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  1. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/850355/psn-pdf
    June 14, 2023 - Using a human factors framework to assess clinician perceptions of and barriers to high reliability in hand hygiene. June 14, 2023 Vaughan-Malloy AM, Chan Yuen J, Sandora TJ. Using a human factors framework to assess clinician perceptions of and barriers to high reliability in hand hygiene. Am J Infect Control. 20…

  2. Protocol for Identifying and Treating Children With Sepsis Syndrome in the Emergency Department (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/acute/chipra-228-fullreport.pdf
    February 01, 2018 - Sepsis is a potentially catastrophic condition that can escalate from infection to organ failure and … Children with infections often display the inflammatory triad of fever, tachycardia, and vasodilation … Other clinical signs of septic shock in children with a suspected infection include (1) hypothermia … Age is an important determinant of risk of bacterial infection, whether related to maturation of the … Group B streptococci, Escherichia coli, Listeria, and herpes simplex virus commonly cause neonatal infections

  3. PowerPoint Presentation (ppt file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/import/webmm.ahrq.gov.356_slideshow.ppt
    September 01, 2015 - count was 19,000 and a urinalysis was positive for nitrates and leukocyte esterase (indicating possible infection … She was diagnosed with a urinary tract infection and was discharged on antibiotic therapy.

  4. AHRQ's Evidence-based Practice Center Division Annual Report 2021: Solving the Puzzle for Evidence-Based Decision Making (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pdf/epc-year-in-review-2021.pdf
    January 01, 2021 - to inform critical decisions about how to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic and stop the spread of infection … monthly, and summarized and updated a Rapid Living Review, “Antibody Response Following SARS-CoV-2 Infection … Antibody Response Following SARS-CoV-2 Infection and Implications for Immunity: A Living Rapid Review … Antibody response after SARS-CoV-2 infection and implications for immunity: a rapid living review. … Emergency Medical Services/911 Workforce Infection Control and Prevention Issues https://go.usa.gov

  5. Beyond the Dusty Shelf: Shifting Paradigms and Effecting Change (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol3/McNeill.pdf
    January 01, 2004 - five early outputs from the AHRQ patient safety portfolio to gauge the usefulness of the models: infection … gluconate is a superior, cost-effective alternative to betadyne to prevent catheter- related bloodstream infections … Second, while components of the infection control community support the use of chlorhexidine,6 not everyone … involved in clinical areas where infection control is a priority is necessarily committed to chlorhexidine … Guidelines for the prevention of intravascular catheter- related infections.

  6. Final Progress Report: Development Validation and Implementation of Customized Checklists for Safe Surgery (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-03/gawande-report.pdf
    January 01, 2024 - We were not powered to detect any differences in postoperative complications, such as infection. … Key drivers to the improvement in infection avoidance were the discussion to minimize OR personnel ( … Although the checklist helped improve adherence to critical processes that are known to reduce infection … Hospitals collaborate to decrease surgical site infections. Am J Surg. 2005;190(1):9-15. … The Timing of Prophylactic Administration of Antibiotics and the Risk of Surgical-Wound Infection.

  7. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/medication-adherence-interventions_research-protocol.pdf
    August 18, 2011 - many common chronic diseases, including cardiovascular disease, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, HIV infection … intervention (other than for populations with acute disease, substance abuse, psychotic illness, or HIV infection … Adherence to protease inhibitor therapy and outcomes in patients with HIV infection. … Zidovudine adherence among individuals with HIV infection. AIDS Care 1995;7(4):439-47.

  8. 5 Tk2 T3-Concise Antibiogram Toolkit Using Whonet To Create Your Antibiogram (doc file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/5_TK2_T3-Concise_Antibiogram_Toolkit_Using_WHONET_to_Create_Your_Antibiogram.doc
    May 01, 2014 - analyzing the first isolate found for each resident, so results are not biased by residents with recurring infections … Uses In addition to making and updating the antibiogram, you can use WHONET to answer more specific infection

  9. 15 Crosscutting Potential High Impact 2012-12-11 (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/15_crosscutting_potential_high_impact_2012-12-11.pdf
    January 01, 2012 - requiring ongoing medication, such as tuberculosis, diabetes, heart failure, AIDS, hepatitis C virus infection … chronic conditions. 40 In a 2011 trial comparing the treatment of 407 patients with chronic HCV infection … (who had received no previous treatment for the infection) at the UNM HCV clinic or by primary care … Among patients with HCV genotype 1 infection, the rate of sustained viral response was 45.8% (38 of … Outcomes of treatment for hepatitis C virus infection by primary care providers.

  10. 15 Crosscutting Potential High Impact June 2012 (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/15_crosscutting_potential_high_impact_june_2012.pdf
    January 01, 2012 - is being investigated for its viability to improve management of patients with hepatitis C virus infection … chronic conditions. 37 In a 2011 trial comparing the treatment of 407 patients with chronic HCV infection … (who had received no previous treatment for the infection) at the UNM HCV clinic 12 or primary … Among patients with HCV genotype 1 infection, the rate of sustained viral response was 45.8% (38 of … Outcomes of treatment for hepatitis C virus infection by primary care providers.

  11. Hospital Inpatient Statistics, 1996

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/natstats/his96/table1e.htm
    January 01, 1996 - $18,785 $3,510 $8,639 $18,766 8.0 1.1 56.7 0.0 15.7.2 Infections … $7,314 $13,863 $24,452 5.2 1.4 53.5 63.4 16.10.1.2 Infection … $4,892 $8,775 3.5 0.7 53.5 55.8 16.10.2.6 Postoperative infection

  12. Clinical Classifications for Health Policy Research: Hospital Inpatient Statistics, 1995

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/natstats/his95/appce.htm
    February 11, 2011 - respiratory 7706 7707 7708 7709 distress 15.7.2 Infections … 99653 99654 99659 16.10.1.2 Infection … 99813 complicating a procedure 16.10.2.6 Postoperative infection

  13. Clinical Conditions With Frequent, Costly Hospital Readmissions by Payer, 2020 (pdf file)

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/SB307-508.pdf
    November 03, 2021 - * The CCSR for septicemia includes all sepsis infection codes and does not include the criteria of … organ dysfunction. ** This includes complications, such as infection, for surgical or medical care other … Three genitourinary conditions at index admission—acute and unspecified renal failure, urinary tract infections … * The CCSR for septicemia includes all sepsis infection codes and does not include the criteria of … Notably, the CCSR category for septicemia includes all sepsis infection codes.

  14. Overuse of Computed Tomography Scans for the Evaluation of Children with Atraumatic Headache: Report (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/acute/chipra-206-fullreport.pdf
    November 01, 2019 - purposes of this measure, indications for CT imaging include thunderclap headache, vascular disease, infections … headaches, and secondary headaches, which include headaches attributed to a separate condition, such as infection … • Infections that would warrant imaging on the day of or within 365 days before the atraumatic headache … For the purposes of this measure, indications include thunderclap headache, vascular disease, infections … atraumatic headache without indication of 15 thunderclap headache, vascular disease, infections

  15. Suicidal Ideation in the Family Medicine Clinic | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/suicidal-ideation-family-medicine-clinic
    October 01, 2007 - November 2, 2016 Eliminating central line-associated bloodstream infections: a national … 15, 2014 Implementing a national program to reduce catheter-associated urinary tract infection … May 11, 2011 Infection preventionist checklist to improve culture and reduce central … line–associated bloodstream infections.

  16. Statistical Brief #83: Potentially Preventable Hospitalization Rates Declined for Older Adults, 2003-2007 (pdf file)

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb83.pdf
    December 01, 2009 - younger and older adults (16.9 and 149.8 discharges per 10,000 population); stays for urinary tract infections … discharges per population to 149.8 discharges per population, while the rate of stays for urinary tract infections … 5.0 4.6 53.8  48.0 43.2 Bacterial Pneumonia (PQI 11)  18.3 18.2 16.9 179.2  184.0 149.8 Urinary Tract Infection …   ‐9% ‐11% ‐8% ‐10%  ‐16% ‐20% Bacterial Pneumonia (PQI 11)  ‐1% 3% ‐7% ‐19%  ‐8% ‐16% Urinary Tract Infection

  17. Statistical Brief #72: Nationwide Frequency and Costs of Potentially Preventable Hospitalizations, 2006 (pdf file)

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb72.pdf
    April 01, 2009 - $3,269 Acute diseases Bacterial pneumonia 928 414 $7,216 Dehydration 248 110 $1,320 Urinary tract infection … years) 94 144 $293 Pediatric gastroenteritis (age 3 months to 17 years) 133 183 $269 Urinary tract infection … Bacterial pneumonia 504.7 426.3 356.7 314.3 1.6 Dehydration 128.4 108.3 93.7 97.5 1.3 Urinary tract infection … Pediatric gastroenteritis (age 3 months to 17 years) 231.9 190.1 153.2 144.0 1.6 Urinary tract infection

  18. Origins of and solutions for neonatal medication-dispensing errors. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/origins-and-solutions-neonatal-medication-dispensing-errors
    July 21, 2009 - November 8, 2023 Targeted versus universal decolonization to prevent ICU infection.

  19. AHRQ’s Surveys on Patient Safety Culture® for New Users - Closing (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/events/webinar/04-sops-overview-webcast-closing.pdf
    January 01, 2020 - Association of safety culture with surgical site infection outcomes.

  20. The role of communication in paediatric drug safety. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/role-communication-paediatric-drug-safety
    July 08, 2008 - Healthcare failure mode and effect analysis (HFMEA) as an effective mechanism in preventing infection
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