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161. Supplemental Tools | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     December 01, 2017 - Contact Us Español FAQs Home Healthcare-Associated Infections … More topics in this section Healthcare-Associated Infections … Protocol Supplemental Tools Surgical Care Audit Tools Surgical Site Infection … Investigation Tool ( Word , 1.8 MB) This tool will help your safety program team understand lapses in infection … prevention processes that may have contributed to the surgical site infection case.

162. Methods of Instruction | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     March 01, 2017 - Contact Us Español FAQs Home Healthcare-Associated Infections … More topics in this section Healthcare-Associated Infections

163. Assemble the Team | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     July 01, 2018 - Contact Us Español FAQs Home Healthcare-Associated Infections … More topics in this section Healthcare-Associated Infections

164. Background Quality Improvement Team Information Form | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     December 01, 2012 - Contact Us Español FAQs Home Healthcare-Associated Infections … More topics in this section Healthcare-Associated Infections

165. Sustainability | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     December 01, 2017 - Contact Us Español FAQs Home Healthcare-Associated Infections … More topics in this section Healthcare-Associated Infections

166. Monitoring Ventilator-Associated Events: Facilitator Guide | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     February 01, 2017 - Those categories are ventilator-associated conditions or VAC, infection-related ventilator-associated … The next tier is the infection/inflammation component. … Here, you will see generalized evidence of infection or inflammation which is considered the definition … just respiratory infections—included in this criteria. … included in the assessment of IVAC since they are not likely to be used to treat a lower respiratory infection

167. Timely Antiobiotics for Children With Severe Sepesis or Septic Shock Technical Specifications (pdf file)
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     August 01, 2014 - Infection A suspected or proven (by positive culture, tissue stain, or polymerase chain reaction test … ) infection caused by any pathogen OR a clinical syndrome associated with a high probability of infection … Evidence of infection includes positive findings on clinical exam, imaging, or laboratory tests (e.g … or spinal culture OR • Urine, blood or spinal culture drawn OR • Chart notation of: • “Rule out infection … ” OR • “Suspected infection” OR • “Rule out sepsis” OR • “Suspected sepsis” Organ dysfunctions

168. Section 5.A, Table 4 (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2013 - They found eight articles related to penicillin prophylaxis for the prevention of life threatening infection … Prophylactic antibiotics for preventing pneumococcal infection in children with sickle cell disease … studied whether daily administration of oral penicillin reduced the incidence of life- threatening infection … The study was ended early because of an 84% reduction in incidence of infection among the intervention … can safely be stopped at age 5 for children with SCD who have no history of severe pneumococcal infection

169. Nursing Home Resources | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     January 01, 2022 - A Unit Guide To Infection Prevention for Long-Term Care Staff This guide is designed to provide long-term … care staff with basic knowledge about facility infection prevention guidelines. … All Cause Harm Prevention in Nursing Home—Events Related to Infections ​This document is a section of … high-performing nursing homes and includes strategies and links to resources to prevent all types of infections … helps all long-term care staff prepare for and respond to COVID-19 by applying infection prevention

170. Understand the Science of Safety for Perinatal Safety | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     July 01, 2023 - contributes to their death. 3 Over half a million patients develop catheter-associated urinary tract infections … resulting in 13,000 deaths a year. 4 Nearly 100,000 patients die from health care-associated infections … The Direct Medical Costs of Healthcare-Associated Infections in U.S. … Estimating Health Care-Associated Infections and Deaths in U.S. Hospitals 2002.

171. Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement (pdf file)
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     May 17, 2016 - Infection prevention strategies include general infection control practices, hand washing, and strategies … to prevent nosocomial infections.4 Screen patients for sepsis. … • Reduce nosocomial infections by implementing the following: o Oral care and proper positioning … • Ensure that nurses assess patients with a history suggestive of a new infection for sepsis at … Targeting health care-associated infections: evidence-based strategies.In: Hughes RG, ed.

172. Section 2, Technical Specifications (pdf file)
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     June 15, 2018 - Inflammatory Response Syndrome (SIRS) in the presence of, or as a result of, suspected or proven infection … A suspected or proven (by positive culture, tissue stain, or polymerase chain reaction test) infection … caused by any pathogen OR a clinical syndrome associated with a high probability of infection. … Evidence of infection includes positive findings on clinical exam, imaging, or laboratory tests (e.g … ” OR o “Suspected infection” OR o “Rule out sepsis” OR o “Suspected sepsis 3 Term Definition

173. Health Care Facility Design Safety Risk Assessment Toolkit | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     October 01, 2020 - into the design of health care facilities can minimize such safety problems as health care-associated infections … The toolkit: Targets six areas of safety—infections, falls, medication errors, security, injuries of … preparation rooms, where to place sinks, how to ensure separation of clean and soiled materials to reduce infection

174. Core CUSP Toolkit | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     August 01, 2019 - Contact Us Español FAQs Home Healthcare-Associated Infections … More topics in this section Healthcare-Associated Infections

175. Module 1: Using the Comprehensive Long-Term Care Safety Modules: Applying Safety Principles | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     March 01, 2017 - Contact Us Español FAQs Home Healthcare-Associated Infections … Supplement technical interventions to reduce healthcare-associated infections, including catheter-associated … urinary tract infections (CAUTIs). … Slide 4: Why Is Infection Prevention Important? … PLAY VIDEO: Video 2.1: Importance of Infection Prevention Slide 5: Is Your Facility Safe?

176. Module 2: Urinary Catheter Maintenance Facilitator Notes | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     February 01, 2023 - Contact Us Español FAQs Home Healthcare-Associated Infections … More topics in this section Healthcare-Associated Infections … the indications for an indwelling urinary catheter, the causes of catheter-associated urinary tract infections

177. Methods To Deploy Training | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     March 01, 2017 - Contact Us Español FAQs Home Healthcare-Associated Infections … More topics in this section Healthcare-Associated Infections … These materials can be used to supplement your infection prevention orientation curriculum.

178. Engage the Senior Executive | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     July 01, 2018 - Contact Us Español FAQs Home Healthcare-Associated Infections … More topics in this section Healthcare-Associated Infections … Accessible Version ) CEO and Senior Leader Checklist [ - 196.91 KB] ( Accessible Version ) Infection

179. About the Toolkit Development | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     March 01, 2017 - Contact Us Español FAQs Home Healthcare-Associated Infections … More topics in this section Healthcare-Associated Infections

180. About the Toolkit Development | 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 … Medical Instruments Association for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Association for Professionals in Infection