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441. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     July 31, 2013 - Eliminating Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/eliminating-catheter-associated-urinary-tract-infections This toolkit reveals … the Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program to drive reductions in catheter–associated urinary tract infections … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/eliminating-catheter-associated-urinary-tract-infections https://psnet.ahrq.gov … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/effect-nonpayment-hospital-acquired-catheter-associated-urinary-tract-infection-statewide

442. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     September 21, 2011 - Nursing and physician attire as possible source of nosocomial infections. … Nursing and physician attire as possible source of nosocomial infections. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/nursing-and-physician-attire-possible-source-nosocomial-infections This … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/nursing-and-physician-attire-possible-source-nosocomial-infections

443. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     October 22, 2014 - https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/hand-hygiene-compliance-patient-safety Health care–associated infections … preventable morbidity and mortality in hospitalized patients, despite some progress in combating certain infections … This commentary relates how hand hygiene compliance contributes to infection prevention and safe care … psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/hand-hygiene-compliance-patient-safety https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/health-care-associated-infections … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/compendium-strategies-prevent-healthcare-associated-infections-acute-care-hospitals

444. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2012 - Describe steps schools, coaches, and athletes can take to prevent infection. … Concurrent infection of actual spider bites is very rare. … symptoms of skin infection. … MRSA Infections. Prevention Information and Advice for Athletes. … Skin Infections in Wrestling.

445. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     November 26, 2014 - following discharge of six HACs—severe pressure ulcers, fractures, catheter-associated urinary tract infections … , venous catheter- related infections, surgical site infections, and post-surgical venous thromboembolism … Severe pressure ulcers and orthopedic surgical site infections resulted in an average increase in payments … wisdom-and-justice-not-paying-preventable-complications https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/health-care-associated-infections

446. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     November 27, 2012 - multicenter, phased, cluster-randomized controlled trial to reduce central line–associated bloodstream infections … multicenter, phased, cluster-randomized controlled trial to reduce central line-associated bloodstream infections … multicenter-phased-cluster-randomized-controlled-trial-reduce-central-line- associated The Keystone ICU project was able to nearly eliminate catheter-related bloodstream infections … Both groups in this study dramatically decreased infection rates after implementation of the multifaceted … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/health-care-associated-infections https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/checklist

447. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     August 13, 2014 - Readmission after delayed diagnosis of surgical site infection: a focus on prevention using the American … Readmission after delayed diagnosis of surgical site infection: a focus on prevention using the American … This retrospective study used the NSQIP indicators to identify cases of surgical site infections. … commentary discussed environmental safety in the operating room and its relationship to surgical site infections … /national-surgical-quality-improvement-program https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/health-care-associated-infections

448. The MacArthur Fellows Program: Peter Pronovost. | PSNet
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     June 11, 2013 - April 22, 2020 AHRQ patient safety project reduces bloodstream infections by 40 percent … November 7, 2018 Reducing the rate of catheter-associated bloodstream infections in a … April 19, 2011 An intervention to decrease catheter-related bloodstream infections in … February 17, 2011 Preventing infections: how Portland hospitals compare. … January 20, 2010 Preventing catheter-related bloodstream infections: thinking outside

449. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     May 27, 2010 - It also included specific measures to improve teamwork and reduce the risk of surgical site infection … Atul Gawande, wrote about the success of checklists in preventing central-line associated bloodstream infections … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/teamwork-training https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/health-care-associated-infections … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/intervention-decrease-catheter-related-bloodstream-infections-icu https … ://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/intervention-decrease-catheter-related-bloodstream-infections-icu https://psnet.ahrq.gov

450. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     August 31, 2016 - psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/making-health-care-safer-protect-patients-antibiotic-resistance Health care–associated infections … appropriate patient isolation, and increased vigilance to reduce the risks of antibiotic-resistant infections … making-health-care-safer-protect-patients-antibiotic-resistance https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/health-care-associated-infections … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/intervention-decrease-catheter-related-bloodstream-infections-icu https … ://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/safety-patients-isolated-infection-control https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/vital-signs-improving-antibiotic-use-among-hospitalized-patients

451. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2014 - More recently, the cost of these infections was estimated to be up to 10 billion dollars annually.(2 … per 100 licensed acute care hospital beds had significantly lower rates of hospital infections.(3) … Healthcare-Associated Infections in Hospitals. … Healthcare-Associated Infections in Hospitals. … National Action Plan to Prevent Health Care–Associated Infections: Roadmap to Elimination.

452. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     December 02, 2015 - The Journal of hospital infection. 2010;75(2):137-8. doi:10.1016/j.jhin.2009.11.024. … have sought to determine if clinician attire contributes to the transmission of hospital-acquired infections … doctors-debate-safety-their-white-coats https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/nursing-and-physician-attire-possible-source-nosocomial-infections … healthcare-personnel-attire-non-operating-room-settings https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/health-care-associated-infections … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/health-care-associated-infections

453. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     November 14, 2018 - https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/peggy-lillis-foundation Clostridium difficile infections are considered … a serious hospital-acquired infection. … grassroots foundation employs educational, policy, and advocacy strategies aimed at reducing C. difficile infections … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/health-care-associated-infections https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ethics-empowering-patients-partners-healthcare-associated-infection-prevention … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/toolkit-reduction-clostridium-difficile-infections-through-antimicrobial-stewardship

454. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     January 03, 2018 - Global Guidelines on the Prevention of Surgical Site Infection. … January 3, 2018 Global Guidelines on the Prevention of Surgical Site Infection. … surgical site infections have achieved some success. … care–associated harms and has compiled guidelines to address factors that contribute to surgical site infections … psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/adherence-surgical-care-improvement-project-measures-and-association-postoperative-infections

455. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     January 11, 2017 - Operating room traffic as a modifiable risk factor for surgical site infection. … site infections are an important type of health care–associated infection that safety efforts aim to … study compared patients matched on age, gender, and elective procedure who developed surgical site infections … psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/adherence-surgical-care-improvement-project-measures-and-association-postoperative-infections … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/health-care-associated-infections

456. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     October 09, 2013 - comprehensive unit-based safety program and associated tools to prevent catheter-associated urinary tract infections … eliminating-cauti-interim-data-report-national-patient-safety-imperative https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ahrq-patient-safety-project-reduces-bloodstream-infections … -40-percent https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ahrq-patient-safety-project-reduces-bloodstream-infections-40 … -percent https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/eliminating-catheter-associated-urinary-tract-infections

457. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     December 18, 2014 - Health care failure mode and effect analysis to reduce NICU line–associated bloodstream infections. … Health care failure mode and effect analysis to reduce NICU line-associated bloodstream infections. … analysis approach resulted in a marked reduction in the incidence of central line–associated bloodstream infections … psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/detection-safety-hazards https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/health-care-associated-infections

458. Patient Safety in Public Hospitals. | PSNet
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     November 20, 2013 - October 4, 2017 Health-Care-Associated Infections in Hospitals: Leadership Needed from … HHS to Prioritize Prevention Practices and Improve Data on these Infections. … Programs and Individual Hospital Initiatives to Reduce Certain Infections. … November 16, 2011 Health-Care-Associated Infections in Hospitals: An Overview of State … Reporting Programs and Individual Hospital Initiatives to Reduce Certain Infections.

459. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     September 29, 2017 - Overuse of antibiotics is a major factor in the development of certain types of health care–associated infections … result of diagnostic error, particularly in patients who were empirically treated for urinary tract infections … diagnostic-errors-lead-inappropriate-antimicrobial-use https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/health-care-associated-infections … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/health-care-associated-infections https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/diagnostic-errors

460. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     October 19, 2016 - Using a change model to reduce the risk of surgical site infection. October 19, 2016 Burden M. … Using a change model to reduce the risk of surgical site infection. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/using-change-model-reduce-risk-surgical-site-infection Surgical site infections … In light of increased rates of surgical site infections among patients with breast cancer, this commentary … /issue/costs-associated-surgical-site-infections-veterans-affairs-hospitals https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue