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361. Exhibit 3. Comparison of fraction of all herniorrhaphy and total knee and hip arthroplasties reviewed by VASQIP | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     April 01, 2018 - Improving the Measurement of Surgical Site Infection Risk Stratification/Outcome Detection Exhibit … Determining Surgical Site Infection Rates Chapter 3. … Designing and Testing Methods to Stratify Risk of Surgical Site Infections Chapter 4. … Infection Prevention Support Tool Appendix S. … Surgical Infection Society Abstract Appendix U.

362. Appendix E. Culture Type Map to Procedure Types | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     April 01, 2018 - Improving the Measurement of Surgical Site Infection Risk Stratification/Outcome Detection Appendix … Determining Surgical Site Infection Rates Chapter 3. … Designing and Testing Methods to Stratify Risk of Surgical Site Infections Chapter 4. … Infection Prevention Support Tool Appendix S. … Surgical Infection Society Abstract Appendix U.

363. Exhibit 2. Literature review search terms by category | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     April 01, 2018 - Proactive Risk Assessment of Surgical Site Infection in Ambulatory Surgery Centers Exhibit 2. … Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Proactive Risk Assessment of Surgical Site Infection … Surgical site infections Postoperative infections Healthcare associated (acquired) infections … Community hospitals For-profit surgical centers Free-standing ambulatory surgical centers Infection … control practices Infection control practices Infection surveillance Infections avoided through

364. Appendix B. Decisionmaking and Readiness for Implementation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     September 01, 2013 - The REDUCE MRSA Trial showed a 44 percent reduction in all-cause bloodstream infections when baseline … These are total bloodstream infection rates from all causes, not just those limited to central line infection … to central line infection bloodstream events. … Infection Prevention Program: The hospital Infection Prevention and Control program may be one of several … (e.g., hospital epidemiologist, director of infection prevention, infection preventionist providing support

365. 049-Talking-Points-Patients-Nasal-Decolonization (doc file)
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     April 01, 2025 - AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention: Targeting Surgical Site Infection Talking Points for … These bacteria are known to greatly increase the risk of a severe infection that can complicate your … they normally don't cause harm, entry into the body during surgery and recovery can cause a severe infection … Clinical trials have found that nasal decolonization reduces surgical site infections. … A single course of nasal decolonization reduces your risk for surgical site infections, but bacteria

366. Nursing Home Resources | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     January 01, 2022 - evidence-based prevention and safety practices within nursing homes to protect residents and staff from infection … COVID-19 Infection Prevention and Control: Preparedness Checklist for Long-Term Care Facilities ​This … It can be used by facility administrators; infection prevention and control focal points or staff; and … COVID-19 Infection Prevention and Control: Communication Toolkit for Long-term Care Facilities ​This … of simplified messages and reminders based on the World Health Organization's technical guidance on infection

367. Module 1: Using the Comprehensive Long-Term Care Safety Modules: Applying Safety Principles: Material Use Guide | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     March 01, 2017 - Modules in your facility Module Overview Purpose of the Toolkit Slide 3 Infection … Prevention in LTC * Slides 4–5 Video 2.1: Importance of Infection Prevention Overview … Slide 22 References Slide 23 *Video included in this section Topic: Infection … Prevention in LTC Method: During a meeting, watch the Importance of Infection Prevention video. … Discuss the video and why the team thinks infection prevention is important in your facility.

368. Using a Tiered Approach With CUSP Principles Slides
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     April 01, 2022 - )-0019 April 2022 Objectives Describe the tiered approach for central line-associated bloodstream infection … (CLABSI) and catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) prevention Give an example of how to … ; GPS = Guide to Patient Safety; UTI = urinary tract infection These materials were expanded, enhanced … urinary tract infection (CAUTI) in adult ICUs. … urinary tract infection (CAUTI) in adult ICUs.

369. Assessment (doc file)
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     March 01, 2017 - surveillance process with reviewing a resident’s chart for a suspected catheter-associated urinary tract infection … form combines the resident’s health assessment and laboratory findings, and gives direction if the infection … The infection preventionist or other designated staff person can review the chart and compare if the … The infection preventionist can review the chart and determine if the documentation meets or doesn’t … References: Adapted from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Urinary Tract Infection (UTI

370. PowerPoint Presentation
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     June 01, 2021 - Residents who meet any of the following criteria are at risk of pneumonia with more resistant infections … What type of infection is it? … What type of infection is it? … What type of infection is it? … Collection Form Review the Talking With Residents and Family Members About Lower Respiratory Tract Infections

371. Building Your SSI Prevention Bundle: Facilitator Notes | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     December 01, 2017 - The cost depends on the type of wound infection, whether it’s a superficial infection—which costs about … Superficial wound infections are infections of the skin, seen with the naked eye and diagnosed when assessing … Deeper space infections are less common and trickier to diagnose. … Slide 27: Hypoglycemia and Infection Say: Maintaining normoglycemia can reduce risk for wound infection … infection control practitioner.

372. Slide 1 (ppt file)
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     January 01, 2010 - Or Were you at zero and then had a spike in your infections? … * Spike in Infections? … In our experience when we see spikes in infection or infection rates above zero, we find that the adherence … Infrequent Infections Consider each infection a defect worthy of a full analysis? … Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 2002; 23(12):759-769.

373. Hand Hygiene Promotion | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     October 01, 2024 - Contact Precautions Hand Hygiene Promotion Prevention of Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections … Person-Based Transmission Hand hygiene is a fundamental practice for reducing healthcare-associated infections … Originally developed by Johns Hopkins Hospital Department of Hospital Epidemiology and Infection Control … SHEA/IDSA/APIC Practice Recommendation: Strategies to Prevent Healthcare Associated Infections Through … WHO Infection Prevention and Control: Hand Hygiene The World Health Organization (WHO) provides a range

374. Exhibits 68 to 70 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     April 01, 2018 - Improving the Measurement of Surgical Site Infection Risk Stratification/Outcome Detection Exhibits … Determining Surgical Site Infection Rates Chapter 3. … Designing and Testing Methods to Stratify Risk of Surgical Site Infections Chapter 4. … Infection Prevention Support Tool Appendix S. … Surgical Infection Society Abstract Appendix U.

375. Exhibit 2. Number of procedures stratified by hospital and types between 2008 and 2009 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     April 01, 2018 - Improving the Measurement of Surgical Site Infection Risk Stratification/Outcome Detection Exhibit … Determining Surgical Site Infection Rates Chapter 3. … Designing and Testing Methods to Stratify Risk of Surgical Site Infections Chapter 4. … Infection Prevention Support Tool Appendix S. … Surgical Infection Society Abstract Appendix U.

376. Appendix F. Algorithms | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     April 01, 2018 - Improving the Measurement of Surgical Site Infection Risk Stratification/Outcome Detection Appendix … Determining Surgical Site Infection Rates Chapter 3. … Designing and Testing Methods to Stratify Risk of Surgical Site Infections Chapter 4. … Infection Prevention Support Tool Appendix S. … Surgical Infection Society Abstract Appendix U.

377. ABATE Trial Team (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2022 - No. 20(22)-0036 March 2022 Section 2 – ABATE Infection Trial Team ABATE Infection Trial Investigators … Section 2 – ABATE Infection Trial Team ABATE Infection Trial Investigators Trial funded by the National

378. Staff Huddle Reminder: Importance of Iodophor Administration (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2022 - Administration  Staphylococcus aureus lives in the nose and can spread to other areas of the body to cause infection …  Iodophor swabs have been proven to remove these bacteria from the nose  To prevent infection … Administration  Staphylococcus aureus lives in the nose and can spread to other areas of the body to cause infection …  Iodophor swabs have been proven to remove these bacteria from the nose  To prevent infection

379. 130-Dec-Patient-Daily-Bathing-Chg-Handout (doc file)
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     October 01, 2024 - in the hospital, because you’re more vulnerable, these common bacteria can end up causing a severe infection … chlorhexidine gluconate, or CHG, that removes potentially harmful bacteria on the skin and reduces the risk of infection … bath takes only 10 minutes every day, and it’s a proven method to help protect patients like you from infection … Patients in this unit are bathed daily to protect them from infections during their hospitalization. … rashes and wounds that aren’t large or deep, and it prevents germs from entering the wound and causing infection

380. 040-Mrsa-Surveillance-Notes (doc file)
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     October 01, 2024 - person-based transmission, and preventing device- and procedure-related infections. … , or bloodstream infection. … Slide 6 Consequences of MRSA Infections SAY: Both methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA … ) and MRSA infections are associated with adverse outcomes, including prolonged hospital length of stay … such as central line-associated bloodstream infections and surgical site infections.