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81. Supplemental Oxygen | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    April 01, 2025 - the Perioperative Setting Contact Precautions Optimizing Environmental Cleaning Perioperative Infection … Prevention There is evidence that tissue oxygenation plays a role in infection prevention. … The effect is best observed when combined with other infection prevention strategies. … Presentations Presentation: Perioperative Infection Prevention Strategies After reviewing the content … Normothermia Glycemic control​ Supplemental oxygen​ Discuss how these factors influence surgical site infections

82. Implementing Your Surgical Site Infection Prevention Bundle: Slide Presentation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    October 01, 2020 - infections. … Stress that most surgical site infections are preventable. … Inservices: Conduct training on surgical site infection prevention. … Reduction of surgical site infections after implementation of a bundle of care. … Implementation of a surgical comprehensive unit-based safety program to reduce surgical site infections

83. Surgical Site Infection Investigation Tool | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/surgery/tools/surgical-complication-prevention/ssi-investigation.html
    December 01, 2017 - Surgical Site Infection Investigation Tool AHRQ Safety Program for Surgery Introduction … Problem Statement Your team cannot always predict which patients will develop a surgical site infection … To improve, perioperative teams need a structured approach to investigate infections at a systems level … processes that may have contributed to the surgical site infection case. … How To Use This Tool Your team should investigate as many site infections as possible, but there is

84. Appendix R. Infection Prevention Support Tool | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    April 01, 2018 - Designing and Testing Methods to Stratify Risk of Surgical Site Infections Chapter 4. … Infection Prevention Support Tool Appendix S. … Chart reviews conducted for the detection of surgical site infections (SSIs) can be cumbersome. … language (SQL) that uses Boolean logic (in a “case” statements) to identify potential surgical site infections … Sgytype: Surgery type (‘CABG’, ‘HERNIA’, ‘KNEE’, and ‘HIP’) Dssi: Deep surgical site infections

85. National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) Laboratory-Identified Event (LabID Event): Surveillance for C. difficile Infection (CDI) and Drug-Resistant Organisms (MDROs) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    April 01, 2022 - Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) Laboratory-Identified Event (LabID Event): Surveillance for C. difficile Infection … Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) Laboratory-identified Event (LabID Event): Surveillance for C. difficile infection … Source: CDC Topic(s): Infection Control and Prevention Audience(s): Clinical Leaders; Clinicians

86. References | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    April 01, 2018 - for infection control professionals. … A laboratory-based, hospital-wide, electronic marker for nosocomial infection: the future of infection … Surgical site infection (SSI) rates in the United States, 1992-1998: the National Nosocomial Infections … Surveillance for surgical site infections: the uses of antibiotic exposure. … Computer algorithms to detect bloodstream infections. Emerg Infect Dis.

87. Final Progress Report: Infection Prevention in Emergency Care: A Systems Approach (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2025 - Summary) Purpose Emergency Departments are an ideal setting for transmission of healthcare associated infections … Conference: Attendees who have initiated or joined an ED project to address healthcare associated infections … Prevention o Infectious Empathy • David Classen, MD, MS University of Utah o Healthcare Associated Infections …  Connie Price, MD (Denver Health and Hospital) 8:30-9:15 Morning Keynote: Healthcare Associated Infections … 15-2:30 Coffee & Regroup (main conference room) 2:30-3:00 Afternoon Keynote: Healthcare Associated Infections

88. Toolkit for Decolonization of Non-ICU Patients With Devices | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    March 01, 2022 - Toolkit for Decolonization of Non-ICU Patients With Devices This toolkit can help hospital infection … prevention programs implement a decolonization protocol that was found to reduce bloodstream infections … vancomycin-resistant enterococcus positive clinical cultures, and a 32 percent reduction in all-cause bloodstream infections … ABATE Infection Toolkit Development Project Partners: Johns Hopkins Medicine Division of Infectious … in general medical and surgical units: the ABATE Infection Cluster Randomized Trial.

89. Post-Vaccination Practices Series | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/learning-modules/post-vaccination.html
    December 01, 2022 - This series of two learning modules features strategies to help nursing home teams minimize infection … Module 1: Minimizing Infection Risk: Protect The safety precautions that you take are just as important … This brief video will teach you about protecting yourself, other staff, and residents from infection … , but we should not let down our guard when it comes to infection prevention. … help you understand why nursing homes must follow policies and procedures to prevent the spread of infections

90. Appendix A. Literature Review | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    April 01, 2018 - It broadly categorizes SSIs into incisional and organ/space infections. … of the infections were caused by gram-positive organisms and 30% of the infections were caused by MRSA … Results Over 80 % of all nosocomial infections are urinary tract infection, surgical wound infection … Bloodstream infections, IVDI (intravascular device infection) or IVDI-related bloodstream infections, … also observed was a 3.5-fold increase in IVDI-related bloodstream infections and surgical site infections

91. Module 9—Respiratory Hygiene and Cough Etiquette—Nursing Home Infection Preventionist Training Course | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    April 01, 2022 - Module 9—Respiratory Hygiene and Cough Etiquette—Nursing Home Infection Preventionist Training Course … Resource: Module 9—Respiratory Hygiene and Cough Etiquette—Nursing Home Infection Preventionist … Source: CDC Topic(s): Infection Control and Prevention Audience(s): Managers, Clinical Leaders

92. Measure: Pediatric Lower Respiratory Infection (LRI) Readmission Measure (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2015 - Measure: Pediatric Lower Respiratory Infection (LRI) Readmission Measure Measure: Pediatric Lower Respiratory … Infection (LRI) Readmission Measure Measure Developer: Center of Excellence for Pediatric Quality … Measure Importance Lower respiratory infections (defined as bronchiolitis, influenza, and community-acquired … 2 ● Readmissions can affect parent/caregiver work and school arrangements and expose children to infections

93. Exhibit 6. Demonstration that algorithm positives can be identified by compact logic | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    April 01, 2018 - 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. … SSI = surgical site infection.

94. Auditing Strategies to Improve Infection Prevention Processes in Nursing Homes | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    July 01, 2021 - Auditing Strategies to Improve Infection Prevention Processes in Nursing Homes Nursing homes … can conduct observational audits to support increased compliance with infection prevention practices, … Observational Audit: Validate Nursing Home Staff Performance to Improve Infection Prevention Processes … Observational Audits: A Pathway to Improving Infection Prevention and Preventing the Spread of COVID- … actual work environment and helps facilities collect data that can be used to support improvements in infection

95. Normothermia | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mrsa-prevention/surgery/normothermia.html
    April 01, 2025 - the Perioperative Setting Contact Precautions Optimizing Environmental Cleaning Perioperative Infection … Presentations Presentation: Perioperative Infection Prevention Strategies After reviewing the content … Normothermia​ Glycemic control​ Supplemental oxygen​ Discuss how these factors influence surgical site infections … Safety Program (CUSP) framework to enable adherence to evidence-based practices Documents: Perioperative Infection … Prevention Strategies – Slides (PPTX, 14 MB) Perioperative Infection Prevention Strategies – Facilitator

96. Glycemic Control | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    April 01, 2025 - the Perioperative Setting Contact Precautions Optimizing Environmental Cleaning Perioperative Infection … Presentations Presentation: Perioperative Infection Prevention Strategies After reviewing the content … Normothermia Glycemic control​ Supplemental oxygen​ Discuss how these factors influence surgical site infections … Safety Program (CUSP) framework to enable adherence to evidence-based practices Documents: Perioperative Infection … Prevention Strategies – Slides (PPTX, 14 MB) Perioperative Infection Prevention Strategies – Facilitator

97. Urinary Tract Infection – Handout and Family Member Pamphlet (Spanish) (doc file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/uti-handout-spanish.docx
    September 01, 2022 - Urinary Tract Infection – Handout and Family Member Pamphlet (Spanish) Infección de las vías urinarias

98. Urinary Tract Infection – Handout and Family Member Pamphlet (English) (doc file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/uti-handout-english.docx
    September 01, 2022 - Urinary Tract Infection – Handout and Family Member Pamphlet (English) Urinary Tract Infection

99. Exhibit 4. Evolution of C-reactive protein values among individuals who NEVER develop an SSI | 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.

100. Exhibit 51. ICD-9 codes associated with followup visits in modified Denver Health algorithm | 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.