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461. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39847/psn-pdf
     September 15, 2010 - Adult Hospital Stays with Infections Due to Medical Care, 2007. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/adult-hospital-stays-infections-due-medical-care-2007 This report presents … data on health care–associated infections (HAI) that reveals a reduction of HAIs in the 3 years of … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/adult-hospital-stays-infections-due-medical-care-2007 https://psnet.ahrq.gov … issue/healthcare-cost-and-utilization-project-hcup https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/health-care-associated-infections

462. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     October 15, 2008 - Health-Care-Associated Infections in Hospitals: An Overview of State Reporting Programs and Individual … Hospital Initiatives to Reduce Certain Infections. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/health-care-associated-infections-hospitals-overview-state-reporting-programs … - and-individual This report describes state reporting programs for health care–associated infection … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/health-care-associated-infections-hospitals-overview-state-reporting-programs-and-individual

463. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     June 10, 2018 - Inappropriate use of pharmacy bulk packages of IV contrast media increases risk of infections. … ://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/inappropriate-use-pharmacy-bulk-packages-iv-contrast-media-increases-risk- infections … article describes how multiple-dose containers of intravenous radiological contrast media can spread infection … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/inappropriate-use-pharmacy-bulk-packages-iv-contrast-media-increases-risk-infections … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/inappropriate-use-pharmacy-bulk-packages-iv-contrast-media-increases-risk-infections

464. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     April 15, 2009 - Health-Care–Associated Infections in Hospitals: Continuing Leadership Needed from HHS to Prioritize … Prevention Practices and Improve Data on These Infections. … prioritization of effort, data consistency, and data compatibility are needed to improve health care–associated infection … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/health-care-associated-infections-hospitals-continuing-leadership-needed-hhs-prioritize … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/health-care-associated-infections-hospitals-continuing-leadership-needed-hhs-prioritize

465. Reality check for checklists. | PSNet
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     April 21, 2015 - November 7, 2018 Reducing the rate of catheter-associated bloodstream infections in a … May 25, 2011 An intervention to decrease catheter-related bloodstream infections in the … Quality of traditional surveillance for public reporting of nosocomial bloodstream infection … November 17, 2010 Reducing catheter-associated bloodstream infections in the pediatric … August 25, 2010 Preventing catheter-related bloodstream infections: thinking outside

466. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     November 07, 2018 - AHRQ patient safety project reduces bloodstream infections by 40 percent. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ahrq-patient-safety-project-reduces-bloodstream-infections-40-percent The … near elimination of central line–associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) in intensive care units … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ahrq-patient-safety-project-reduces-bloodstream-infections-40-percent https … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/health-care-associated-infections https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/checklists

467. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     March 02, 2011 - prevention-ventilator-associated-pneumonia-evidence-based-systematic- review Health care–associated infections … Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is one of the four most common HAIs along with catheter-related bloodstream infection … , catheter-associated urinary tract infection, and surgical site infection. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/intervention-decrease-catheter-related-bloodstream-infections-icu https … ://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/nonpayment-harms-resulting-medical-care-catheter-associated-urinary-tract-infections

468. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     November 17, 2011 - Acute Hepatitis C virus infections attributed to unsafe injection practices at an endoscopy clinic—Nevada … Acute hepatitis C virus infections attributed to unsafe injection practices at an endoscopy clinic-- … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/acute-hepatitis-c-virus-infections-attributed-unsafe-injection-practices … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/acute-hepatitis-c-virus-infections-attributed-unsafe-injection-practices-endoscopy-clinic … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/acute-hepatitis-c-virus-infections-attributed-unsafe-injection-practices-endoscopy-clinic

469. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     October 03, 2012 - Surgical site infections in colon surgery: the patient, the procedure, the hospital, and the surgeon … Surgical site infection rates varied widely among individual surgeons in this Swiss study. … The infection rates among the worst-performing surgeons could not be explained by patient or procedural … factors, or adherence to infection control guidelines. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/health-care-associated-infections

470. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2008 - Perspective Urinary tract infection (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. … decrease risks of symptomatic infection. … Utilizing national nosocomial infection surveillance system data to improve urinary tract infection

471. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     December 21, 2016 - organizations to focus on reducing hospital-acquired conditions (HACs) such as health care–associated infections … regularly tracks HAC rates, including rates of adverse drug events, catheter-associated urinary tract infections … , central line–associated bloodstream infections, falls, obstetric adverse events, pressure ulcers, … surgical site infections, ventilator-associated pneumonias, and postoperative venous thromboembolisms … /primer/never-events https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/program-prevent-catheter-associated-urinary-tract-infection-acute-care

472. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     August 02, 2015 - site infection reduction and health care cost savings. … site infection reduction and health care cost savings. … infections. … a significant decrease in both superficial infections and postoperative sepsis. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/health-care-associated-infections

473. Spotlight Case July 2008 (ppt file)
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     October 01, 2012 - Spotlight Case July 2008 Spotlight Case CA-MRSA Skin Infections: An Ounce of Prevention is Worth a … Methicillin-resistant S. aureus infections among patients in the emergency department. … "Spider bite" lesions are usually diagnosed as skin and soft-tissue infections. … Skin Infections in Wrestling. … Skin Infections in Wrestling.

474. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     June 07, 2017 - Proactive risk assessment of surgical site infections in ambulatory surgery centers. … Proactive Risk Assessment of Surgical Site Infections in Ambulatory Surgery Centers. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/proactive-risk-assessment-surgical-site-infections-ambulatory-surgery-centers … study reports on the use of a prospective risk assessment tool to identify risks for surgical site infection … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/proactive-risk-assessment-surgical-site-infections-ambulatory-surgery-centers

475. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     January 14, 2014 - good: assessing the cost savings of an intervention to reduce central line-associated bloodstream infections … good: assessing the cost savings of an intervention to reduce central line-associated bloodstream infections … doing-well-doing-good-assessing-cost-savings-intervention-reduce-central-line- associated Central line–associated bloodstream infections … studies have argued that these interventions are cost effective because the money saved by preventing infections … quality improvement measure is purely for the payers, and the decrease in hospital margins for line infections

476. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     October 15, 2014 - Cost-effectiveness of a quality improvement programme to reduce central line–associated bloodstream infections … Cost-effectiveness of a quality improvement programme to reduce central line-associated bloodstream infections … Keystone ICU project, a highly successful program for preventing central line–associated bloodstream infections … cost-effectiveness-quality-improvement-programme-reduce-central-line-associated-bloodstream https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/intervention-decrease-catheter-related-bloodstream-infections-icu … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/health-care-associated-infections

477. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     February 09, 2016 - Infections and interaction rituals in the organisation: clinician accounts of speaking up or remaining … Infections and interaction rituals in the organisation: clinician accounts of speaking up or remaining … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/infections-and-interaction-rituals-organisation-clinician-accounts-speaking-or … how clinicians decide to speak up if they observe a safety breach (in this case, failing to follow infection … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/infections-and-interaction-rituals-organisation-clinician-accounts-speaking-or-remaining

478. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2018 - Safety Program through an assessment of safety culture to minimize central line-associated bloodstream infections … Safety Program through an assessment of safety culture to minimize central line-associated bloodstream infections … assessment-safety The Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP) reduced central line–associated bloodstream infections … targeted-implementation-comprehensive-unit-based-safety-program-through-assessment-safety https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/cusp-toolkit https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/health-care-associated-infections … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/health-care-associated-infections https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/culture-safety

479. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     June 21, 2016 - Association of safety culture with surgical site infection outcomes. … Association of safety culture with surgical site infection outcomes. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/association-safety-culture-surgical-site-infection-outcomes Safety culture … Surgical site infections are considered preventable adverse events. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/association-safety-culture-surgical-site-infection-outcomes https://psnet.ahrq.gov

480. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     July 10, 2008 - Effect of antiseptic handwashing vs alcohol sanitizer on health care-associated infections in neonatal … Effect of antiseptic handwashing vs alcohol sanitizer on health care- associated infections in neonatal … This clinical trial compared these strategies on patient infection rates, nurses’ skin conditions, and … Adjusted results showed no difference in patient infection rates or microbial counts, but skin condition … compares these findings with existing research and the confounding factors associated with measured infection