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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/pain-neglected-patient-safety-concern-five-years
July 31, 2019 - on the relationship between hand hygiene interventions and the incidence of health care-associated infections
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/news-events/psaw-2024/index.html
March 01, 2024 - introduces new funding opportunities for research on diagnostic safety and combating healthcare-associated infections
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/complexity-science-challenge-complexity-health-care
March 13, 2013 - January 2, 2013
Addressing healthcare-associated infections and antimicrobial resistance
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/comparative-evaluation-llms-clinical-oncology
April 24, 2018 - April 12, 2014
Multistate point-prevalence survey of health care-associated infections
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/effect-using-safety-checklist-patient-complications-after-surgery-systematic-review-and-meta
December 08, 2021 - Related Resources From the Same Author(s)
Worldwide incidence of surgical site infections
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/oncologic-errors-diagnostic-radiology-10-year-analysis-based-medical-malpractice-claims
September 27, 2017 - Prior research found that cancer, infections, and vascular events (the “ big three ”) account for nearly
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/journey-toward-high-reliability-comprehensive-safety-program-improve-quality-care-and-safety
September 19, 2017 - September 23, 2020
Eliminating central line-associated bloodstream infections: a national
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/chronic-urinary-retention_research-protocol.pdf
November 19, 2012 - postoperative complications and psychogenic.3
Patients with CUR may be at increased risk for urinary tract infections … the urge or effort to do so.1 AUR
typically is associated with lower abdominal pain and may lead to infection … • CUR attributable to infection/inflammatory etiologies that resolves with
antibiotic or antiviral … Post Void Residual; QoL –
Quality of Life; TWOC – Trial Without Catheterization; UTI – Urinary Tract Infection
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/ontime/pruhealing/ereports.html
December 01, 2017 - The criteria capture indicators of possible infection as well as delayed healing, as any sign of infection … includes descriptive details on the pressure ulcer, including:
Dimensions, stage, and signs of infection
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-withpeter-j-pronovost-md-phd
June 01, 2005 - rotating the antibiotics used in an intensive care unit was associated with a six-fold reduction in infection-related … We know little about other infection control programs introduced at the time, changes to ICU staffing … Infection Control Programme. Lancet. 2000;356:1307-1312. [ go to PubMed ]
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/interpreting-patient-safety-literature
June 01, 2005 - rotating the antibiotics used in an intensive care unit was associated with a six-fold reduction in infection-related … We know little about other infection control programs introduced at the time, changes to ICU staffing … Infection Control Programme. Lancet. 2000;356:1307-1312. [ go to PubMed ]
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/long-term-care/resources/ontime/pruhealing/puh-electronic-reports.pdf
February 10, 2014 - The criteria capture
indicators of possible infection as well as delayed healing, as any sign of infection … includes descriptive details on the
pressure ulcer, including:
Dimensions, stage, and signs of infection
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-07/hripcsak-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - Mention of a diagnosis (e.g., myocardial infarction, pneumothorax, aspiration pneumonia, nosocomial
infection … following discharge diagnoses—aspiration pneumonia, acute myocardial infarction,
catheter-related infection … discharged with (but not admitted for) aspiration
pneumonia, acute myocardial infarction, catheter-related infection
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/modules/assemble/team-notes.html
December 01, 2012 - Additional members who would be helpful to involve in the initiative are:
Infection preventionists … provide to the CUSP team members to educate them about the avoidance of catheter-associated urinary tract infections … Infection preventionists. … Key hospital departments, such as risk management, quality improvement, and infection prevention, that
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/delayed-evaluation-abdominal-pain-elderly-patient
February 26, 2020 - Many common medications, such as beta blockers, blunt the response to inflammation and infection. 3 … WebM&M Cases
Delayed Management of Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infection … WebM&M Cases
Delayed Management of Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infection
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/two-cases-retained-vaginal-packing-when-writing-order-not-enough
September 01, 2003 - When she was seen in the office, the physician told her she had a urinary tract infection and placed … forcefully and tightly placed in a cavity, orifice, or wound, usually to control bleeding, aid healing of infection … forcefully and tightly placed in a cavity, orifice, or wound, usually to control bleeding, aid healing of infection
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/npsd/data/spotlights/spotlight-ptsafety-and-covid-19.pdf
November 01, 2021 - Nearly all of these reports were submitted under the event type
category of Healthcare-Associated Infection … descriptions that included references to COVID-19 fell into the Other event type, or Healthcare-
Associate Infections … injury as a result of fall
o Risk assessment prior to fall
o At risk of fall
• Healthcare-associated infection … Blood or blood product 12 12
Device of medical/surgical supply 35 8
Fall 69 17
Healthcare-associated infection
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/nation/nrd/Introduction_NRD_2019.jsp
January 01, 2019 - Readmissions based on ICD-9-CM codes (e.g., post-surgical infection): Use discharge months of January … site
1,625
18.22
18.71
2.7
4: Mycoses
10,755
27.56
28.10
2.0
5: HIV infection … 7,495
26.99
27.66
2.5
6: Hepatitis
10,121
35.23
36.29
3.0
7: Viral infection … tuberculosis or sexually transmitted disease)
1,945
17.22
18.46
7.2
78: Other CNS infection … 2.8
89: Blindness and vision defects
1,943
12.30
13.02
5.9
90: Inflammation; infection
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/037-ss-bed-bathing-chg-cloths-protocol.docx
April 01, 2025 - following protocol details the process for performing skin decolonization to prevent surgical site infections
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/surgery/modules/implementation/learn-from-defects-fac-notes.html
December 01, 2017 - Infection rates from hospital epidemiology and infection prevention also present known complications. … reminder, the two questions are listed:
How will the next patient be harmed or get a surgical site infection … In the case of reducing central line-associated bloodstream infections or catheter-associated urinary … tract infections, measure the outcome rates of these events. … For example, if you want to measure how often patients maintain normothermia to prevent surgical-site infection