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121. Appendix 9: Back to Basics | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     March 01, 2018 - Most of these infections are preventable, and you are part of the cure. … There is no single therapy that wipes out these infections. … This means expecting unit leaders to present both infection rates and weeks without an infection to senior … Infection preventionists work closely with unit-level teams to train, monitor, investigate infections … units where infections are measured and report these data to senior leaders.

122. Economic evaluation of quality improvement interventions for bloodstream infections related to central catheters: a systematic review. | PSNet
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     March 30, 2022 - Review Economic evaluation of quality improvement interventions for bloodstream infections … Economic Evaluation of Quality Improvement Interventions for Bloodstream Infections Related to Central … Central line–associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) represent a key source of preventable harm … A PSNet perspective discussed the role of infection prevention in patient safety. … December 7, 2016 Drug shortage-associated increase in catheter-related blood stream infection

123. Association of a Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use with antibiotic use and hospital-onset Clostridioides difficile infection rates among US hospitals | PSNet
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     July 20, 2022 - Program for Improving Antibiotic Use with antibiotic use and hospital-onset Clostridioides difficile infection … program for improving antibiotic use with antibiotic use and hospital-onset Clostridioides difficile infection … program for improving antibiotic use with antibiotic use and hospital-onset Clostridioides difficile infection … Results and lessons from a hospital-wide initiative incentivised by delivery system reform to improve infection … December 21, 2014 Sustaining reductions in catheter related bloodstream infections in

124. Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Diverticulitis and Biliary Tract Infections | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     November 01, 2019 - Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Diverticulitis and Biliary Tract Infections … Identify options for empiric antibiotic therapy for diverticulitis and biliary tract infections … for antibiotic therapy for diverticulitis and biliary tract infections after additional clinical data … are known Describe the optimal duration of therapy for diverticulitis and biliary tract infections … Slides (PPTX) Facilitator Guide (PDF) One-Page Document — Biliary Tract Infections (DOCX

125. Acute Care Asymptomatic Bacteriuria and Urinary Tract Infections
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     September 01, 2022 - Acute Care Asymptomatic Bacteriuria and Urinary Tract Infections Best Practices in the Management of … Is associated with more side effects Is more expensive Puts them at risk for future colonization or infection … Case 2 “I had a rash when I was given amoxicillin as a child for a throat infection.” … A throat infection in childhood could have been caused by a virus, and the rash was actually a viral … The impact of a reported penicillin allergy on surgical site infection risk.

126. Preventing catheter-associated bloodstream infections: a survey of policies for insertion and care of central venous catheters from hospitals in the Prevention Epicenter Program. | PSNet
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     June 14, 2023 - Study Preventing catheter-associated bloodstream infections: a survey of policies … Preventing catheter-associated bloodstream infections: a survey of policies for insertion and care of … Public reporting of health care–associated surveillance data: recommendations from the Healthcare Infection … April 13, 2022 Barriers and facilitators to healthcare workers' adherence with infection … August 25, 2010 Preventing infections: how Portland hospitals compare.

127. AHRQ patient safety project reduces bloodstream infections by 40 percent. | PSNet
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     January 22, 2020 - Newspaper/Magazine Article AHRQ patient safety project reduces bloodstream infections … Citation Text: AHRQ patient safety project reduces bloodstream infections by 40 percent. … The near elimination of central line–associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) in intensive care … December 31, 2014 Reducing the rate of catheter-associated bloodstream infections in … October 16, 2012 Sustaining reductions in catheter related bloodstream infections in

128. Impact | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     January 01, 2013 - To estimate the number of central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) prevented, the number … study by Donovan et al. 3 , $16,800 in excess costs were attributed to NICU-associated bloodstream infection … As such, preventing 131 infections is equivalent to $2,201,776 in excess costs averted.  … Decreasing central line associated bloodstream infection in neonatal intensive care. … The investment case for preventing NICU-associated infections.

129. Estimated Cost Implications of Reducing Bloodstream Infections in Patients With Medical Devices (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2022 - the cost of the decolonization intervention and the expected cost savings associated with preventing infection … The ABATE Infection Trial1 showed that the use of decolonization in patients with select devices (central … MRSA and VRE clinical cultures are not estimated here since the costs saved depend on the type of infection … Difference (i.e., C-D=IS) aSince the cost of MRSA and VRE clinical cultures is dependent on the type of infection … cRepresents the 79 percent adherence in the ABATE Infection Trial that yielded the 32 percent reduction

130. Preventing surgical site infections: are safety climate level and its strength associated with self-reported commitment to, subjective norms toward, and knowledge about preventive measures? | PSNet
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     July 19, 2023 - June 22, 2022 Infection prevention in the emergency department. … July 19, 2023 Surgical site infection prevention: a review. … infection prevention measures. … April 22, 2020 Association of safety culture with surgical site infection outcomes. … Surgical Site Infections View More

131. Eliminating central line associated bloodstream infections in pediatric oncology patients: a quality improvement effort. | PSNet
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     July 19, 2023 - Study Eliminating central line associated bloodstream infections in pediatric oncology … Eliminating central line associated bloodstream infections in pediatric oncology patients: a quality … Reducing healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) is a patient safety priority . … Eliminating central line associated bloodstream infections in pediatric oncology patients: a quality … December 12, 2014 Reducing catheter-associated bloodstream infections in the pediatric

132. Health care worker perspectives of their motivation to reduce health care–associated infections. | PSNet
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     June 02, 2019 - Health care worker perspectives of their motivation to reduce health care–associated infections … Health care worker perspectives of their motivation to reduce health care-associated infections. … Preventing health care–associated infections is a patient safety priority. … foster patient safety, and they believe leadership support and performance feedback are important to infection … Receipt of antibiotics in hospitalized patients and risk for Clostridium difficile infection

133. Leapfrog Hospital Safety Score, Magnet designation, and healthcare-associated infections in United States hospitals. | PSNet
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     July 27, 2022 - Study Leapfrog Hospital Safety Score, Magnet designation, and healthcare-associated infections … Leapfrog Hospital Safety Score, Magnet Designation, and Healthcare-Associated Infections in United States … Health care–associated infections (HAIs) are a preventable safety problem. … and Magnet status was associated with lower rates of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection … but worse than expected performance on C. difficile infections.

134. The impact of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on healthcare-associated infections in 2020: a summary of data reported to the National Healthcare Safety Network. | PSNet
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     February 07, 2022 - Study The impact of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on healthcare-associated infections … The authors conclude that these findings suggest a need to return to conventional infection control … (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 … infection prevention measures.

135. Tools To Reduce Healthcare-Associated Infections | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     June 01, 2024 - Tools To Reduce Healthcare-Associated Infections AHRQ offers free toolkits designed for clinicians … Surgery Centers Antibiotic use:  Toolkits To Improve Antibiotic Use Catheter-associated urinary tract infection … (CAUTI): Toolkit for Reducing CAUTI in Hospitals Central line-associated blood stream infections (CLABSI … : Universal ICU Decolonization: An Enhanced Protocol End-stage renal disease facilities: Reducing Infections … Devices Surgical care and recovery:  Toolkit for Improving Surgical Care and Recovery Surgical site infections

136. Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Asymptomatic Bacteriuria and Urinary Tract Infections | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     September 01, 2022 - Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Asymptomatic Bacteriuria and Urinary Tract Infections … presentation, viewers will be able to— Distinguish asymptomatic bacteriuria (ASB) from a urinary tract infection … Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Asymptomatic Bacteriuria and Urinary Tract Infections …   Patient Handouts These handouts can be given to your patients to help them understand their infection …  Infections – Patient and Family Member Handout (Spanish) (DOCX, 263 KB)

137. Ear-Infection Executive (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2013 - OME) is defined as a collection of fluid in the middle ear without signs or symptoms of acute ear infection … The leading causes include viral upper respiratory infection, acute otitis media (AOM), and chronic … This usually happens after patients develop a severe upper respiratory infection such as sinusitis,

138. Adherence to Surgical Care Improvement Project measures and the association with postoperative infections. | PSNet
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     November 25, 2020 - and the subsequent development of such infections. … They found that infection rates decreased only when all recommended interventions were carried out; performance … of individual interventions did not seem to affect infection rates. … , and have subsequently been demonstrated to reduce surgical site infections. … December 15, 2021 Epidemiology of and risk factors for coronavirus infection in health

139. The ability of intensive care units to maintain zero central line–associated bloodstream infections. | PSNet
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     January 29, 2020 - The ability of intensive care units to maintain zero central line–associated bloodstream infections … The Ability of Intensive Care Units to Maintain Zero Central Line–Associated Bloodstream Infections. … for more than 1 year, with one-quarter having no infections for more than 2 years. … November 21, 2021 Statewide NICU central-line–associated bloodstream infection rates … March 2, 2011 Infection Control in the Intensive Care Unit.

140. Resident Physicians as Champions in Preventing Device-Associated Infections (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2015 - Resident Physicians as Champions in Preventing Device-Associated Infections AHRQ Safety Program for … Infection preventionists are considered content experts in infection prevention and play a role in … Eliminating nosocomial infections at Ascension Health: preventing catheter-related blood stream infections … Guidelines for the Prevention of intravascular catheter-related infections. … Reporting catheter-associated urinary tract infections: Denominator matters.