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201. About the Toolkit Development | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     May 01, 2017 - . 2 Background Infections that develop in health care settings are known as HAIs. … American Hospital Association University of Michigan Abt Associates Association of Professionals in Infection … Infections in residents of long-term care facilities: an agenda for research. … Impact of infection preventionists on Centers for Medicare and Medicaid quality measures in Maryland … SHEA/APIC Guideline: Infection prevention and control in the long-term care facility.

202. 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

203. 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.

204. PowerPoint Presentation
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     April 01, 2025 - 6 Reduced MRSA infections Reduced overall SSIs including those caused by MRSA Improved team-based infection … 11 Safety culture is related to outcomes: Patient outcomes8,9 Patient care experience Surgical site infection … Association of safety culture with surgical site infection outcomes. … An intervention to decrease catheter-related bloodstream infections in the ICU. … AHRQ patient safety project reduces bloodstream infections by 40%.

205. Slide 1 (ppt file)
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     January 01, 2010 - Or Were you at zero and then had a spike in your infections? … * Spike in Infections? … In our experience when we see spikes in infection or infection rates above zero, we find that the adherence … Infrequent Infections Consider each infection a defect worthy of a full analysis? … Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 2002; 23(12):759-769.

206. Appendix C. Universal Decolonization in Adult ICUs Overview Statement | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     September 01, 2013 - Adverse Events Overview Statement on Strategy to Reduce MRSA Burden and Bloodstream Infection … of special soaps and nose ointments to reduce bacteria on the body during periods of high risk for infection … It resulted in a 44 percent reduction in all-cause bloodstream infections (not just central line infections …   Current Annual # After Adoption of Universal Decolonization Annual ICU bloodstream infections … Cost Effectiveness of Universal Decolonization   Cost Cost saved from bloodstream infections

207. Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Cellulitis and Skin and Soft Tissue Infections
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     November 01, 2019 - Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Cellulitis and Skin and Soft Tissue Infections Best … Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Cellulitis and Skin and Soft Tissue Infections Acute Care … Peri-rectal infection Bites Aquatic injury Severe surgical site infection involving the groin or abdominal … Cellulitis and soft tissue infections. Ann Intern Med. 2018 Feb 6;168(3):ITC17-32. PMID: 29404597. … Practice Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of skin and soft tissue infections: 2014 update

208. Declines in Hospital Acquired Conditions (pdf file)
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     June 02, 2025 - Adverse Drug Events CAUTI* *CAUTI - Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections CLABSI+ Clostridium … difficile Infections +CLABSI - Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infection Falls Obstetric … Adverse Events Pressure Ulcers Surgical Site Infections Ventilator- Associated Pneumonias

209. Improving the Measurement of Surgical Site Infection Risk Stratification/Outcome Detection | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     April 01, 2018 - Determining Surgical Site Infection Rates Chapter 3. … Designing and Testing Methods to Stratify Risk of Surgical Site Infections Chapter 4. … Infection Prevention Support Tool Appendix S. … Surgical Infection Society Abstract Appendix U. … control specialists to patients likely to have surgical site infections on the basis of retrospective

210. 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 - Guide (DOCX, 4 MB)   Clinician One-Page Document and Discussion Guide Skin and Soft Tissue 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)

211. 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

212. | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     October 01, 2008 - Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection (CAUTI) Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs … ) are among the most common types of healthcare-associated infections. … Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections (CLABSI) Central line-associated bloodstream infections … (CLABSI), are a type of healthcare-associated infection (HAI), and is associated with significant morbidity … Topics explored include ED boarding and crowding, infection prevention, and diagnostic safety.

213. | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     October 01, 2008 - Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection (CAUTI) Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs … ) are among the most common types of healthcare-associated infections. … Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections (CLABSI) Central line-associated bloodstream infections … (CLABSI), are a type of healthcare-associated infection (HAI), and is associated with significant morbidity … Topics explored include ED boarding and crowding, infection prevention, and diagnostic safety.

214. About the Toolkit Development | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     January 01, 2015 - The ESRD Toolkit was developed during a 2-year project called the National Opportunity To Improve Infection … Many of these infections are preventable through evidence-based infection control practices not currently … ESRD (NOTICE), a 2-year project to develop and implement resources to help dialysis facilities reduce infections … The project had the following goals: Reduce vascular access infections Identify and enhance best … resource for dialysis centers to use to create sustainable changes that can reduce healthcare-associated infections

215. 5 Tk2 P4O-Comprehensive Antibiogram Toolkit Phase 4 Monitoring (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2014 - Infections and antibiotic use generally are monitored through the nursing home’s infection-control … Urinary tract infections and pneumonia are common nursing home infections, and they can be tracked … readily through the nursing home’s infection- control log. … The nursing home’s infection-control program likely tracks and reports on a monthly or quarterly basis … Antibiotic Use Tracking Sheet • Quality-Improvement Review Tool for Antibiotic Use in Urinary Tract Infection

216. Take the Pledge... | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     March 01, 2017 - AHRQ Safety Program for Long-Term Care: HAIs/CAUTI ...to practice all infection prevention skills … If a resident needs to be started on additional infection prevention precautions, I will explain these … those infections. … I understand that: Antibiotics only work to treat bacterial infections, not viral infections like … , and antibiotic-resistant infections.

217. Appendix 8: CLABSI Investigation Nurse Letter | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     March 01, 2018 - : CLABSI Investigation Nurse Letter Tools for Reducing Central Line-Associated Blood Stream Infections … help your unit implement evidence-based practices and eliminate central line-associated blood stream infections … Dear ____________, As part of our commitment to eradicate central line-associated blood stream infections … ) , and please let our team know about any factors you think could have introduced infection. … Are there any patient factors that you believe may have contributed to this infection?

218. Exhibit 2. Literature review search terms by category | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     April 01, 2018 - Proactive Risk Assessment of Surgical Site Infection in Ambulatory Surgery Centers Exhibit 2. … Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Proactive Risk Assessment of Surgical Site Infection … Surgical site infections Postoperative infections Healthcare associated (acquired) infections … Community hospitals For-profit surgical centers Free-standing ambulatory surgical centers Infection … control practices Infection control practices Infection surveillance Infections avoided through

219. Preventing CAUTIs in the ICU Setting
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     September 01, 2015 - Guideline for Prevention of Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections 2009. … Guideline for Prevention of Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections 2009. … PMID: 24709715. 3 Scope of the Problem CAUTIs: One of the most common types of healthcare-associated Infection … Overview ‹#› AHRQ Safety Program for Reducing CAUTI in Hospitals 4 * Healthcare Infection Control … CAUTI in Hospitals 14 Patient Factors ICU patients who are critically ill may be at high risk for infection

220. Transcript: How To Create Team Buy-In and Motivation To Get to Zero Infections (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2022 - Transcript: How To Create Team Buy-In and Motivation To Get to Zero Infections AHRQ Safety Program … and how to create team buy-in and motivation to get to zero infections. … Sam: The perspectives in those units that do struggle with infections is that infections are inevitable … Essentially, behind every data point there's a person, or an infection, or whatever. … infection.