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  1. Surgical site infection prevention: a review. | PSNet

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    February 15, 2023 - Review Surgical site infection prevention: a review. … Surgical site infection prevention: a review. … Surgical site infection prevention: a review. … infection prevention measures. … Surgical Site Infections View More

  2. Skin and Soft Tissue Infections in Nursing Home Residents (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/pocket-cards-4x6-skin-infections.pdf
    June 01, 2021 - Skin and Soft Tissue Infections in Nursing Home Residents Signs and Symptoms Associated With … Infection • Sudden onset redness, warmth, tenderness, and swelling • Findings are unilateral • … : o Elevate legs o Physical therapy o Compression stockings o Apply lotion o Wound care • If infection … hospital transfer if hospital admission is part of goals of care Signs and Symptoms Not Suggestive of Infection … Skin and Soft Tissue Infections

  3. Emerging infections: the contact precautions controversy. | PSNet

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    October 12, 2011 - Commentary Emerging infections: the contact precautions controversy. … Emerging infections: the contact precautions controversy. … Emerging infections: the contact precautions controversy. … June 16, 2019 Infection prevention in long-term care: re-evaluating the system using

  4. 10-State project to study methods to reduce central line-associated bloodstream infections in hospital ICUs. | PSNet

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    October 23, 2019 - 10-State project to study methods to reduce central line-associated bloodstream infections … Citation Text: 10-State project to study methods to reduce central line-associated bloodstream infections … May 19, 2021 AHRQ patient safety project reduces bloodstream infections by 40 percent … November 7, 2018 Sustaining reductions in catheter related bloodstream infections in … Quality of traditional surveillance for public reporting of nosocomial bloodstream infection

  5. References | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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    August 01, 2015 - Eliminating catheter-related bloodstream infections in the intensive care unit. … An intervention to decrease catheter-related bloodstream infections in the ICU. … Facilitating CLABSI prevention: a qualitative study comparing perspectives of infection control specialists … Getting to zero: goal commitment to reduce blood stream infections. … Using high-performance work practices to prevent blood stream infections: a qualitative study.

  6. | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program

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  7. Economic evaluation of interventions for prevention of hospital acquired infections: a systematic review. | PSNet

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    October 19, 2022 - Classic Economic evaluation of interventions for prevention of hospital acquired infections … Economic Evaluation of Interventions for Prevention of Hospital Acquired Infections: A Systematic Review … Health care–associated infections are a longstanding patient safety priority, and intensive multifaceted … June 3, 2020 The preventable proportion of healthcare-associated infections 2005-2016 … Hospital organisation, management, and structure for prevention of health-care-associated infection

  8. An exploratory analysis of the association between healthcare associated infections & hospital financial performance. | PSNet

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    June 12, 2024 - (CAUTI), and central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) infection rates. … of the HAIs was positively associated with increased hospital costs, underscoring the importance of infection … 2024 Inter-hospital transfer is an independent risk factor for hospital-associated infection … A qualitative study of interprofessional dissonance in hospital infection prevention and control. … 2012 Effect of nonpayment for hospital-acquired, catheter–associated urinary tract infection

  9. Strategies to prevent central line-associated bloodstream infections in acute-care hospitals: 2022 Update. | PSNet

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    February 07, 2022 - (s) Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, central-line-associated bloodstream infection … (CLABSI), and catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI): the urgent need to refocus on hardwiring … April 5, 2023 Increased catheter-related bloodstream infection rates after the introduction … January 27, 2021 Clostridium Difficile infection in the United States: a national study … 2012 New 2012 National Patient Safety Goal - catheter-associated urinary tract infection

  10. Long-term care healthcare-associated infections in 2023: an analysis of 23,970 reports. | PSNet

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    July 08, 2020 - Study Long-term care healthcare-associated infections in 2023: an analysis of 23,970 … Long-term care healthcare-associated infections in 2023: an analysis of 23,970 reports. … submitted by long-term care facilities to the Pennsylvania Patient Safety Reporting System (PA-PSRS), infection … rates increased for skin and soft tissue, urinary tract, and respiratory tract infections. … Long-term care healthcare-associated infections in 2023: an analysis of 23,970 reports.

  11. CLABSI Investigation: Walk the Process (Slide Presentation) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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    October 01, 2014 - Infection Rate Above Zero? Slide 4. Spike in Infections? Slide 5. Process Auditing Slide 6. … Infrequent Infections? Slide 15. Infrequent Infections Slide 16. Conclusion Slide 17. … Infection Rate Above Zero? Or Were you at zero and then had a spike in your infections? … Spike in Infections? … Infrequent Infections Consider each infection a defect worthy of analysis?

  12. AHRQ Final Progress Report: Developing an Integrated Engineering-Based Model to Reduce Infections in the ICU (pdf file)

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    January 01, 2024 - ventilator-associated pneumonia, respiratory virus infections, urinary tract infections, and rotavirus … infections in pediatric, cardiac, and neonatal ICUs. … Key Words: Systems modeling, simulation, risk analysis, infection transmission. … on a single infection affecting a limited patient population. … The development of an ICU-specific risk-of-infection score.

  13. Psychological safety and infection prevention practices: results from a national survey. | PSNet

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    September 27, 2023 - Study Psychological safety and infection prevention practices: results from a national … Psychological safety and infection prevention practices: results from a national survey. … common healthcare-associated infections . … October 17, 2017 Encouraging employees to speak up to prevent infections: opportunities … May 30, 2012 Partnering to Heal: Teaming-Up Against Healthcare-Associated Infections.

  14. Hospital infection prevention: how much can we prevent and how hard should we try? | PSNet

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    November 16, 2022 - Review Hospital infection prevention: how much can we prevent and how hard should … Hospital Infection Prevention: How Much Can We Prevent and How Hard Should We Try? … improvements , some infections are not preventable . … Hospital Infection Prevention: How Much Can We Prevent and How Hard Should We Try? … December 9, 2015 Infection prevention in the emergency department.

  15. Reducing the rate of catheter-associated bloodstream infections in a surgical intensive care unit using the Institute for Healthcare Improvement Central Line Bundle. | PSNet

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    November 16, 2022 - Study Reducing the rate of catheter-associated bloodstream infections in a surgical … Reducing the rate of catheter-associated bloodstream infections in a surgical intensive care unit using … Resources Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, central-line-associated bloodstream infection … (CLABSI), and catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI): the urgent need to refocus on hardwiring … November 7, 2018 A program to prevent catheter-associated urinary tract infection in

  16. Reduction in Hospital-Acquired Complications and Infections (pdf file)

    digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/page/reduction-in-hospital-acquired-complications-and-infections-quick-reference-guide.pdf
    January 01, 2010 - .10 Research has shown that the risk of infection is directly associated with the length of time a catheter … The cost of these nosocomial infections is estimated at $676 in direct costs per infection.11 As such … Depending on the type of complication or infection, it may be too difficult to identify and may warrant … Evaluators will also need to consider existing staff support for hospital complication and infection … Infection control: a problem for patient safety. N Engl J Med 2003;348(7):651-6. 2.

  17. References | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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    October 01, 2015 - The Direct Medical Costs of Healthcare-Associated Infections in U.S. … Engineering out the risk for infection with urinary catheters. … Urinary tract infection in male veterans: treatment patterns and outcomes. … Urinary Tract Infection (Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection [CAUTI] and Non-Catheter-Associated … Urinary Tract Infection [UTI]) and Other Urinary System Infection [USI]) Events.

  18. AHRQ's Healthcare-Associated Infections Program | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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    April 01, 2025 - AHRQ's Healthcare-Associated Infections Program Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) are among … HAI Bulletin: Subscribe for updates on Infection Prevention and Combating Antimicrobial Resistance … to help tackle the complex problems of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and surgical site infection … (CLABSI) and catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI).  … Targeted versus Universal Decolonization to Prevent ICU Infection A June 2013 New England Journal of

  19. What US hospitals are currently doing to prevent common device-associated infections: results from a national survey. | PSNet

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    June 21, 2023 - Study What US hospitals are currently doing to prevent common device-associated infections … What US hospitals are currently doing to prevent common device-associated infections: results from a … infection (CAUTI), central line–associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI), and ventilator-associated … for each of these infections. … over time, some gaps in device-associated infection prevention persist.

  20. References | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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    October 01, 2015 - Eliminating nosocomial infections at Ascension Health: preventing catheter-related blood stream infections … The risk of bloodstream infection in adults with different intravascular devices: a systematic review … Clinical practice guidelines for the diagnosis and management of intravascular catheter-related infection … outcome measure to evaluate the effect of interventions to reduce catheter-associated urinary tract infection … Engaging healthcare workers to prevent catheter-associated urinary tract infection and avert patient
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