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221. Appendix J. Long-Term Care CAUTI Surveillance Worksheet | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/resources/tools/cauti-surveillance/assessment.html
     March 01, 2017 - in a resident while having an indwelling urinary catheter in place or removed within the 2 calendar days … day of removal=Day 1) An indwelling urinary catheter should be in place for a minimum of 2 calendar days … Any of the following: If indwelling urinary catheter (IUC) removed within last 2 calendar days … microorganisms, which are not bacteria, are not NHSN acceptable UTI pathogens. 2 An IUC in place for >14 days

222. Assessment (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/resources/tools/cauti-surveillance/assessment.docx
     March 01, 2017 - in a resident while having an indwelling urinary catheter in place or removed within the 2 calendar days … day of removal=Day 1) · An indwelling urinary catheter should be in place for a minimum of 2 calendar days … AND Any of the following: If indwelling urinary catheter (IUC) removed within last 2 calendar days … with any microorganism—at least one of which is bacteria of ≥105 CFU/ml [2: An IUC in place for >14 days

223. Presentation: Program Overview
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/mvp/modules/cusp/build-businesscase-slides.pptx
     January 01, 2017 - and LOS Reductions -2.4 vent days -3.0 ICU days -6.3 LOS days VAE Reductions -37% in VACs -65% in IVACs … Reduces time on ventilator by 2.4 days Reduces ICU length of stay by 3.0 days Reduces hospital length … of stay by 6.3 days Increases capacity to care for new patients Reduces VACs by 37% Reduces IVACs by … , how many patient days per year could be reduced? … per year (3 days x 500 patients) Improve tracking of process measures for evidence-based care Build

224. Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Bacteremia (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/best-practices/bacteremia-facilitator-guide.pdf
     November 01, 2019 - Most patients with pseudomonal bacteremia can be treated with 10–14 days of antibiotics. … Uncomplicated Staph aureus bacteremia can be treated for 14 days. … Complicated Staph aureus bacteremia should be treated for at least 28–42 days (42 days is the minimum … All other patients with right- sided infective endocarditis should receive 28–42 days. … Left-sided endocarditis should be treated for 42 days (or more).

225. Decision Making and Readiness for Implementation (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/abate/introduction/decision-making.pdf
     March 01, 2022 - The non- ICU days should be counted from the third day of a non-ICU stay until transfer to an ICU or …  To change the calculated rate into a rate per 1,000 ICU patient days, multiply the rate (number … of events divided by the denominator of non- ICU days among patients with the specified devices) by … 1,000 = total events per 1,000 ICU patient days. … = total events per 1,000 ICU patient days.

226. Final Progress Report: Effects of Extended Work Hours on ICU Patient Safety (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-09/czeisler-report.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - (the first half of the traditional extended work shift), and “night call” on days 3 through 4, from … Medical Errors In total, 2,203 patient days (traditional schedule: 1,294) were studied, representing … ) than on the intervention schedule (100.1 per thousand patient days; P<0.001). … on the traditional schedule than on the intervention schedule (70.3 vs. 55.0 per thousand patient days … ) than on the intervention schedule (158.4 per thousand patient days; P<0.001).

227. Build a Business Case for Quality Improvement: Facilitator Guide | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mvp/modules/cusp/build-business-case-fac-guide.html
     February 01, 2017 - Reducing the ventilator days by 20 percent saves $2 million per year. … Compared with matched controls, VAEs were associated with more days to extubation, more days to hospital … reduction in ICU days, and a 6.3-day reduction in the total LOS in the hospital. … Ask: If we reduced our ICU LOS by 3 days, how much could we save? … If your average ICU LOS went down by 3.0 days, you would save 1,500 patient days per year.

228. The Never Antibiotics Diagnoses: Influenza and RSV – Facilitator Guide (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/influenza-rsv-guide.docx
     September 01, 2022 - You see a 35-year-old man with no past medical history who reports 2 days of myalgias, subjective fevers … Oseltamivir can reduce the duration of symptoms by 1 to 2 days in lower risk patients who are initiated … Food and Drug Administration has not approved oseltamivir in children younger than 14 days old, both … The recommended dose is two inhalations twice daily for 5 days. … RSV symptoms peak around day 5 of illness and start to improve by 7–10 days.

229. 011-Ss-Decolonization-Strategies-Fg (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/011-ss-decolonization-strategies-fg.docx
     April 01, 2025 - In this study, the authors found that following short term (4–7 days) nasal application of mupirocin, … Carriers were treated for 5 days with twice daily intra-nasal mupirocin and daily CHG bathing. … Here, the median pre-op decolonization duration was 3 days, and the percent positive for MRSA on ICU … But, if done for 5 days, the reduction is 79 percent. … Mupirocin should be used intra-nasally twice per day for 5 days leading into the planned surgery.

230. Final Progress Report: Short-term Clinical Deterioration After Acute Pulmonary Embolism (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2025-02/weekes-report.pdf
     January 01, 2025 - Outcomes included quality of life at 30 days. … of PE and to develop and validate a prediction model for clinical deterioration within 5 days of PE … respiratory dysfunction, respiratory failure intervention, and escalated PE interventions within 5 days … Patient-reported quality of life was affected as early as 30 days after acute PE. … of PE diagnosis rather than events at 30 days or later.

231. Webinar 2: Analyze Data and Patient/Caregiver Perspectives (Section 1 of the Guide): Slide Presentation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/guide/web2.html
     December 01, 2017 - Days between discharge and readmission, <4 days, <10 days, 11-30 days. … Readmitted 8 days later. 61 man with 8 hospitalizations this year for shortness of breath returns to … the hospital 10 days after discharge with shortness of breath. … Readmission: Returned 8 days later for persistent coughing. … Readmission: Reports he gained 20 lbs in 8 days.

232. Decolonization Strategies
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/012-ss-decolonization-strategies.pptx
     April 01, 2025 - Colonization on Post-op ICU Admission Intended intervention: mupirocin twice daily and CHG daily for 5 days … Median duration: 3 days 120 patients tested positive for MRSA preoperatively of 3,485 intervention … Multivariable Model Prediction 1 day of decolonization: 27 percent reduction in MRSA colonization 5 days … in Surgical Populations Joint replacement and spinal fusion14 CHG bathing plus either mupirocin 5 days … 27 Key Takeaways When choosing a nasal decolonization agent— Preferred: Mupirocin twice daily for 5 days

233. Manage-Resident-Uti-Facilitator-Guide (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/manage-resident-UTI-facilitator-guide.docx
     June 01, 2021 - For people who are slow to respond, consider 10 to 14 days of antibiotics. … Fourteen days is the longest course recommended to treat a UTI. … You elect to treat Melba empirically with nitrofurantoin for 5 days. … This is an option and could be used for only 7 days. … If they are slow to respond, treat no longer than 14 days.

234. Candidate Measure Submission Form (CPCF) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/policymakers/chipra/cpcf-form4.html
     December 01, 2013 - Population—neonates (0-28 days after birth) (specify age range)   «Age_Range» p. … Population—infants (29 days to 364 days) (specify age range)   «Age_Range» q.  

235. Appendix 6: Central Line Maintenance Audit Form | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/clabsi-tools/appendix-6.html
     March 01, 2018 - changed because:      [  ] Dressing soiled, damp or non-occlusive      [  ] Due to be changed (7 days … ____ days for transparent      ____ days for gauze [  ] No, not changed because:      [

236. Skin and Soft Tissue Infections (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/skin-soft-tissue-one-pager.pdf
     September 01, 2022 - aureus; check local resistance rates before using)  Linezolid (severe cases) Duration • 5–7 days … that they may not become afebrile or see a decrease in pain or the size and intensity of until 3 days … Comparison of short-course (5 days) and standard (10 days) treatment for uncomplicated cellulitis.

237. Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Cellulitis and Skin and Soft Tissue Abscesses – Slides
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/skin-soft-tissue-slides.pptx
     September 01, 2022 - Ambulatory Care 19 Moment 3: Duration of Therapy for Uncomplicated Cellulitis15-17 RCT of 5 versus 10 days … of therapy15 All patients received antibiotics for 5 days On day 5, patients who had at least minimal … of placebo or 5 more days of antibiotics Primary outcome: resolution by day 14 and no recurrence by … Comparison of short-course (5 days) and standard (10 days) treatment for uncomplicated cellulitis. … Tedizolid for 6 days versus linezolid for 10 days for acute bacterial skin and skin-structure infections

238. Tool 11: Community Resource Guide (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/medicaidreadmitguide/mcaidread_tool11_comm_resource.docx
     June 02, 2025 - with any questions; call for warm handoff; will schedule all patients for posthospital followup <5 days … Disorder Agency] [Point person] [XXX] [Provides a navigator immediately postdischarge and for 45 days … [Adult Day provider 3] [Point person] [XXX] [Will prioritize posthospital referrals; call 3 days … Point person] [XXX] [Can connect patient/family to vetted in-home personal service provider; call 2 days … Clients may be eligible once every 30 days with proper documentation.

239. AHRQ's Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Pressure Ulcer Prevention | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/ontime/pruprev/8.html
     December 01, 2017 - total number of meals possible for the current week (i.e., if a resident was not on unit for specific days … total number of shifts possible for the current week (i.e., if a resident was not on unit for specific days … total number of shifts possible for the current week (i.e., if a resident was not on unit for specific days … total number of shifts possible for the current week (i.e., if a resident was not on unit for specific days

240. AHRQ’s Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Falls Prevention | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/ontime/fallspx/monthly.html
     October 01, 2017 - Shift Time of Day   Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Days … Shift Location   Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Days … Other Fall totals   Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Days … Evenings Nights Room Change Within 30 Days of Fall Date Total Residents Who Fell Total Residents