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1421. PQMP Measures | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/pqmp/measures/index.html?page=5
      Implementation Consortium (Q-METRIC) Anticipatory guidance for prevention and management of splenic complications

1422. Strategy 6I: Shared Decisionmaking | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/cahps/quality-improvement/improvement-guide/6-strategies-for-improving/communication/strategy6i-shared-decisionmaking.html
      April 01, 2023 - developments, including new treatment alternatives and new information concerning treatment efficacy and complications

1423. Appropriate Emergency Department Blood Testing for Children with Sickle Cell Disease (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/chronic/chipra-215-fullreport.pdf
      August 01, 2017 - blockage of a blood vessel caused by the sickle shape of abnormal blood cells) is responsible for most complications … In addition, SCD can have hemolytic and infectious complications that result in morbidity and mortality … covered by the PCV (Bansil et al., 2013). 10 Fever is also associated with other serious SCD complications … A cycle of hypoxemia and sickling is set up, which leads to SCD complications (Fitzgerald et al., 2001

1424. Major Hospital Quality Measurement Sets | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/measures/setting/hospitals/measurement-sets.html
      February 01, 2023 - They provide information on potential in-hospital complications and adverse events following surgeries

1425. Implementing Your Surgical Site Infection Prevention Bundle: Slide Presentation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/surgery/modules/implementation/ssi-bundle-slides.html
      October 01, 2020 - core. 8 Improve communication and teamwork, as feasible given current workload. 9 Reduce rate of complications

1426. Health Care-Associated Infections | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/hais/index.html
      June 01, 2018 - Health Care-Associated Infections This page features helpful links to information, tools, and resources on healthcare-associated infections (HAIs), which are the most common complication of hospital care and are one of the top 10 leading causes of death in the United States. AHRQ-funded research and initiatives…

1427. Slide 1 (ppt file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/preventing-cauti-engaging-clinicians-051413.ppt
      January 01, 2013 - Reduce potential of increased resistance and Clostridium difficile disease Reduce trauma (mechanical complications … ): Metal and urethral injury Hematuria Hospitalists Geriatricians Infectious and mechanical complications … Potential catheter complications prolonging length of stay Often salaried physicians with incentives

1428. Chapter 4. Evaluation Design | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/diabetesnetwork/diabnet4.html
      October 01, 2014 - Debunk myth in Latino population that insulin can worsen symptoms and complications of diabetes.   … Provide good explanation of how lack of control of disease produces complications that many relate to … delaying insulin when diet, exercise, and medication do not succeed in controlling glucose can allow complications

1429. Chapter 5a. Presentation Content | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/injuries/fallspx/slides.html
      December 01, 2017 - Serious injury such as hip fracture Increased risk of death associated with hospitalization and complications

1430. Hospital Admissions for Uncontrolled Diabetes Improving (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/nhqrdr/dataspotlight-aian-diabetes.pdf
      December 01, 2018 - To access the data, go to Hospital admissions for uncontrolled diabetes without complications per 100,000

1431. Haut, Elliott | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/funding/training-grants/grants/active/kawards/Kawdsumhaut.html
      October 01, 2014 - Haut, Elliott Summaries of Independent Scientist (K) Awards Summaries of recently funded projects for Independent Scientist and Mentored Clinical Scientist Development K Awards. Institution: Johns Hopkins University Grant Title: Does Screening Variability Make DVT an Unreliable Quality Measure of Trauma…

1432. Institutional Review Board Approval of Practice-based Research Network Patient Safety Studies (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol3/Graham.pdf
      April 14, 2004 - Institutional Review Board Approval of Practice-based Research Network Patient Safety Studies 453 Institutional Review Board Approval of Practice-based Research Network Patient Safety Studies Deborah G. Graham, Wilson Pace, Jennifer Kappus, Sherry Holcomb, James M. Galliher, Christine W. Duclos, Aaron J. B…

1433. Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation: Topic Refinement - Project ID: CRDT0913 (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/ta/topicrefinement/afib_topicref.pdf
      January 01, 2020 - What are the comparative short- and long-term complications and harms (e.g., periprocedural or device-related … near-syncope, which can severely affect overall quality of life.14-17 In total, the management of AF and its complications … In-hospital and 30-day embolic events • In-hospital and 30-day myocardial infarction • Procedural complications … (pulmonary vein stenosis, atrioesophageal fistula, major bleeding complications/hemorrhage, phrenic

1434. What Happens After a Patient Safety Event? Medical Expenditures and Outcomes in Medicare (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol1/Encinosa.pdf
      January 01, 2003 - These 14 adverse events are anesthesia complications, accidental puncture or laceration during the … the EPC found that 5 of the 14 indicators could clearly be “labeled” as medical errors: anesthesia complications … Kalish et al. found that major surgeries with complications (a broader category than patient safety … Costs of potential complications of care for major surgery patients.

1435. 2018 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report: Appendix A (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/nhqrdr/2018qdr-appa4.pdf
      January 01, 2018 - adults 8.5 2.21 HCUP 2016 Deaths per 1,000 elective-surgery admissions having developed specified complications … over with diabetes 199.3 21.77 HCUP 2016 Hospital admissions for uncontrolled diabetes without complications … who received a mammogram in the last 2 years 94.3 8.09 NHIS 2015 Hospital admissions for short-term complications … over 3.2 0.57 HCUP 2016 Deaths per 1,000 elective-surgery admissions having developed specified complications … 100,000 population, adults age 18 and over 44.5 9.90 HCUP 2016 Hospital admissions for short-term complications

1436. 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 - to 2013, the CDC National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) surveillance for ventilator- associated complications … based on objective, streamlined, and automatable criteria, and is more broadly focused on preventable complications … surveillance definitions marked a strong first step toward recognizing the short-term preventable complications … Putting a name and face to the significant complications went a long way to engage our nursing staff … Multicenter evaluation of a novel surveillance paradigm for complications of mechanical ventilation

1437. Preventing CAUTI: What to Do When it’s Time for Plan B (November 4, 2014) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
      www.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/preventing-cauti-plan-b-transcript.html
      December 01, 2017 - In fact, many of these non-infectious catheter-associated complications are at least as common as clinically … I think it’s important to consider both the infectious as well as the non-infectious complications of … The complications in yellow are actually targeted by the Partnership for Patients. … CAUTI rates, but also can decrease the complication, decrease the rates of other hospital acquired complications … of reducing the CAUTI rate, but also some spill-over benefits in terms of potentially reducing other complications

1438. Rafael Borja (doc file)
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      November 04, 2014 - In fact, many of these non-infectious catheter-associated complications are at least as common as clinically … I think it’s important to consider both the infectious as well as the non-infectious complications of … The complications in yellow are actually targeted by the Partnership for Patients. … CAUTI rates, but also can decrease the complication, decrease the rates of other hospital acquired complications … of reducing the CAUTI rate, but also some spill-over benefits in terms of potentially reducing other complications

1439. Pf-Engagement-Facnotes (doc file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/implementation/training-tools/pf-engagement/pf-engagement-facnotes.docx
      May 01, 2017 - participation is also an opportunity to teach caregivers about a patient’s perioperative care to prevent complications … This will aid in preventing post-surgery complications and improve confidence in caring for themselves … Using the IDEAL discharge planning method will help prevent postdischarge complications and avoidable … This discussion will educate the patient and family about how to prevent complications and infections

1440. Chapter 6. Track Performance with Metrics | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      May 01, 2016 - For VTE prophylaxis, an important balancing measure would assess the incidence of bleeding complications … Track Bleeding Episodes Associated With Anticoagulant Prophylaxis Concern about bleeding complications … Bleeding complications, however, are notoriously difficult to track accurately, and determining the incremental … Surgical Quality Improvement Program (ACS NSQIP®), may provide the most robust opportunity to track risk complications