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161. Preface | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     January 01, 2013 - Contact Us Español FAQs Home Healthcare-Associated Infections … More topics in this section Healthcare-Associated Infections … Companion Guide Preface Methods Participation Outcomes Adult Non-ICUs Pediatric Units Infections … Outcomes section is comprised of four sub-sections: adult ICUs; adult non-ICUs; pediatric units; and infections … The section "Infections Avoided, Excess Costs Averted, and Changes in Mortality Rate," analyzes the change

162. Appendix 8: CLABSI Investigation Nurse Letter | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     March 01, 2018 - Contact Us Español FAQs Home Healthcare-Associated Infections … think about the (insert type of line) maintained from (insert dates of the 72 hour period before infection … ) , and please let our team know about any factors you think could have introduced infection. … problems (not drawing, difficult to infuse, repositioned, etc.) with the central venous catheter prior to infection … Are there any patient factors that you believe may have contributed to this infection?

163. Program Impact | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     January 01, 2013 - States reduced their adult ICU rate from a baseline of 1.915 infections per 1,000 line days to a rate … of 1.133 infections, or a relative reduction of 41 percent. … reflected in the Johns Hopkins CLABSI Opportunity Estimator Web site (range of $40,000 to $117,000 per infection … An intervention to decrease catheter-related bloodstream infections in the ICU. … Sustaining reductions in catheter-related bloodstream infections in Michigan intensive care units: an

164. Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Cellulitis and Skin and Soft Tissue Abscesses | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     September 01, 2022 - Cellulitis and Skin and Soft Tissue Abscesses Asymptomatic Bacteriuria and Urinary Tract Infections …  – Clinician One-Page Document (PDF, 222 KB) Skin and Soft Tissue Infections – Discussion Guide ( …   Patient Handouts These handouts can be given to your patients to help them understand their infection … Skin and Soft Tissue Infections – Patient and Family Member Handout (English) (DOCX, 224 KB) Skin … and Soft Tissue Infections – Patient and Family Member Handout (Spanish) (DOCX, 253 KB)

165. PowerPoint Presentation (ppt file)
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     May 01, 2014 - Common Suspected Infections: Communication and Decision Making for Four Infections Tool 4. … In wound infections among soldiers in the Middle East, multidrug resistant acinetobacter infections have … and ear infections and sinusitis in adults. … Do you know why a resident DOES NOT need a fever to have an infection? … 2 or more symptoms/signs of other infection?

166. 4 Tk3 T1-Sample Policy Final (doc file)
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     October 01, 2016 - : (1) urinary tract infections (UTIs), (2) lower respiratory tract infections, and (3) skin and soft … tissue infections. … Tract Infection For residents without an indwelling catheter, initiate antibiotics if the resident meets … Minimum Criteria for Initiating Antibiotics for a Skin and Soft Tissue Infection Initiate antibiotics … Minimum Criteria for Initiating Antibiotics for a Lower Respiratory Tract Infection If a resident has

167. Toolkit Sections | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     May 01, 2017 - Contact Us Español FAQs Home Healthcare-Associated Infections … More topics in this section Healthcare-Associated Infections … Implementation Guide : It may be helpful to review this guide before starting a project to reduce infections … your ambulatory surgery center team in implementing a program to improve safety culture and reduce infections … Resources This section provides links to key resources on infection prevention and patient and family

168. Central Venous Catheter Removal
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     April 01, 2022 - Review of strategies to reduce central line-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI) and catheter-associated … urinary tract infection (CAUTI) in adult ICUs. … urinary tract infection (CAUTI) in adult ICUs. … Catheter removal and outcomes of multidrug-resistant central-line-associated bloodstream infection. 2018 … Quantitative results of a national intervention to prevent central line-associated bloodstream infection

169. JMU University Health Center Engages Patients through Shared Decisionmaking about Antibiotic Use | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     September 01, 2020 - decisionmaking would increase decisional comfort with treatment decisions related to respiratory tract infections … Many respiratory infections are caused by viruses, not bacteria, making antibiotics an ineffective treatment … aid developed at the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute on the topic of antibiotics for respiratory infections … Additionally, preliminary data show that prescribing rates for respiratory tract infections have decreased … determine short- and long-term outcomes of shared decisionmaking-related visits for respiratory tract infections

170. Talking With Residents and Family Members About Lower Respiratory Tract Infections (pdf file)
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     June 01, 2021 - Talking With Residents and Family Members About Lower Respiratory Tract Infections — Talking With … Residents and Family Members About Lower Respiratory Tract Infections My mother has a cough. … • There are many kinds of respiratory tract infections that can cause a cough, such as colds, bronchitis … • Symptoms of a respiratory infection that may indicate the need for an antibiotic are a fever with … • Taking antibiotics when there is not an infection can be harmful.

171. Toolkit for Decolonization of Non-ICU Patients With Devices_Toolkit Overview and Recommended Prelaunch Activities (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2022 - (CLABSI), catheter- associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI), and surgical site infections (SSI), … , bloodstream infections including central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI), and SSIs … site infections, blood and urine infections, and sepsis.25-30 In 2000, MRSA was reported to cause or … As a reminder, the ABATE Infection Trial showed a 32 percent reduction in bloodstream infections among … in bloodstream infections.

172. Preventing CAUTI in the ICU Setting | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     February 01, 2023 - Contact Us Español FAQs Home Healthcare-Associated Infections … Slide 2 Say: You’ve now seen three modules on how to stop catheter-associated urinary tract infections … In Module 1, you learned that hospital-acquired urinary tract infections impact almost 560,000 people … of the infections. … break the catheter life cycle, consider these ABCDE prevention strategies: A, for adhering to sound infection

173. Toolkit To Improve Safety in Ambulatory Surgery Centers | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     March 01, 2023 - Contact Us Español FAQs Home Healthcare-Associated Infections … More topics in this section Healthcare-Associated Infections … principles and methods of AHRQ's Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP) to prevent surgical site infections … sections that your facility can use to teach team members how to apply CUSP to prevent surgical site infections … resources that your facility can use to teach team members how to apply CUSP to prevent surgical site infections

174. Making It Work Tip Sheet: Assembling the CUSP Team (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2022 - (CLABSI) and catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI) and improve safety culture at the … Celebrate successes and highlight the importance of the infection prevention work. … nursing technician, a senior leader, nurses, and caregivers with different levels of experience and an infection … You are so important in our ongoing efforts to prevent infections. … Do you think if we had, we could have prevented the infection?

175. Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Bacteremia | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     November 01, 2019 - Prescribing Best Practices for Diagnosis and Treatment Asymptomatic Bacteriuria and Urinary Tract Infections … Community-Associated Lower Respiratory Tract Conditions Cellulitis and Skin and Soft Tissue Infections … Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia Diverticulitis and Biliary Tract Infections … Clostridioides difficile Infections Sepsis Bacteremia Penicillin Allergies

176. Approach to Patients Reporting Penicillin Allergies | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     November 01, 2019 - Prescribing Best Practices for Diagnosis and Treatment Asymptomatic Bacteriuria and Urinary Tract Infections … Community-Associated Lower Respiratory Tract Conditions Cellulitis and Skin and Soft Tissue Infections … Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia Diverticulitis and Biliary Tract Infections … Clostridioides difficile Infections Sepsis Bacteremia Penicillin Allergies

177. Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Sepsis | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     November 01, 2019 - Prescribing Best Practices for Diagnosis and Treatment Asymptomatic Bacteriuria and Urinary Tract Infections … Community-Associated Lower Respiratory Tract Conditions Cellulitis and Skin and Soft Tissue Infections … Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia Diverticulitis and Biliary Tract Infections … Clostridioides difficile Infections Sepsis Bacteremia Penicillin Allergies

178. Eliminating CLABSI, A National Patient Safety Imperative: Neonatal CLABSI Prevention | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     January 01, 2013 - Contact Us Español FAQs Home Healthcare-Associated Infections … More topics in this section Healthcare-Associated Infections … units in nine States have participated in a national, neonatal central line-associated bloodstream infection … Healthcare Research and Quality-funded national effort to prevent central line-associated bloodstream infections … Objectives Methods Data Collection and Analysis Results     Participation     Central Lines     Infections

179. Deep-Rooting Your Data: Slide Presentation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     December 01, 2017 - Slide 2: Learning Objectives After this session, you will be able to– Identify surgical site infection … Image: Table with several process measures to evaluate compliance in patients with infections.  … Avoid elective surgery if remote infection present. Appropriate wound protection. … Line chart of total number of cases, SSI infections, and the percentage of SSIs per quarter. … Line chart of total number of cases, SSI infections, and the percentage of SSIs per quarter.

180. 4 Tk3 T1-Sample Policy Final (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2016 - Minimum Criteria for Common Infections Toolkit Tool 1. … : (1) urinary tract infections (UTIs), (2) lower respiratory tract infections, and (3) skin and soft … tissue infections. … Sample Policy Minimum Criteria for Initiating Antibiotics for a Urinary Tract Infection For residents … Minimum Criteria for Initiating Antibiotics for a Lower Respiratory Tract Infection