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  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/complexity-science-challenge-complexity-health-care
    March 13, 2013 - January 2, 2013 Addressing healthcare-associated infections and antimicrobial resistance
  4. psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/comparative-evaluation-llms-clinical-oncology
    April 24, 2018 - April 12, 2014 Multistate point-prevalence survey of health care-associated infections
  5. 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
  6. 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
  7. 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
  8. 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
  9. 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
  10. 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 ] 9.
  11. 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 ] 9.
  12. 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
  13. 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
  14. 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 infectionsInfection preventionists. … Key hospital departments, such as risk management, quality improvement, and infection prevention, that
  15. 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
  16. 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
  17. 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
  18. 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
  19. 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
  20. 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