25).

134. Making Healthcare Safer IV Rapid Response_Active Surveillance Culturing of Clostridioides difficile and Multidrug-Resistant Organisms: Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacterales, and Candida auris (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/mhs4-active-infection-rapid-response.pdf
     May 01, 2024 - One study19 examined patients undergoing cardiovascular surgery at two campuses of an academic medical … Patients at one campus underwent universal nasal screening for any S. aureus colonization prior to surgery … .38 This study examined how long it took to collect cultures in an operating room before and after surgery … The authors found that the mean time needed for sampling prior to surgery was 3.39 minutes (standard … After surgery, sampling took a mean of 4.39 minutes (0.25).

135. Diverticulosis and Diverticulitis | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
     effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/health-topics/diverticulosis-and-diverticulitis
     October 12, 2020 - and Diverticulitis Description Diverticula are small pouches that bulge outward through the colon … A serious case may require a hospital stay or surgery.

136. Technical Brief Disposition of Comments Report for Gene Expression Profiling for Predicting Outcomes in Stage II Colon Cancer (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/colon-cancer-gene-profiling_disposition-comments.pdf
     December 14, 2012 - Brief Disposition of Comments Report for Gene Expression Profiling for Predicting Outcomes in Stage II Colon … Gene Expression Profiling for Predicting Outcomes in Stage II Colon Cancer. Technical Brief. … KRAS was noted as a marker in advanced colon cancer. … cancer surgery. … Detail added that this can be due to sampling at surgery or extent of pathological review #5 KI Summary

137. SRDR - Systematic Review Data Repository |
     srdr.ahrq.gov/projects/1520/studies/186840
     January 01, 2011 - Key Questions Addressed 3 KQ 3: What are the benefits and harms of colonoscopy (or other colon imaging … What is the incidence of malignant and premalignant colon tumors found by colonoscopy, and what is the … incidence of colon cancer mortality among patients undergoing screening? … Country Department of Surgery, Fremantle Hospital, Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia.

138. Wireless-Motility-Capsule Executive (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/wireless-motility-capsule_executive.pdf
     May 01, 2013 - left colon and without evidence of anorectal dysfunction. … endorse colon scintigraphy as a potential test for evaluating colon transit. … Physicians should only consider surgery as a potential therapy after they have demonstrated colonic … There were no language Treatment Decisions • Change in medications • Change in nutrition • Surgery … to colon transit and IBS.

139. Wireless-Motility-Capsule Executive (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/wireless-motility-capsule_executive.pdf
     May 01, 2013 - left colon and without evidence of anorectal dysfunction. … endorse colon scintigraphy as a potential test for evaluating colon transit. … Physicians should only consider surgery as a potential therapy after they have demonstrated colonic … There were no language Treatment Decisions • Change in medications • Change in nutrition • Surgery … to colon transit and IBS.

140. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49746/psn-pdf
     October 01, 2015 - CT of his abdomen/pelvis noted mild dilation of the ascending, transverse, and proximal descending colon … cm), with air-fluid levels, terminating in a transition point, followed by decompressed bowel and colon … Third, the radiographic reporting deserves scrutiny—was the transition point in the small bowel or colon … Jonathan Carter, MD Associate Professor of Surgery Division of General Surgery University of California … Surgery. 2012;152:626-634.