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361. Draft Final Report Estimating the Additional Hospital Inpatient Cost and Mortality Associated with Selected Hospital Acquired Conditions (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/pfp/hac-cost-report2017.pdf
     November 01, 2017 - Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections (CLABSI) Infection of the blood stream that occurs … Surgical Site Infections (SSI) Infection that occurs prior to discharge and within 30 days following … ”[tiab] OR “bloodstream infections”[tiab] OR “blood stream infection”[tiab] OR “blood stream infections … infections”[tiab] OR “healthcare- associated infection”[tiab] OR “healthcare-associated infections”[ … tiab] OR “health care-associated infection”[tiab] OR “health care-associated infections”[tiab]) AND

362. AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention: Targeting SSI
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     April 01, 2025 - high risk for MRSA; absence of surveillance data1,6 Nursing home resident, hemodialysis patient Prior infection … cefazolin prophylaxis No routine pre-op surveillance No MRSA coverage was given Access the Surgical Site Infection … Part 1 Key Takeaways Surgical antimicrobial prophylaxis is a key strategy to prevent postoperative infection … including MRSA infection. … Strategies to prevent surgical site infections in acute-care hospitals: 2022 update.

363. Resources by Safety Topic | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     September 01, 2025 - CDC Infection Control Guidelines and Guidance Healthcare organizations from all settings can use this … CDC Infection Control Tools This library of general resources and tools—organized by setting, pathogen … , or quick observational tools—can help healthcare providers implement infection control measures and … prevent healthcare-associated infections. … , and urinary tract infection and to improve perioperative safety culture.

364. Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/d4y_combo_nqi03-bsi-bestpractices.pdf
     May 17, 2016 - Why focus on neonatal blood stream infection (BSI)? … Implement Standard Infection Prevention Techniques To Prevent Neonatal Bloodstream Infections General … the incidence of neonatal bloodstream infections. … prevention techniques to prevent neonatal bloodstream infections • Implement general infection prevention … Infection control. Nosocomial bloodstream infections in a neonatal intensive care unit.

365. Facilitator Guide: Building Your SSI Prevention Bundle (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/surgery/modules/onboarding/onboarding_build_ssibundle_facnotes.docx
     December 01, 2017 - The cost depends on the type of wound infection, whether it’s a superficial infection—which costs about … Superficial wound infections are infections of the skin, seen with the naked eye and diagnosed when assessing … Deeper space infections are less common and trickier to diagnose. … Slide 26 Hypoglycemia and Infection SAY: Maintaining normoglycemia can reduce risk for wound infection … infection control practitioner.

366. Making It Work Tip Sheet: Chlorhexidine Bathing and Perineal Cleaning (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2022 - (CLABSI) and catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI) and improve safety culture at the … bioburden on the patient’s skin and thereby reduces the risk of central venous catheter (CVC) site infection … Effect of daily chlorhexidine bathing on hospital- acquired infection. … Targeted versus universal decolonization to prevent ICU infection. … Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology. 2018;39(4):405-11. PMID: 29493475. 12.

367. Appendix J. Urinary Catheter Brochure | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     October 01, 2015 - Toolkit for Reducing Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections in Hospital Units: Implementation Guide … Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Toolkit for Reducing Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections … Urinary Catheter Facts 600,000 patients develop hospital-acquired urinary tract infections (UTI) … Of these infections, 80 percent are from a urinary catheter.

368. 6 Tk1 T2-Talking With Residents Family Members Checklist Version Final (doc file)
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     October 01, 2016 - Antibiotics are medicines that fight infections caused by bacteria. … . · How do people get bacterial infections? … that needs to be treated. · When are antibiotics used to treat urinary tract infections (UTIs)? … A urinary tract infection (UTI) is an infection involving any party of the urinary system, including … There are many different kinds of respiratory tract infections, such as colds and coughs, the flu, pneumonia

369. 6 Tk1 T2-Talking With Residents Family Members Checklist Version Final (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2016 - • Antibiotics are medicines that fight infections caused by bacteria. …  How do people get bacterial infections? …  When are antibiotics used to treat urinary tract infections (UTIs)? … • A urinary tract infection (UTI) is an infection involving any party of the urinary system, including …  When are antibiotics used to treat lower respiratory tract infections (LRTIs)?

370. Presentation: Building Your SSI Prevention Bundle
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/surgery/modules/onboarding/onboarding_build_ssibundle.pptx
     December 01, 2017 - The cost depends on the type of wound infection, whether it’s a superficial infection—which costs about … Superficial wound infections are infections of the skin, seen with the naked eye and diagnosed when assessing … Deeper space infections are less common and trickier to diagnose. … And finally, organ-space infections are located in the surgical cavity. … infection control practitioner.

371. Glucose Control Factsheet (doc file)
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     December 01, 2017 - Factsheet Glucose Control Factsheet Facts About Glucose Control and the Prevention of Surgical Site Infections … Strategies to prevent surgical site infections in acute care hospitals. … Risk factors for surgical site infections after colorectal resection in diabetic patients. … Postoperative hyperglycemia and surgical site infection in general surgery patients. … Peri-operative glycaemic control regimens for preventing surgical site infections in adults.

372. Appendix B. Urinary Catheterization – Sample Policy | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     October 01, 2015 - 40 percent of hospital infections. … patient with an indwelling catheter should be monitored for signs of catheter-associated urinary tract infection … Guideline for Prevention of Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections, 2009. … Engineering out the risk for infection with urinary catheters. … Preventing hospital-acquired urinary tract infection in the United States: a national study.

373. Appendix A Tables from Matar (2010) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     April 01, 2018 - Proactive Risk Assessment of Surgical Site Infection in Ambulatory Surgery Centers Appendix A Tables … Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Proactive Risk Assessment of Surgical Site Infection … Risk Factors Barbari et al. 3    Postoperative surgical site infection    NNS risk … * NNIS - National Nocosomial Infections, Surveillance, and ASA = American Society of Anesthesiologists … Medicare premium * ASA = American Society of Anesthesiologists and NNIS - National Nocosomial Infections

374. Final Progress Report: Topical Vancomycin for Neurosurgery Wound Prophylaxis (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2024 - Key Words: topical vancomycin; neurosurgery; surgical site infection; antibiotics; wound prophylaxis … and a 1.37% rate of MRSA-associated infection. … Published series report the rate of infection in intracranial neurosurgery at a range from 1% to as … A study of nosocomial infection in the US in 1995 estimated a per-patient cost of $2100 and a total … Outcomes The primary outcome was a surgical site infection (SSI) by postoperative day (POD) 30.

375. Slide Presentation: Contact Precautions for MRSA Prevention
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     October 01, 2024 - transmission.”4 Contact precautions are used for patients with known or suspected infections or colonization … CDC Infection Control. … Association for Professionals in Infections Control and Epidemiology. https://www.apic.org/Resource_/ … Updated Guidance Shows How Hospitals Should Protect Patients from Resistant Infections. … Strategies to prevent healthcare-associated infections through hand hygiene.

376. The How-To’s of Hand Hygiene | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     March 01, 2017 - to demonstrate a working knowledge of— Why hand hygiene is so important to prevent the spread of infections … urinary tract infections (CAUTI). … Slide 3: Health Care Workers' Hands Spread Infections 1 1-3 million serious infections estimated … Hand hygiene is one of most important ways to prevent the spread of infections. … A compendium of strategies to prevent healthcare-associated infections in acute care hospitals: 2014

377. 101-Or-Traffic-One-Pager (doc file)
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     April 01, 2025 - 4-6 · Airborne contaminants can cause surgical site infections (SSIs). · The air in the OR is influenced … introducing airborne contaminants into the OR.2,7 How To Limit OR Traffic and Prevent Surgical Site Infections … Measurement of foot traffic in the operating room: implications for infection control. … Guideline for prevention of surgical site infection, 1999. … Strategies to prevent surgical site infections in acute-care hospitals: 2022 update.

378. Exhibit 51. ICD-9 codes associated with followup visits in modified Denver Health algorithm | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     April 01, 2018 - Improving the Measurement of Surgical Site Infection Risk Stratification/Outcome Detection Exhibit … 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.

379. Making It Work Tip Sheet: Partnering With Patients and Families To Prevent CLABSI and CAUTI (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2022 - leaders implement effective strategies and achieve goals to reduce central line-associated bloodstream infections … (CLABSI) and catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI) and improve safety culture at the … quality improvement committee meetings, and other venues to help care providers understand the impact infections … you currently have a central line in place, and I want to talk to you about preventing central line infections … Speak Up™ To Prevent Infection.

380. 018-Revision-Summary-Contact-Precautions (doc file)
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     October 01, 2024 - environment, preventing person-based transmission, and preventing device- and procedure-associated infections—can … retrospective study observed reductions of 62 percent and 45 percent in healthcare-associated MRSA infections … In these observational studies, increases in hospital-acquired MRSA infections were not identified. … .13 Studies reported to date have not included assessment of post-discharge MRSA infections after discontinuation … Veterans Affairs initiative to prevent methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections.