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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/nursing-staff-shortages-rapid-research.pdf
April 01, 2025 - nurse was associated with fewer hospital-acquired pressure
injuries, catheter-associated urinary tract infections … , surgical site infections, and sepsis
cases.12,3
Adequate staffing numbers alone are not sufficient … decreased from 12 to three,
central line–associated blood stream infections decreased from one to zero … , central line-associated bloodstream infections,
and healthcare-associated infections, which can be … Patient, provider, and system factors
that contribute to health care-
associated infection and sepsis
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary10/breastfeeding-counseling-2008
October 15, 2008 - reduction in the risk for acute otitis media, nonspecific gastroenteritis, severe lower respiratory tract infections … intervention group (a modeled BFHI) had a significant reduction in the risk for 1 or more gastrointestinal infections … 0.95]) compared with those in the control group but had no significant reduction in respiratory tract infections … in the control group and showed a significant reduction in the risk for 1 or more gastrointestinal infections … a reduced risk for nonspecific gastrointestinal infection.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/adverse-events-hospitalized-pediatric-patients
July 11, 2017 - Study
Emerging Classic
Adverse events in hospitalized pediatric patients.
Citation Text:
Stockwell DC, Landrigan CP, Toomey SL, et al. Adverse Events in Hospitalized Pediatric Patients. Pediatrics. 2018;142(2):e20173360. doi:10.1542/peds.2017-3360.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/cross-sectional-analysis-investigating-organizational-factors-influence-near-miss-error
September 25, 2013 - Study
A cross-sectional analysis investigating organizational factors that influence near-miss error reporting among hospital pharmacists.
Citation Text:
Patterson ME, Pace HA. A Cross-sectional Analysis Investigating Organizational Factors That Influence Near-Miss Error Reporting Among …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-safety-event-reporting-expectation-does-it-influence-residents-attitudes-and
November 16, 2022 - Study
Patient safety event reporting expectation: does it influence residents' attitudes and reporting behaviors?
Citation Text:
Boike JR, Bortman JS, Radosta JM, et al. Patient safety event reporting expectation: does it influence residents' attitudes and reporting behaviors? J Patient…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/mvp/modules/technical/ltvv-factsheet.docx
January 01, 2017 - Facilitator Guide: Build Your SSI Prevention Bundle
Did You Know?
Low tidal volume ventilation (LTVV) is one of the interventions specifically designed to prevent ventilator-associated conditions (VAC).
For patients without acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), target the recommended tidal volume of 6–8 mL/kg …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/potential-biases-machine-learning-algorithms-using-electronic-health-record-data
June 12, 2019 - Commentary
Classic
Potential biases in machine learning algorithms using electronic health record data.
Citation Text:
Gianfrancesco MA, Tamang S, Yazdany J, et al. Potential Biases in Machine Learning Algorithms Using Electronic Health Record Data. JAMA Intern …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/chatgpt-can-you-help-me-save-my-childs-life-diagnostic-accuracy-and-supportive-capabilities
February 01, 2023 - Study
"ChatGPT, can you help me save my child's life?" - Diagnostic accuracy and supportive capabilities to lay rescuers by ChatGPT in prehospital basic life support and paediatric advanced life support cases - an in-silico analysis.
Citation Text:
Bushuven S, Bentele M, Bentele S, et al…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/115-how-to-randomly-order-high-touch.docx
April 01, 2025 - How To Randomly Order Lists of Rooms (Preoperative, Post-Anesthesia Care Unit, and Operating Room) and High-Touch Surfaces
Surgical Services
Read the Evaluating Environmental Cleaning document before you proceed with your randomization process.
A systematic way to pick rooms for fluorescent gel placement is important, …
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/publication/uc1hs015076-rosa-final-report-2007.pdf
January 01, 2007 - Healthcare Benefit Length of Stay
Healthcare Benefit Re-admission rate
Healthcare Benefit Number of Infections … Table 4 provides an overview of the infection rate metrics as recorded by the EMR system. … Infection rates 2003-2007
Year Surgery Site
Central line related 'Bacteremias
Rate 'per 1000/central
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/852700/psn-pdf
August 30, 2023 - prior to the pandemic, in the United States, we have since
experienced higher rates of preventable infections … of our performance measures are associated with measuring and reporting
specific harms, such as an infection … support to nursing homes across the United States to increase the implementation
of evidence-based infection
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psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/retained-surgical-items-causation-and-prevention
January 04, 2024 - They frequently close the chest before the completion of counts because of infection concerns. … sharps or small miscellaneous items may embolize, migrate within tissues, lead to thrombosis, site infection
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/health-topics/infectious-arthritis
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/methods/2008_06.pdf
January 01, 2008 - PSI 7 Selected infections due to medical care per 1,000 medical and surgical discharges (excluding
immunocompromised … and cancer patients, stays under 2 days, and admissions specifically for such
infections*), age 18 … years or older or obstetric admissions
* Also excludes admissions specifically for such infections … 1,000 elective-surgery discharges with an operating room procedure
(excluding patients admitted for infection … & MISC
METABOLIC DISORDERS AGE >17 W
CC
390,433 1.0 392,250 1.0
320: KIDNEY & URINARY TRACT
INFECTIONS
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/health-topics/mrsa
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psnet.ahrq.gov/innovations
February 26, 2025 - suicide
(1)
Medical Complications
(15)
Delirium
(1)
Nosocomial Infections … Surgery
(1)
Postoperative Surgical Complications
(3)
Surgical Site Infections
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patient-safety/reports/issue-briefs/diagnostic-error-reduction.pdf
September 04, 2020 - For example, the first step in
the well-known checklist to reduce central-line infections is “Wash your … An intervention to decrease catheter-related bloodstream
infections in the ICU.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/when-taking-sglt2-inhibitor-remember-sstop-stop-sglt2-inhibitor-three-days-bef-o-re
February 01, 2023 - However, these medications can have adverse events, including genitourinary infections and eDKA. 4,5 … inhibitors for diabetes to include warnings about too much acid in the blood and serious urinary tract infections
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/methods/2006_7.pdf
January 01, 2006 - PSI 7 Selected infections due to medical care per 1000 discharges (excluding immunocompromised and
cancer … patients and neonates)*
* Also excludes admissions specifically for such infections, such as cases … sepsis per 1000 elective-surgery discharges of longer than 3 days (excluding patients
admitted for infection … PSI 23 Selected infections due to medical care* per 100,000 population (excluding immunocompromised and … cancer patients and neonates)
* Includes admissions specifically for such infections, such as
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Premature aging, wrinkling of the skin
Respiratory infections … and asthma
High blood pressure, diabetes
Respiratory infections, allergies and asthma in children … behaviourThe injecting behaviour
� If you inject you may damage your skin and veins and get infections … equipment (needles & syringes, spoons, filters, etc.) you are more likely to spread
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