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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/abate/handouts/staff-mupirocin.docx
March 01, 2022 - No. 20(22)-0036
March 2022
Apply nasal mupirocin ointment twice daily for 5 days to all adult non-ICU … Instructions
· Use twice daily for 5 days or until discharge.
· Clears bacteria like Staphylococcus
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mvp/modules/technical/intro-daily-care-slides.html
February 01, 2017 - ICU length of stay shorter by 3.5 days (p=0.02).
6. Kress J, Pohlman A, O'Connor M, et al. … , ICU days, and hospital days.
7. … Ventilator Days and Length of Stay (LOS) Reductions
-2.4 vent days.
-3.0 ICU days. … -6.3 LOS days.
VAE Reductions
-37% in VACs.
-65% in IVACs. … Arrow pointing down over VAE Ventilator days and length of stay reductions.
10.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/clinicians-providers/guidelines-recommendations/tobacco/clinicians/references/clinhlpsmkqt/clinhlpsmksqt.pdf
May 01, 2008 - Insomnia 150 mg every morning for 7-12 weeks Prescription only
History of eating disorder Dry mouth 3 days … then 150 mg twice daily maintenance up to
Use of MAO inhibitors in past 14 days (Begin treatment 1- … 2 weeks pre-quit) 6 months
Varenicline Monitor for changes in mood, Nausea 0.5 mg once daily for days … , Trouble sleeping before quit date maintenance up to
and suicidal ideation 0.5 mg twice daily for days
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2025-02/meenan-report.pdf
January 01, 2025 - to the sum of the green and
red days in that year. … The gray days contribute to neither numerator nor denominator. … One has an area of 180: 60 days
at 3 mmHg above goal. … The other has an area of 140: 140 days at 1 mmHg above goal. … was 250‐300 days over the study period.
14
Figure 6.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/improve/behavior-change-facilitator-guide.pdf
November 01, 2019 - Despite data that most patients with CAP were treated
for 10 or more days, less than 10 percent of house … staff
said 10 days was the most common duration they used. … Patients were
randomized to stop treatment after 3 days or to
continue therapy for 8 days if they were … , a reduction in excess
days of therapy and an increase in cases where therapy
was narrowed. … Three years after the
intervention, the median duration of therapy remained
7 days, there were few
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/best-practices/respiratory-facilitator-guide.pdf
November 01, 2019 - Consider prolonging therapy to at least 7 days if:
The patient is immunocompromised, the patient has … antibiotic treatment
for 5 days is as safe and effective as longer treatment
courses. … One RCT even demonstrated that therapy as
short as 3 days is sufficient. … Most
patients can receive 5 to 7 days of therapy. … Regarding COPD exacerbations, 3 days of azithromycin
are generally sufficient.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/long-term-care/resources/ontime/pruhealing/puh-erepguide.pdf
February 10, 2014 - Days From Admit to Ulcer Onset. … The pressure ulcer assessment date must be ≤9 days before the
report date. … before the report date
c. 7 days before the report date
d. 11 days before the report date
e. … Days From Admit to Ulcer Onset. … before the report date
c. 5 days before the report date
d. 7 days before the report date
e.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/preventing-cauti-focus-procedure-related-cath-use-070814.pptx
January 01, 2015 - Mean 5 days (range, 3-10 days) 1
Incidence of POUR varies widely: 5%-58%
CAUTI risk 40-60%
No risk factors … per year, representing >85% of total foley-days.
2011
2012
Urinary Catheter-Days by Service
3847
2969 … per year, representing >85% of total foley-days.
2011
2012
Urinary Catheter-Days by Service
3847
2969 … Table data; units with less than 400 foley days. … Foley-days ∆ Service Foley-days ∆ Service Foley-days ∆
Service 2011 2012 Service 2011
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/3_TK2_T3-Sample_Monthly_Summary_Reports_Final.xlsx
October 01, 2016 - Sample Monthly Summary Reports
Month Number of Resident Days Number of Antibiotic Rx Number of Antibiotic … Rx divided by Number of Resident Days Number of Residents Receiving Antibiotics for UTI (incl.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/146-gap-analysis-surgical-services.pdf
April 01, 2025 - 5 days of CHG bathing prior to surgical procedure for all patients with MRSA or MSSA colonization … or
infection
5 days of CHG bathing prior to surgical procedure for all patients with MRSA (NOT MSSA … 5 days of intranasal mupirocin or iodophor prior to surgical procedure for all patients with MRSA … CHG bathing prior to surgical procedure for all patients with MRSA or MSSA colonization or: Off
5 days … intranasal mupirocin or iodophor prior to surgical procedure for all patients with MRSA or: Off
5 days
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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 - Approval of the 3 protocols by 19
secondary IRBs averaged 19 days (1–48 days). … (5–48 days). … The mean number of days for the 15
expedited reviews was 18.1 days (1–40 days). … For the 11 hospital sites, the mean number of working days required for IRB
approval was only 15.5 days … an average of 24.6 days (4–40).
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/abate/handouts/staff-iodophor.docx
March 01, 2022 - No. 20(22)-0036
March 2022
Apply nasal povidone-iodine antiseptic swabs twice daily for 5 days to … Instructions
· Apply iodophor swabs twice daily for 5 days.
· This will help clear bacteria like S. aureus
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/one-pager-cellulitis.docx
June 01, 2021 - transferring these residents to an acute care setting if consistent with goals of care.2,3
Duration
· 5–7 days … Comparison of short-course (5 days) and standard (10 days) treatment for uncomplicated cellulitis.
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/clabsi-final-companion/clabsicomp4.html
January 01, 2013 - Average CLABSIs/Unit
3.318
0.870
0.729
0.669
0.571
0.562
0.518
Average CL Days … /Unit
1,733
487
483
488
467
459
457
Rate:
(Infections/Days)x1,000
1.915
1.785 … characteristic
* Critical access hospitals (n=23) experienced one infection in 284 central line days … (the lowest number of central line days reported during any quarter for critical access hospitals) resulting
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/preventing-cauti-proc-related-catheter-use-slides.html
December 01, 2017 - Daily risk of acquisition of bacteriuria:
3% to 8% per day of urinary catheterization
~100% at 30 days … CAUTI rate per 1000 IUC days
Device utilization ratio
SICU-major teaching (N=176)
3.2 … Mean 5 days (range, 3-10 days) 1
Incidence of POUR varies widely: 5%-58%
CAUTI risk 40-60%
No risk … 3
0.50 (0.29-0.87)
Recatheterization, 1 vs. 3 days
2
1.04 (0.36-3.01)
Phipps S … In 2011 the rate was 4.2 per 1,000 Foley-days, but by 2013 it was down to 3.1.
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mvp/modules/technical/intro-early-mobility-fac-guide.html
February 01, 2017 - discharge. 45 percent of observed patients experienced an early death, defined as death occurring within 30 days … Data were collected for up to 14 days in the ICU. … ventilated patients who did receive early mobilization, the median time to beginning those activities was 5 days … Say:
The median times it took for patients to first sit out of bed and first stand were both 7 days … The median time it took for patients to first walk was 9 days.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/acute/chipra-143-section-5a-evidence-table.pdf
January 01, 2014 - Therefore, reviewers had to screen
chest X-rays and culture results for all
hospitalization days … A total of 98 AEs (59.9 AEs per
100 patient days) were identified. … AE
rates were estimated to be 61.4 AEs per
1,000 patient days. … vs.
13.2 ± 6.2 days; p<.001) and increased
mortality rates (15.2% vs. 2.6%; p<.001). … Similarly, median ADEs per 100 patient days
declined from 5.07 to 1.30 (p<.001).
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/abate/handouts/staff-iodophor.pdf
March 01, 2022 - 10% Povidone-Iodine (Iodophor)
Apply nasal povidone-iodine antiseptic swabs twice daily for
5 days … Instructions
• Apply iodophor swabs twice daily for 5 days.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/160-dec-universal-unit-protocol.docx
October 01, 2024 - This unit is using Universal MRSA Decolonization: all patients on the unit will be decolonized for 5 days … Every patient will have their anterior nares decolonized twice daily during the first 5 days after admission
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www.ahrq.gov/policy/foia/foiafy09.html
October 01, 2014 - Range in Number of Days —the lowest and highest number of days to process requests or administrative … Limits —the time period in the statute for an agency to respond to a FOIA request (ordinarily 20 working days … Median number of days: N/A
b. … Average number of days: N/A
c. … Lowest number of days: N/A
d.