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401. Improving appropriate use of peripherally inserted central catheters through a statewide collaborative hospital initiative: a cost-effectiveness analysis. | PSNet
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     April 14, 2021 - Development of patient safety measures to identify inappropriate diagnosis of common infections … June 19, 2024 A 7-year analysis of attributable costs of healthcare-associated infections … November 1, 2023 What US hospitals are doing to prevent common device-associated infections … June 21, 2023 Eliminating central line associated bloodstream infections in pediatric … 2023 Quality improvement initiative to decrease central line-associated bloodstream infections

402. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     February 17, 2011 - An intervention to decrease catheter-related bloodstream infections in the ICU. … An intervention to decrease catheter-related bloodstream infections in the ICU. … bloodstream infections (CRBSI) remain a common and deadly patient safety issue in intensive care units … centralized education program for team leaders at each institution, and closely collaborating with infection … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/intervention-decrease-catheter-related-bloodstream-infections-icu https:

403. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     November 16, 2011 - AHRQ Projects to Prevent Healthcare-Associated Infections, Fiscal Year 2011. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ahrq-projects-prevent-healthcare-associated-infections-fiscal-year-2011 … funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality to reduce incidence of health care–associated infections … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ahrq-projects-prevent-healthcare-associated-infections-fiscal-year-2011 … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/health-care-associated-infections

404. CDC Grand Rounds: preventing unsafe injection practices in the U.S. health-care system. | PSNet
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     February 27, 2019 - November 17, 2011 Acute Hepatitis C virus infections attributed to unsafe injection practices … View More Related Resources National and State Healthcare-Associated Infections … November 30, 2023 Making health care safer: stopping C. difficile infections. … June 16, 2019 Guide to Infection Prevention for Outpatient Settings: Minimum Expectations … December 30, 2014 Strategies to prevent healthcare-associated infections through hand

405. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     May 06, 2015 - https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/advances-prevention-and-control-hais Health care–associated infections … The report discusses specific infections, including clostridium difficile and methicillin-resistant … and catheter-associated urinary tract infections. … A recent AHRQ WebM&M perspective reviews how infection prevention fits into a safety program. … eliminating-cauti-interim-data-report-national-patient-safety-imperative https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/how-does-infection-prevention-fit-safety-program

406. Making Dialysis Safer for Patients Coalition. | PSNet
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     April 06, 2022 - October 25, 2017 Healthcare–Associated Infections (HAI). … June 26, 2013 Preventing Infections During Cancer Treatment. … View More Related Resources National and State Healthcare-Associated Infections … May 10, 2017 Healthcare–Associated Infections (HAI).

407. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     January 04, 2011 - Compliance with guidelines to prevent surgical site infections: as simple as 1-2-3? … Compliance with guidelines to prevent surgical site infections: As simple as 1-2-3? … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/compliance-guidelines-prevent-surgical-site-infections-simple-1-2-3 This … the existence of a positive safety climate, adherence to recommended prophylaxis for surgical site infections … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/compliance-guidelines-prevent-surgical-site-infections-simple-1-2-3 https

408. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     December 31, 2014 - 10-State project to study methods to reduce central line- associated bloodstream infections in hospital … ://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/10-state-project-study-methods-reduce-central-line-associated-bloodstream- infections-hospital … highlights a program in 10 states that will test methods of reducing central- line–associated blood stream infections … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/10-state-project-study-methods-reduce-central-line-associated-bloodstream-infections-hospital … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/10-state-project-study-methods-reduce-central-line-associated-bloodstream-infections-hospital

409. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     September 15, 2010 - Adult Hospital Stays with Infections Due to Medical Care, 2007. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/adult-hospital-stays-infections-due-medical-care-2007 This report presents … data on health care–associated infections (HAI) that reveals a reduction of HAIs in the 3 years of … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/adult-hospital-stays-infections-due-medical-care-2007 https://psnet.ahrq.gov … issue/healthcare-cost-and-utilization-project-hcup https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/health-care-associated-infections

410. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2023 - and mitigate nosocomial infections wherever they occur within the facility. … to identify possible sources of infection and address gaps in existing infection prevention practices … An investigation of Aspergillus cardiac surgical site infections in 3 pediatric patients. … HHS Action Plan to Prevent Healthcare-associated Infections. … Diagnosis and treatment of Aspergillus flavus sternal wound infections after cardiac surgery.

411. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     October 15, 2008 - Health-Care-Associated Infections in Hospitals: An Overview of State Reporting Programs and Individual … Hospital Initiatives to Reduce Certain Infections. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/health-care-associated-infections-hospitals-overview-state-reporting-programs … - and-individual This report describes state reporting programs for health care–associated infection … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/health-care-associated-infections-hospitals-overview-state-reporting-programs-and-individual

412. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     June 10, 2018 - Inappropriate use of pharmacy bulk packages of IV contrast media increases risk of infections. … ://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/inappropriate-use-pharmacy-bulk-packages-iv-contrast-media-increases-risk- infections … article describes how multiple-dose containers of intravenous radiological contrast media can spread infection … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/inappropriate-use-pharmacy-bulk-packages-iv-contrast-media-increases-risk-infections … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/inappropriate-use-pharmacy-bulk-packages-iv-contrast-media-increases-risk-infections

413. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     April 15, 2009 - Health-Care–Associated Infections in Hospitals: Continuing Leadership Needed from HHS to Prioritize … Prevention Practices and Improve Data on These Infections. … prioritization of effort, data consistency, and data compatibility are needed to improve health care–associated infection … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/health-care-associated-infections-hospitals-continuing-leadership-needed-hhs-prioritize … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/health-care-associated-infections-hospitals-continuing-leadership-needed-hhs-prioritize

414. Reality check for checklists. | PSNet
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     April 21, 2015 - November 7, 2018 Reducing the rate of catheter-associated bloodstream infections in a … May 25, 2011 An intervention to decrease catheter-related bloodstream infections in the … Quality of traditional surveillance for public reporting of nosocomial bloodstream infection … November 17, 2010 Reducing catheter-associated bloodstream infections in the pediatric … August 25, 2010 Preventing catheter-related bloodstream infections: thinking outside

415. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     November 07, 2018 - AHRQ patient safety project reduces bloodstream infections by 40 percent. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ahrq-patient-safety-project-reduces-bloodstream-infections-40-percent The … near elimination of central line–associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) in intensive care units … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ahrq-patient-safety-project-reduces-bloodstream-infections-40-percent https … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/health-care-associated-infections https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/checklists

416. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     March 02, 2011 - prevention-ventilator-associated-pneumonia-evidence-based-systematic- review Health care–associated infections … Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is one of the four most common HAIs along with catheter-related bloodstream infection … , catheter-associated urinary tract infection, and surgical site infection. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/intervention-decrease-catheter-related-bloodstream-infections-icu https … ://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/nonpayment-harms-resulting-medical-care-catheter-associated-urinary-tract-infections

417. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     November 17, 2011 - Acute Hepatitis C virus infections attributed to unsafe injection practices at an endoscopy clinic—Nevada … Acute hepatitis C virus infections attributed to unsafe injection practices at an endoscopy clinic-- … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/acute-hepatitis-c-virus-infections-attributed-unsafe-injection-practices … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/acute-hepatitis-c-virus-infections-attributed-unsafe-injection-practices-endoscopy-clinic … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/acute-hepatitis-c-virus-infections-attributed-unsafe-injection-practices-endoscopy-clinic

418. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     October 03, 2012 - Surgical site infections in colon surgery: the patient, the procedure, the hospital, and the surgeon … Surgical site infection rates varied widely among individual surgeons in this Swiss study. … The infection rates among the worst-performing surgeons could not be explained by patient or procedural … factors, or adherence to infection control guidelines. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/health-care-associated-infections

419. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2008 - Perspective Urinary tract infection (UTI) is the most common hospital-acquired infection, accounting … for 40% of all hospital-acquired infections. … infections, such as surgical site infections, ventilator-associated pneumonia, and bacteremia. … decrease risks of symptomatic infection. … Utilizing national nosocomial infection surveillance system data to improve urinary tract infection

420. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     December 21, 2016 - organizations to focus on reducing hospital-acquired conditions (HACs) such as health care–associated infections … regularly tracks HAC rates, including rates of adverse drug events, catheter-associated urinary tract infections … , central line–associated bloodstream infections, falls, obstetric adverse events, pressure ulcers, … surgical site infections, ventilator-associated pneumonias, and postoperative venous thromboembolisms … /primer/never-events https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/program-prevent-catheter-associated-urinary-tract-infection-acute-care