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21. Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement (pdf file)
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    May 17, 2016 - prevention of surgical site infections, and appropriate postsurgical wound assessment help decrease the incidence … factors for postoperative wound dehiscence and identify pediatric patients at risk.2-5 Reduce the incidence … elimination of tobacco products prior to surgery, where relevant.3,4 Recommended Practice: Reduce the incidence … Steps Recommended Practice: Assess for risk of wound dehiscence Recommended Practice: Reduce the incidence

22. Chapter-6 - Carbapenem-Resistant-Enterobacteriaceae (pdf file)
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    March 01, 2020 - Appropriate use of gloves was independently associated with lower incidence of new CRE carriers. … The incidence of CRE acquisition declined between 2009 and 2015 in all facility types, as expressed … Incidence of multidrug- resistant Acinetobacter baumannii did not change following the intervention. … During intervention, increase in incidence stopped and eventually reduced to 11.7 cases per 100,000 … Reduced incidence was accomplished without active surveillance.

23. MEASURE SUMMARY (CHIPRA Core Set Candidate Measures) - Control #: PHP-6 (pdf file)
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    December 14, 2010 - adolescents as well as create a herd immunity effect, but the strategic importance is lessened due to low incidence … cases of pertussis were reported in the U.S. and 8,897 of those (34%) were among adolescents for an incidence

24. Appendix D. | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    July 01, 2018 - IMPORTANCE  1.a Prevalence/Incidence for Focus of Measure 1.a.i Medicaid / CHIP prevalence / … incidence for focus of measure  MAX 2009 CAVEAT: Counts exclude enrollees age 20 and under who are … for U.S. children (Enter if data are readily available (e.g., from source used to estimate prevalence/incidence … CHIP children)     Not available — 1.a.iii Optional CONTEXTUAL DATA—Variation in Prevalence/Incidence … overall/on average (Enter if readily available (e.g., from source used to estimate prevalence/incidence

25. New AHRQ SOPS® Workplace Safety Supplemental Items for Hospitals - McGaffigan (pdf file)
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    December 01, 2020 - Publications.aspx http://www.ihi.org/Engage/Initiatives/Lucian-Leape-Institute/Pages/Publications.aspx Higher incidence … Healthcare Executive Nov/Dec 2020 • Low awareness and visibility of the incidence and impact, including

26. References | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    October 01, 2015 - Incidence of adverse drug events and potential adverse drug events. Implications for prevention. … Adverse events in hospitals: national incidence among Medicare beneficiaries. OEI- 06-09-00090. … The incidence and nature of in-hospital adverse events: a systematic review. … Adverse events in hospitals: national incidence among Medicare beneficiaries. Washington, DC: U.S. … The incidence and nature of in-hospital adverse events: a systematic review.

27. Appendix A. References | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    September 01, 2018 - Incidence and risk factors for surgical infection after total knee replacement. … Incidence of venographically proved deep vein thrombosis after knee arthroscopy. … An overview of surgical site infections: aetiology, incidence and risk factors. … Perioperative normothermia to reduce the incidence of surgical-wound infection and shorten hospitalization … Factors influencing the incidence and outcome of infection following total joint arthroplasty.

28. Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement (pdf file)
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    May 20, 2016 - of surgical site infections, and appropriate post-surgical wound assessment and help decrease the incidence … risk factors for postoperative wound dehiscence and identify patients at risk.1-3,7 Reduce the incidence … Optimize nutrition before surgery, especially increased protein.1,2 Recommended Practice: Reduce the Incidence … First Steps Recommended Practice: Wound Dehiscence Risk Assessment Recommended Practice: Reduce the Incidence

29. Chapter 6. Track Performance with Metrics | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    May 01, 2016 - The incidence of appropriate VTE prophylaxis has the potential to be just such a measure in populations … For VTE prophylaxis, an important balancing measure would assess the incidence of bleeding complications … The other key metric to track is the incidence of hospital-associated DVT or PE. … overall incidence of HA-VTE. … Another data point to consider tracking and reporting is the incidence of upper extremity DVT.

30. Appendix A, Pt. 3 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    April 01, 2018 - antibiotic therapy during the perioperative period, and use of ultraviolet lights) have helped reduce incidences … The incidence of infection in each joint is shown in Table 1. … There were 10 infections, an incidence of 0.54%. … The incidence of infection in all patients undergoing TJA can be lowered further. … The overall incidence of surgical-wound infection was 12 percent.

31. Tool: SSA (doc file)
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    January 01, 2017 - head of bed (HOB) to a semirecumbent position (at least 30 degrees) is associated with a decreased incidence … These data suggest potential interventions that might affect the incidence of VAP or outcome associated … Additionally, they indicate that different ICU populations may have different incidences of VAP. 11. … The subanalysis regarding the incidence of microbiologically documented VAP, the length of intensive … Additionally, they indicate that different intensive care unit populations may have different incidences

32. Head of Bed Elevation or Semirecumbent Positioning Literature Review | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    January 01, 2017 - These data suggest potential interventions that might affect the incidence of VAP or outcome associated … Additionally, they indicate that different ICU populations may have different incidences of VAP. … The subanalysis regarding the incidence of microbiologically documented VAP, the length of intensive … These data suggest potential interventions that might affect the incidence of VAP or outcome associated … Additionally, they indicate that different intensive care unit populations may have different incidences

33. Final Progress Report: Improving Medication Safety Across Clinical Settings (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2024 - Incidence: Not applicable Prevalence: Not applicable Methods/Study Design: We compared various … Incidence: N/A Prevalence: N/A Methods/Study Design: To define the epidemiology of medication … Project 4: Safe Intravenous Infusions Study Purpose:  To study the incidence and epidemiology of … To our knowledge, there have been no prospective studies of the incidence and nature of serious MEs … This study evaluated the incidence and nature of MEs and ADEs using a “smart” multichannel infusion

34. Low Tidal Volume Ventilation: Introduction, Evidence, and Implementation: Slide Presentation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    February 01, 2017 - Forest plot showing LTVV significantly reduces the incidence of pulmonary infection. … LTVV significantly reduces the incidence of pulmonary infection. … Forest plot showing LTVV significantly reduced the incidence of atelectasis. … LTVV significantly reduced the incidence of atelectasis. 6. … Positive-end expiratory pressure reduces incidence of ventilator-associated pneumonia in nonhypoxemic

35. Final Progress Report: Optimal Prevention of Hospital-Acquired Venous Thromboembolism (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2024 - protocol’s impact on the prevalence of adequate VTE prophylaxis with 2,894 random-sample audits and the incidence … by assessing the impact of this intervention on the prevalence of adequate VTE prophylaxis and the incidence … Third, implementation of the protocol led to marked decreases in the incidence of HA VTE though the … Incidence of acute pulmonary embolism in a general hospital: Relation to age, sex, and race. … Trends in the incidence of deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism: A 25-year population-based study

36. Issue Brief 9: Improved Diagnostic Accuracy Through Probability-Based Diagnosis (pdf file)
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    September 01, 2022 - Im pr ov e C on ce pt s Pa th w ay Initiate management Know community disease incidence … The clinician creates an initial differential diagnosis based on knowledge of disease incidence in the … ■ At Step 1: Developing initial differential diagnosis: Provide easily accessible incidence data for … This exercise will highlight the incidence of common diseases in various populations, train intuition … ■ Enable clinician access to better data on disease incidence.

37. Fallpxtool0A (doc file)
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    January 01, 2011 - However, recent research makes it clear that successfully reducing fall incidence requires a coordinated … Fall incidence while patients are under our care will be analyzed more closely so that progress can be

38. Probability and the Diagnostic Pathway | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    September 01, 2022 - The clinician creates an initial differential diagnosis based on knowledge of disease incidence in the … At Step 1: Developing initial differential diagnosis: Provide easily accessible incidence data for common … estimating an initial differential diagnosis based on the chief complaint, clinicians need ready access to incidence … tests that would occur in patients with disease and those without disease could be estimated based on incidence

39. Appendix A, Pt. 2 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    April 01, 2018 - Surgical Site Infection Complicating Internal Fixation of Fractures: Incidence and Risk Factors [Thanni … Results The incidence of SSI was 12%. … Conclusion The incidence of SSI after internal fixation of long bone fractures in the center is 12% … The incidence increased from 13.2% in clean wounds to 70.0% in dirty wounds. … Incidence and Risk Factors for Surgical Infection after Total Knee Replacement – Babkin et al.

40. Pressure Ulcer Prevention Toolkit (doc file)
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    January 01, 1995 - The incidence of pressure ulcers is so high that the government has appointed a panel to study risk, … Educational programs may reduce the incidence of pressure ulcers. … The incidence of pressure ulcers is so high that the government has appointed a panel to study risk, … Educational programs may reduce the incidence of pressure ulcers. … treatments · Works with all members to educate patient/family about care · Coordinates prevalence and incidence