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221. Costs associated with surgical site infections in Veterans Affairs hospitals. | PSNet
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     June 18, 2014 - Costs Associated With Surgical Site Infections in Veterans Affairs Hospitals. … June 7, 2017 Improving the Measurement of Surgical Site Infection Risk Stratification … May 2, 2017 Operating room traffic as a modifiable risk factor for surgical site infection … January 11, 2017 Association of safety culture with surgical site infection outcomes. … September 20, 2011 Supplemental perioperative oxygen and the risk of surgical wound infection

222. Health care-associated infections among critically ill children in the US, 2007-2012. | PSNet
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     April 05, 2013 - Health care-associated infections among critically ill children in the US, 2007-2012. … A recent AHRQ WebM&M perspective focused on hospital infection prevention programs. … (CLABSI), and catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI): the urgent need to refocus on hardwiring … February 7, 2022 A program to prevent catheter-associated urinary tract infection in … Quality of traditional surveillance for public reporting of nosocomial bloodstream infection

223. Clostridium Difficile infection in the United States: a national study assessing preventive practices used and perceptions of practice evidence. | PSNet
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     July 03, 2014 - Study Clostridium Difficile infection in the United States: a national study assessing … Clostridium Difficile Infection in the United States: A National Study Assessing Preventive Practices … Clostridium difficile infections are among the most serious health care–associated infections . … Clostridium Difficile Infection in the United States: A National Study Assessing Preventive Practices … June 21, 2023 A program to prevent catheter-associated urinary tract infection in acute

224. A national implementation project to prevent catheter-associated urinary tract infection in nursing home residents. | PSNet
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     April 05, 2017 - Classic A national implementation project to prevent catheter-associated urinary tract infection … A National Implementation Project to Prevent Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection in Nursing Home … Catheter-associated urinary tract infections are considered preventable never events . … A National Implementation Project to Prevent Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection in Nursing Home … October 17, 2017 A program to prevent catheter-associated urinary tract infection in

225. Eliminating central line-associated bloodstream infections: a national patient safety imperative. | PSNet
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     March 21, 2012 - Study Eliminating central line-associated bloodstream infections: a national patient … Eliminating central line-associated bloodstream infections: a national patient safety imperative. … The initiative, which combined the well-publicized infection control checklist with interventions to … Eliminating central line-associated bloodstream infections: a national patient safety imperative. … Quality of traditional surveillance for public reporting of nosocomial bloodstream infection

226. Infection Control in the Intensive Care Unit. | PSNet
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     May 27, 2011 - Special or Theme Issue Infection Control in the Intensive Care Unit. … Citation Text: Infection Control in the Intensive Care Unit. Crit Care Med. 2010;38:S265-S404. … Linkedin Copy URL Cite Citation Citation Text: Infection … November 9, 2015 Reducing the rate of catheter-associated bloodstream infections in a … August 25, 2010 Preventing infections: how Portland hospitals compare.

227. An intervention to decrease catheter-related bloodstream infections in the ICU. | PSNet
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     June 16, 2011 - An intervention to decrease catheter-related bloodstream infections in the ICU. … centralized education program for team leaders at each institution, and closely collaborating with infection … An intervention to decrease catheter-related bloodstream infections in the ICU. … July 29, 2020 Increased catheter-related bloodstream infection rates after the introduction … Quality of traditional surveillance for public reporting of nosocomial bloodstream infection

228. Overview | 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 … The Problem Health care-associated infections are one of the most common complications of hospital … fatal. 1 Health care-associated infections cost U.S. hospitals an estimated $40 billion each year. … infections. 3 Research suggests CAUTIs are highly preventable and that perhaps as many as 50 to 70

229. Appendix A, Pt. 2 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     April 01, 2018 - Results 37 infections for 11,333 patients, leading to an SSI rate of 0.33%. … Infection control programs have been shown to reduce nosocomial (hospital-acquired) infections by 32- … Infections resulted in <90° of motion in 18 of the 95 cases Once an infection is suspected, immediate … (5.6%)–3 (1.7%) superficial and 7 (3.9%) organ-space infections. … , and nosocomial infection.

230. Eight years of decreased methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus health care–associated infections associated with a Veterans Affairs prevention initiative. | PSNet
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     March 23, 2012 - Eight years of decreased methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus health care–associated infections … Eight years of decreased methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus health care-associated infections … Eight years of decreased methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus health care-associated infections … March 23, 2012 Healthcare-associated infections in Veterans Affairs acute-care and long-term … January 12, 2022 View More Related Resources Infection control

231. Fighting MRSA infections in hospital care: how organizational factors matter. | PSNet
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     July 10, 2008 - Fighting MRSA Infections in Hospital Care: How Organizational Factors Matter. … The investigators concluded that hand hygiene , intensive general cleaning efforts, infection control … October 16, 2012 Nurse staffing, burnout, and health care-associated infection. … August 11, 2014 Organizational culture and its implications for infection prevention … January 8, 2014 Culture change in infection control: applying psychological principles

232. Taking National Action to Prevent and Eliminate Healthcare-Associated Infections. | PSNet
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     May 06, 2015 - Theme Issue Taking National Action to Prevent and Eliminate Healthcare-Associated Infections … Citation Text: Taking National Action to Prevent and Eliminate Healthcare-Associated Infections. … This special issue explores a national initiative to reduce health care–associated infections (HAIs … May 6, 2015 Preventing Healthcare-Associated Infections: Results and Lessons Learned … October 29, 2014 Healthcare-Associated Infections.

233. Eradicating central line–associated bloodstream infections statewide: the Hawaii experience. | PSNet
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     January 15, 2014 - Study Eradicating central line–associated bloodstream infections statewide: the Hawaii … Eradicating Central Line–Associated Bloodstream Infections Statewide. … Eradicating Central Line–Associated Bloodstream Infections Statewide. … May 25, 2011 Sustaining reductions in catheter related bloodstream infections in Michigan … Impact of a national multimodal intervention to prevent catheter-related bloodstream infection

234. Preventing nosocomial bloodstream infections (NBSIs) by implementing hospitalwide, department-level, self-investigations: a NBSIs frontline ownership intervention. | PSNet
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     February 03, 2011 - Study Preventing nosocomial bloodstream infections (NBSIs) by implementing hospitalwide … Preventing nosocomial bloodstream infections (NBSIs) by implementing hospitalwide, department-level, … Nosocomial infections remain a persistent patient safety issue and can lead to serious patient harm … Preventing nosocomial bloodstream infections (NBSIs) by implementing hospitalwide, department-level, … August 1, 2017 A program to prevent catheter-associated urinary tract infection in acute

235. Clostridium Difficile Infection 2011-2012 (pdf file)
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     July 10, 2012 - Clostridium Difficile Infection 2011-2012 Contact Information: Healthcare Cost and Utilization … in the National Action Plan to Prevent Healthcare-Associated Infections: Road Map to Elimination.1 … – Clostridium difficile infection (CDI). … The origin of the infection may not be the inpatient hospital. … It is possible that the CDI infection originated in another type of healthcare setting, such as a nursing

236. antibiotics-respiratory-infection-protocol-140922 (pdf file)
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     September 22, 2014 - antibiotics-respiratory-infection-protocol-140922 … Key Question 2: For patients with an acute respiratory tract infection (RTI) and no clear indication … Key Question 3: For patients with an acute respiratory tract infection (RTI) and no clear indication … Key Question 4: For patients with an acute respiratory tract infection (RTI) and no clear indication … Abbreviations: RTI, Respiratory Tract Infection; ED, Emergency Department; QoL, Quality of Life.

237. Infection Checklist | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     December 01, 2012 - Infection Checklist CUSP Toolkit Who should use this tool? … Infection preventionists. Checklist items Leader Responsible Date Started 1. … Infection Name>     1. … Name>, the weeks without Infection Name>, and quarterly rates of Infection Name>.   … Alternate Formats Infection Checklist [ - 221.5 KB]

238. Health Care–Acquired Urinary Tract Infection: The Problem and Solutions | PSNet
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     November 01, 2008 - (UTI) is the most common hospital-acquired infection, accounting for 40% of all hospital-acquired infections … infections, such as surgical site infections, ventilator-associated pneumonia, and bacteremia. … risks of symptomatic infection. … Utilizing national nosocomial infection surveillance system data to improve urinary tract infection rates … catheter–related infection.

239. Health-Care-Associated Infections in Hospitals: An Overview of State Reporting Programs and Individual Hospital Initiatives to Reduce Certain Infections. | PSNet
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     June 07, 2008 - and Individual Hospital Initiatives to Reduce Certain Infections. … This report describes state reporting programs for health care–associated infection (HAI), hospital initiatives … 25, 2019 COVID-19 in Nursing Homes: CMS Needs to Continue to Strengthen Oversight of Infection … November 30, 2023 Infection Control Deficiencies Were Widespread and Persistent in Nursing … Public reporting of health care–associated surveillance data: recommendations from the Healthcare Infection

240. New 2012 National Patient Safety Goal - catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI). | PSNet
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     February 28, 2018 - Guidelines New 2012 National Patient Safety Goal - catheter-associated urinary tract infection … Citation Text: New 2012 National Patient Safety Goal - catheter-associated urinary tract infection … Citation Citation Text: New 2012 National Patient Safety Goal - catheter-associated urinary tract infection … 31, 2014 Implementing a national program to reduce catheter-associated urinary tract infection … October 31, 2014 Eliminating Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections.