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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/comprehensive-obstetric-patient-safety-program-reduces-liability-claims-and-payments
June 22, 2017 - September 20, 2012
Eradicating central line–associated bloodstream infections statewide
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/influence-hospital-physician-integration-culture-patient-safety
March 09, 2016 - November 29, 2023
Preventing nosocomial bloodstream infections (NBSIs) by implementing
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medical-teamwork-and-evolution-safety-science-critical-review
January 26, 2022 - April 7, 2021
Hospital- and system-wide interventions for health care-associated infections
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/171-billion-problem-annual-cost-measurable-medical-errors
May 26, 2021 - patients at $17.1 billion, largely attributable to post-surgical complications, health care–associated infections
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/racial-disparities-frequency-patient-safety-events-results-national-medicare-patient-safety
December 18, 2014 - 100,000 hospital discharges found that black patients appeared to be at higher risk of hospital-acquired infections
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/health-literacy-related-safety-events-qualitative-study-health-literacy-failures-patient
August 24, 2022 - December 16, 2020
Healthcare-related infections within nursing homes (NHS): a qualitative
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/prevalence-patterns-and-predictors-nursing-care-left-undone-european-hospitals-results
January 04, 2015 - January 15, 2014
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March 17, 2021 - for an average of 56 days before transfer to LTC and adverse events such as falls and urinary tract infections
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April 29, 2020 - Development of patient safety measures to identify inappropriate diagnosis of common infections
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September 29, 2021 - Medicare patients experience higher rates of hospital-acquired conditions (HACs) like urinary tract infections
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/topic-refinement.ppt
March 01, 2010 - comfortable/confident are you that patients will derive the terminal benefits of interest (mortality, infections … We also found out that the occurrence of infections would not be informative to stakeholders; rather, … hospitalizations would be a better final health marker since this indicates more severe infections and … those infections which could result in death. … As such, we dropped infections and added hospitalizations as an outcome.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/complications-vascular-access-procedures-patients-kidney-disease
November 15, 2023 - occur when there is an obstruction of blood flow through the SVC, potentially caused by malignancy, infection … procedures are extremely common and are typically well tolerated; however, major complications can include infections
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/acute/chipra-143-section-5a-evidence-table.pdf
January 01, 2014 - triggers to detect ventilator-associated
pneumonia (VAP) and central line-
associated blood stream infections … The most
common AEs identified were nosocomial
infections, catheter infiltrates, and abnormal
cranial … infections, adverse drug events (ADEs),
and injurious falls. … For
instance, the sensitivity for computerized
surveillance of nosocomial infections versus
manual … The computerized surveillance
system identified infections quickly and
lessened the reviewer time
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Outcomes of treatment for hepatitis C virus infection … Outcomes of treatment for hepatitis C virus infection by primary care providers.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/teamstepps-program/curriculum/teamstepps-3-readiness-form.pdf
August 01, 2005 - satisfaction, and unit- or site-specific process and
outcome measures (patient flow, hospital acquired infection … satisfaction, unit- or site-
specific process and outcome measures (patient flow, hospital acquired infection
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/74251/psn-pdf
January 26, 2022 - as erosion of the catheter through the vein wall or heart, vessel thrombosis,
vessel stenosis, and infection … (such as central line-associated blood stream infection [CLABSI] or
endocarditis).
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49807/psn-pdf
October 01, 2017 - typed the following into Google's translator: "The
results of your recent MRI were normal, making an infection … She interpreted the wording to mean that the MRI showed a
mass, infection, or stroke.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/emergent-triage-miss
March 06, 2015 - cardiac chest pain Abdominal pain; fractures; asthma, mild distress Rash, urinary tract infection … immunocompromised patient, respiratory distress Abdominal pain, fractures, dehydration Urinary tract infection
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/getting-diagnosis-both-right-and-wrong
May 29, 2024 - tumor lysis syndrome, the cause of death was septic shock due to a disseminated Staphylococcus aureus infection … consultants was around managing this oncologic emergency, with the result that a concomitant serious infection