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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/healthcare-failure-mode-and-effect-analysis-hfmea-effective-mechanism-preventing-infection
April 05, 2023 - Healthcare failure mode and effect analysis (HFMEA) as an effective mechanism in preventing infection … Healthcare Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (HFMEA) as an Effective Mechanism in Preventing Infection … Hospitals have needed to adapt workflow processes to optimize infection control in response to the … workflow management for high-risk medical procedures during the pandemic and prevention of nosocomial infections … Healthcare Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (HFMEA) as an Effective Mechanism in Preventing Infection
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/acr-recommendations-use-chest-radiography-and-computed-tomography-ct-suspected-covid-19
August 14, 2019 - Recommendations for the use of Chest Radiography and Computed Tomography (CT) for Suspected COVID-19 Infection … Recommendations for the use of Chest Radiography and Computed Tomography (CT) for Suspected COVID-19 Infection … viral pneumonia and imaging features must be interpreted with caution when the prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 infection … Recommendations for the use of Chest Radiography and Computed Tomography (CT) for Suspected COVID-19 Infection
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/decreased-incidence-cesarean-surgical-site-infection-rate-hospital-wide-perioperative-bundle
September 08, 2021 - Study
Decreased incidence of cesarean surgical site infection rate with hospital-wide … Decreased incidence of cesarean surgical site infection rate with hospital‐wide perioperative bundle. … Decreased incidence of cesarean surgical site infection rate with hospital‐wide perioperative bundle. … Arrests and Emergency Hysterectomy
March 27, 2024
Preventing surgical site infections … Implementation of a comprehensive unit-based safety program to reduce surgical site infections
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/implementing-national-program-reduce-catheter-associated-urinary-tract-infection-quality
June 08, 2016 - Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs) are common, reasonably preventable sources of … states and hospitals to successfully implement interventions that reduce catheter use and associated infections … October 17, 2017
Eliminating central line-associated bloodstream infections: a national … January 15, 2014
Strategies to prevent central line-associated bloodstream infections … November 16, 2011
Eradicating central line–associated bloodstream infections statewide
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/methicillin-resistant-staphylococcus-aureus-central-line-associated-bloodstream-infections-us
April 05, 2013 - influential organizations have recommended that hospitals specifically target MRSA colonization and infection … Healthcare Safety Network found that the overall incidence of one common HAI, catheter-related bloodstream infection … October 31, 2014
Targeted versus universal decolonization to prevent ICU infection. … Program for Improving Antibiotic Use with antibiotic use and hospital-onset Clostridioides difficile infection … 21, 2014
Implementing a national program to reduce catheter-associated urinary tract infection
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/aspergillus-mediastinitis-endocarditis-pediatric-patient-complicating-cardiac-surgery-and
November 16, 2022 - and mitigate nosocomial infections wherever they occur within the facility. … To minimize the risk of nosocomial fungal infections, hospitals should implement measures to prevent … investigation to identify possible sources of infection and address gaps in existing infection prevention … An investigation of Aspergillus cardiac surgical site infections in 3 pediatric patients. … Diagnosis and treatment of Aspergillus flavus sternal wound infections after cardiac surgery.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/preventing-device-associated-infections-us-hospitals-national-surveys-2005-2013
June 21, 2023 - 2019
A national implementation project to prevent catheter-associated urinary tract infection … December 21, 2017
A program to prevent catheter-associated urinary tract infection in … June 8, 2016
Clostridium Difficile infection in the United States: a national study assessing … July 16, 2015
Comparing catheter-associated urinary tract infection prevention programs … October 5, 2022
Barriers and facilitators to healthcare workers' adherence with infection
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/effect-antiseptic-handwashing-vs-alcohol-sanitizer-health-care-associated-infections-neonatal
July 30, 2014 - Effect of antiseptic handwashing vs alcohol sanitizer on health care-associated infections … Effect of antiseptic handwashing vs alcohol sanitizer on health care-associated infections in neonatal … This clinical trial compared these strategies on patient infection rates, nurses’ skin conditions, and … Effect of antiseptic handwashing vs alcohol sanitizer on health care-associated infections in neonatal … March 2, 2022
Nurse staffing, burnout, and health care-associated infection.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/preventing-surgical-site-infections-are-safety-climate-level-and-its-strength-associated-self
July 19, 2023 - June 22, 2022
Infection prevention in the emergency department. … July 19, 2023
Surgical site infection prevention: a review. … infection prevention measures. … April 22, 2020
Association of safety culture with surgical site infection outcomes. … Surgical Site Infections
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/how-stay-right-side-infection-control-code
November 02, 2016 - Newspaper/Magazine Article
How to stay on the right side of the infection control … How to stay on the right side of the infection control code. … reports on a British code of practice that could cause nurses to be held legally accountable for poor infection … How to stay on the right side of the infection control code.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/inappropriate-antibiotic-use
September 22, 2010 - This case clearly illustrates how the confluence of these two problems—nosocomial infections caused by … , infections associated with venous catheters, or evidence of cutaneous emboli. … Colonization is often a precursor to infection. … Hospital-onset infections: a patient safety issue. … Guidelines for the management of intravascular catheter-related infections.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/hospital-infection-prevention-how-much-can-we-prevent-and-how-hard-should-we-try
November 16, 2022 - Review
Hospital infection prevention: how much can we prevent and how hard should … Hospital Infection Prevention: How Much Can We Prevent and How Hard Should We Try? … improvements , some infections are not preventable . … Hospital Infection Prevention: How Much Can We Prevent and How Hard Should We Try? … December 9, 2015
Infection prevention in the emergency department.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/challenging-world-patient-safety-and-health-care-associated-infection
October 21, 2010 - Commentary
Challenging the world: patient safety and health care-associated infection … Challenging the world: patient safety and health care-associated infection. … areas selected by the alliance, and the first Global Patient Safety Challenge: health care–associated infection … Challenging the world: patient safety and health care-associated infection. … Providers
Health Care Executives and Administrators
Non-Health Care Professionals
Nosocomial Infections
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/infection-control-hazards-and-near-misses-reported-nursing-students
February 11, 2009 - Study
Infection control hazards and near misses reported by nursing students. … Infection control hazards and near misses reported by nursing students. … Nursing students identified several categories of near misses relating to infection control practices … Infection control hazards and near misses reported by nursing students.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19-and-safety-older-adults
April 10, 2024 - Staff losses due to COVID-19 infections and deaths further decreased the numbers of staff available to … Nurse staffing and coronavirus infections in California nursing homes. … COVID‐19 infections and deaths among Connecticut nursing home residents: facility correlates. … Racial and ethnic disparities in COVID‐19 infections and deaths across US Nursing Homes. … As Covid infections spread, nursing homes lag behind on the rollout for booster shots.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/voices-frontline-nurses-care-quality-and-patient-safety-during-covid-19-application
February 21, 2024 - February 21, 2024
Home health staff perspectives on infection prevention and control: … December 23, 2020
Hospital staffing and health care–associated infections: a systematic … October 3, 2018
Impact of laws aimed at healthcare-associated infection reduction: a … January 9, 2011
Patient safety climate: variation in perceptions by infection preventionists … (CLABSI), and catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI): the urgent need to refocus on hardwiring
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19-pandemic-central-line-associated-bloodstream-infection
January 01, 2019 - psnet
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/diagnostic-stewardship-improve-patient-outcomes-and-healthcare-associated-infection-hai
May 18, 2022 - Commentary
Diagnostic stewardship to improve patient outcomes and healthcare-associated infection … Diagnostic stewardship to improve patient outcomes and healthcare-associated infection (HAI) metrics. … Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) remain a common complication during inpatient care. … January 22, 2014
Eliminating Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections. … Programs and Individual Hospital Initiatives to Reduce Certain Infections.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/matching-michigan-2-year-stepped-interventional-programme-minimise-central-venous-catheter
April 29, 2015 - which attempted to replicate the Keystone study in 223 ICUs in England, yielded a surprising result: infection … declined significantly in both control and intervention hospitals, likely reflecting secular trends in infection … Resources
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, central-line-associated bloodstream infection … (CLABSI), and catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI): the urgent need to refocus on hardwiring … February 7, 2022
A program to prevent catheter-associated urinary tract infection in
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/867086/psn-pdf
November 06, 2024 - Closing the gap on infection prevention staffing
recommendations: results from the beta version of the … Closing the gap on infection prevention staffing recommendations: results
from the beta version of the … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/closing-gap-infection-prevention-staffing-recommendations-results-beta- … infections (HAI). … influence-hospital-leadership-support-burnout-psychological-safety-and-safety-climate-us
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/health-care-associated-infections