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  1. Methods Research Report: Creating Efficiencies in the Extraction of Data From Randomized Trials (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/methods-report-creating-efficiencies-extraction-data.pdf
    August 01, 2021 - bundles including chlorhexidine dressing and advanced dressings on the catheter-related bloodstream infection … pre-filled flush or manually prepared syringes on central venous catheter occlusion and bloodstream infections … : A randomized controlled study 5 The effects of chlorhexidine dressing on health care-associated infection … A randomized trial of the effectiveness of the neutropenic diet versus food safety guidelines on infection … intervention for physicians and caregivers on antibiotic prescribing for upper respiratory tract infections

  2. National Web-Based Teleconference on Health IT and Safety - Using Health IT to Prevent Adverse Events (pdf file)

    digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/Health_IT_and_Safety_070910_comp.pdf
    July 13, 2010 - Event detection • Bates (JAMIA 2003) review – Rocha, Evans, Dessau, Pittet, … each on nosocomial infection … 0.18 PE 1923 486 (25) 0.0 1437 (75) 0.39 Catheter – related 2138 436 (20) 0.0 1702 (80) 0.25 Infections … events • 45 events defined by New York State – hemorrhage during procedure – new DVT – post-op infection

  3. Archived: Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce

    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/abdominal-aortic-aneurysm-screening-1996
    January 01, 1996 - survival is comparable to similar persons without aneurysms, but late postoperative complications (graft infection … survival is comparable to similar persons without aneurysms, but late postoperative complications (graft infection

  4. Delayed Diagnosis and Treatment of an Occult Hemothorax Following Complicated Central Line Insertion Leads to Cardiac Arrest | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/delayed-diagnosis-and-treatment-occult-hemothorax-following-complicated-central-line
    April 01, 2008 - as erosion of the catheter through the vein wall or heart, vessel thrombosis, vessel stenosis, and infection … (such as central line-associated blood stream infection [CLABSI] or endocarditis).

  5. AHRQ Views: New Guide Helps Developers and Users of Digital Healthcare Technologies Advance Equity | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/909.html
    April 01, 2024 - Rapid Evidence Product: Prevention in Adults of Transmission of Infection With Multidrug-Resistant Organisms

  6. Forming a Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program Team: Slide Presentation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mvp/modules/cusp/forming-cusp-team-slides.html
    February 01, 2017 - Infection preventionists. Patient safety officers. Chief quality officers. Ancillary staff.

  7. AHRQ-Funded Research Highlights Impact of Private Equity in Healthcare | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/927.html
    August 01, 2024 - In 2020, the  AHRQ ECHO National Nursing Home COVID-19 Action Network  provided free training for infection

  8. Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/d4m_combo_psi18-19-obstetriclaceration-bestpractices.pdf
    May 20, 2016 - physicians and other providers, hospitalists, respiratory therapists, dieticians, and pharmacists from infection

  9. COVID-19 Research Grant Awards | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/coronavirus/grants.html
    March 01, 2022 - Location: Medstar Health Research Institute, Hyattsville, MD Award Amount: $499,569 Infection

  10. Appendixasingledx

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/toolssoftware/ccs/AppendixASingleDX.txt
    January 01, 2024 - 07054 07059 0706 07070 07071 0709 07271 57140 57141 57142 57149 5731 5732 5733 7 Viral infection … 07950 07951 07952 07959 0796 0798 07981 07982 07983 07988 07989 0799 07998 07999 7908 8 Other infections … 1361 1362 13621 13629 1364 1365 1368 1369 1398 V120 V1200 V1203 V1209 9 Sexually transmitted infections … bronchitis 4660 4661 46611 46619 126 Other upper respiratory infections … 5854 5855 5856 5859 7925 V420 V451 V4511 V4512 V560 V561 V562 V5631 V5632 V568 159 Urinary tract infections

  11. Hospital Deaths for Common Heart Conditions Increased While Hospitalizations Decreased During the First Year of COVID-19 (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/nhqrdr/qdr-data-spotlight-heart-failure-hospital.pdf
    July 01, 2023 - For example, infection with the SARS-CoV-2 virus has been linked to blood clotting and inflammatory

  12. Studies Summarize Current Evidence on Tools to Treat, Diagnose ADHD Symptoms in Children | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/906.html
    March 01, 2024 - Inter-hospital transfer is an independent risk factor for hospital-associated infection .

  13. Measures: Availability of Outpatient Maternal Fetal Medicine and Special Care for Women .... (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/factsheets/chipra_1415-p009-1-ef.pdf
    March 01, 2015 - availability of specialized services beyond maternal-fetal medical (MFM) specialists (e.g., cardiologists, infection

  14. Supporting Clinicians to Improve Decision Making and Patients’ Care | Digital Healthcare Research

    digital.ahrq.gov/2020-year-review/research-summary/supporting-clinicians-improve-decision-making-and-patients-care
    January 01, 2020 - Blood cultures are the only way to diagnose sepsis, a life-threatening bloodstream infection that can

  15. CUSP Program Sustainability

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/028-ss-cusp-program-sustainability.pptx
    April 01, 2025 - Welcome—new guests Announcements/recognition Followup from previous meeting Project updates Epidemiology and infection

  16. Characteristics of Operating Room Procedures in U.S. Hospitals, 2011 - Statistical Brief #170

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb170-Operating-Room-Procedures-United-States-2011.jsp
    February 01, 2014 - dislocation of lower extremity (other than hip or femur) 205 1.3 6.6 17 Debridement of wound, infection … Hysterectomy, abdominal and vaginal 3,268 1.8 9,300 351 13 Debridement of wound, infection … For example, certain types of infections are considered a more significant problem in a patient who is

  17. Final Progress Report: Safety Outcomes of Obese Residents in US Nursing Homes (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-05/felix-report.pdf
    January 01, 2024 - in NHs with high and low rates of falls, falls with injuries, pressure injuries, and urinary tract infections … Per Patient Day, LPN=Licensed Practical Nurse, RN=Registered Nurse, Q=Quartile, UTI=Urinary Tract Infection … The impact of obesity on urinary tract infection risk. Urology. 2012;79(2):266-9. 25. … Association between body mass index and urinary tract infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis … Impact of obesity on urinary tract infections in Korean adults: Secondary data analysis using community-based

  18. Nutrition Research Series: Volume 3: Reporting of Systematic Reviews of Micronutrients and Health: A Critical Appraisa (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/evidence-based-reports/nutrtp3.pdf
    March 01, 2009 - Malnutrition and infection: complex mechanisms and global impacts. PLoS Med 2007;4:e115. 15. … Vitamin A for preventing secondary infections in children with measles--a systematic review. … Vitamin C supplementation and respiratory infections: a systematic review. … A systematic review of multivitamin and multimineral supplementation for infection. … Infection outcomes include infectious diseases, common cold or respiratory infections, pneumococcal colonization

  19. Planning for Sustainability | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/implementation/implementation-guide/guide-planning.html
    May 01, 2017 - Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP) Measurement Implementing the Surgical Safety Checklist Infection

  20. 2002 HCUP Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS) Comparison Report

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/nation/nis/reports/2002niscomparisonrpt.jsp
    June 01, 2016 - lower than NHDS estimates ("affective disorders," "fluid and electrolyte disorders," "urinary tract infections … "Other complications of pregnancy" (calculation not possible) "Skin and subcutaneous tissue infections … The NIS estimate ranged from five percent lower than the MedPAR proportion ("debridement of wound, infection … 489 (23) 5.49 (0.05) 5.41 (0.39) 1.29 (0.04) 1.89** (0.13) 159: Urinary tract infections … 2.99 0.53 (0.04) 0.53 $19,535 (622) $19,227 169: Debridement of wound, infection
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