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  1. Spotlight Case July 2008 (ppt file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/import/webmm.ahrq.gov.197_slideshow.ppt
    April 01, 2009 - PICC teams Several attractive features Easier, less expensive to insert than tunneled caths Lower complication … series, complications included: Wound oozing and leakage Phlebitis Occlusion Infection Breakage Complication … fracture and embolization occurred at an incidence of 6.7 in 1000 PICCs Duration of placement and line complication

  2. PowerPoint Presentation (ppt file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/import/webmm.ahrq.gov.368_slideshow.ppt
    February 01, 2016 - Positive surgical margin and perioperative complication rates of primary surgical treatments for prostate … Positive surgical margin and perioperative complication rates of primary surgical treatments for prostate … RAS likely suffers from underreporting Studies have attempted to report on specific risks RALP has a complication … long-term outcomes when compared to open surgery Robotic surgery is generally safe with low overall complication

  3. Spotlight (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2022-04/final_spotlight_case_and_commentatry_io_line_extravasation-04.08.2022.pdf
    January 01, 2022 - significant morbidity can occur if the catheter is not inserted correctly or not removed promptly once a complication … extravasation inherent to IO lines, it is critical that clinicians and care teams anticipate this complication … • Compartment syndrome is a rare but serious complication associated with IO lines. … Intraosseous Extravasation Complication Reports. Ann Emerg Med 1994;23(2):363–6. 19. Fiser DH. … Case report of a complication. J Bone Jt Surg 1993;75(3):428–9. 33. Spivey WH.

  4. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43917/psn-pdf
    November 03, 2015 - It is notable that only 2% of patients were readmitted for the same complication that prompted their … treasures" for providing important lessons for improvement, and he calls for a 50% reduction in surgical complication

  5. Ff 2009 Exhibit5 2 (pdf file)

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/factsandfigures/2009/pdfs/FF_2009_exhibit5_2.pdf
    January 01, 2009 - 407 28 34 ∞ Non-specific chest pain 318 380 28 32 ∞ Urinary tract infections 152 392 13 33 ∞ Complication …  Complication of device, implant, or graft occurred at a 12-percent higher rate among males than … $5,000 $10,000 $15,000 $20,000 $25,000 Septicemia (Rank 1) Acute myocardial infarction (Rank 2) Complication …  Average costs were similar for females and males for stays involving complication of device, implant … or graft; osteoarthritis; spondylosis; and complication of surgical procedures or medical care.

  6. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49739/psn-pdf
    August 21, 2015 - Russell, MD This case describes a rare, but manageable, complication of tracheostomy. … Signs of this complication include: gross device dislodgement, airway obstruction not relieved by suctioning … stenosis, or in patients following laryngectomy.(14) Pneumothorax is another uncommon early postoperative complication … Tracheo-esophageal fistula (TEF) occurs in approximately 1 in 1250 patients following tracheostomy.(1) This complication … This complication may lead to aspiration and pneumonia, and these complications should prompt the clinician

  7. Glucose Control Factsheet | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/surgery/tools/surgical-complication-prevention/glucose-control-factsheet.html
    December 01, 2017 - Preoperative hyperglycemia and complication risk following neurosurgical intervention: A study of 918

  8. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/838900/psn-pdf
    October 27, 2022 - For example, retrospective studies show increased failure and complication rates when multiple access … attempts using the Veress needle method are made (with up to an 80-100% complication rate after more … This complication not only added considerable morbidity to the patient’s postoperative course, but also … resulted in an additional iatrogenic complication: a retained piece of Penrose drain in the wound. … This latter complication could have been avoided by keeping track of the total length of the drain inserted

  9. Spotlight (pdf file)

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    January 01, 2022 - • For example, retrospective studies show increased failure and complication rates when multiple … access attempts using the Veress needle method are made (with up to an 80-100% complication rate after … – This complication not only added considerable morbidity to the patient’s postoperative course, … but also resulted in an additional iatrogenic complication: a retained piece of penrose drain in the … – This latter complication could have been avoided by keeping track of the total length of the drain

  10. Liposuction Gone Awry | PSNet

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    July 01, 2003 - But is location a factor in the occurrence of the complication reported in the aforementioned case?

  11. Standardized Library of Lung Cancer Outcome Measures (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/white-paper-lung-cancer.pdf
    August 01, 2021 - Rather than model each complication, observations were created for “CTCAE grade 3” and “CTCAE grade … In defining toxicity, the relationship between the complication and the presumed inciting procedure/

  12. Chapter 2. ST-PRA Development | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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    April 01, 2018 - Hence, ASC databases themselves may provide only limited information on complication or infection rates … Thus we were unable to identify patients who received surgery in an ASC, experienced a complication, … and returned to their private surgeon/physician for followup on the complication. … When physicians are unavailable or the complication originating in the ASC is severe, patients will often … First, patients experiencing complications from an ASC may receive followup care for that complication

  13. Addendum to HCUP Statistical Brief #306: Overview of Outcomes for Inpatient Stays Involving Sepsis, 2016–2021, Addition of 2022 Data (pdf file)

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb306-overview-sepsis-2016-2022-addendum.pdf
    January 01, 2022 - number of stays in which sepsis was the reason for the stay versus was a co-occurring condition or complication … number of stays in which sepsis was the reason for the stay versus was a co-occurring condition or complication … number of stays in which sepsis was the reason for the stay versus was a co-occurring condition or complication … Outcomes for stays when sepsis was a co-occurring condition or complication of the stay (i.e., only … For stays in which sepsis was a co-occurring condition or complication of the stay, other conditions

  14. Validation of AHRQ’s Patient Safety Indicator for Accidental Puncture or Laceration (pdf file)

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    January 01, 2004 - which had the puncture or laceration caused by the trauma prior to admission and one that had the complication … Evaluation of complication rates after coronary artery bypass surgery using administrative data. … Using administrative data to screen hospitals for high complication rates. … Comorbidity- adjusted complication risk: a new outcome quality measure.

  15. Sb204-Most-Expensive-Hospital-Conditions (pdf file)

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    November 01, 2015 - ■ The five most expensive conditions—septicemia; osteoarthritis; liveborn (newborn) infants; complication … 23,663 6.2 1,297 3.6 2 Osteoarthritis 16,520 4.3 1,023 2.9 3 Liveborn 13,287 3.5 3,765 10.6 4 Complication … conditions also appeared among the 20 most expensive conditions for all four payer groups:  Complication … 8.2 838 6.0 2 Osteoarthritis 9,090 5.1 568 4.1 3 Congestive heart failure 7,174 4.1 662 4.7 4 Complication … 3.8 220 2.0 4 Septicemia 4,028 3.7 218 2.0 5 Acute myocardial infarction 3,230 3.0 153 1.4 6 Complication

  16. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49753/psn-pdf
    February 01, 2016 - more experience are more likely to have clean margins.(7,11,16 ) Other studies have documented lower complication … RALP has reported complication rates (including all grades of perioperative complications, from minor … The reported complication rate related directly to robotic malfunction is very low (approximately 0.1% … Robotic surgery is generally safe with low overall complication rates, but adding the robot to the surgical … Positive surgical margin and perioperative complication rates of primary surgical treatments for prostate

  17. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/34640/psn-pdf
    March 02, 2011 - complications during a given hospitalization and found that nearly 20% of patients experienced a medical complication

  18. In Conversation with...Patrick S. Romano, MD, MPH | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-withpatrick-s-romano-md-mph
    July 10, 2024 - for example, to the pioneering work of Lisa Iezzoni and colleagues, who developed a system called the Complication … This wasn't the type of complication that we were looking for at all. … It's an interesting concept—to look at patients who experience some kind of adverse event or complication … Failure to Rescue is basically allowing a patient to die after they've experienced a complication.

  19. Exhibit 4.1 Cost by Diagnosis

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/factsandfigures/2008/figures/2008_4_1b.jsp
    January 01, 2008 - $12,000 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and bronchiectasis 716 $5.4 $7,500 Complication … Pneumonia 1,156 $10.5 $9,000 Congestive heart failure 1,020 $10.7 $10,500 Complication

  20. Exhibit 4.1 Cost by Diagnosis

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/factsandfigures/2009/figures/2009_4_1b.jsp
    January 01, 2009 - disease 16 10,100 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and bronchiectasis 24 7,400 Complication … problems 21 15,100 Pneumonia 38 9,000 Congestive heart failure 33 10,400 Complication
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