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  1. In Conversation With… Abraham Verghese, MD | PSNet

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    November 01, 2012 - lymphedema, thus avoiding unnecessary hospitalization and antibiotics.( 10 ) In patients with ankle or knee trauma … known as Ottawa rules), based just on bedside observation, accurately detect all important orthopedic injuries … Derivation of a decision rule for the use of radiography in acute knee injuries. … Decision rules for the use of radiography in acute ankle injuries: refinement and prospective validation

  2. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33771/psn-pdf
    August 22, 2014 - events that occur in outpatient settings in the United States, resulting in 4829 serious permanent injuries … annually in the ambulatory setting.(7) If the rate of prescribing errors that have potential for patient injury

  3. Misuse of Prescription Stimulants in Adults (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/misuse-prescription-protocol-amendment.pdf
    November 26, 2024 - applicable • Outcome o Short-term  Overdoses, fatal and non-fatal  Health measures (cardiovascular, injuries … certainty on the association of prescription stimulant misuse with each consequence (i.e., overdose injury

  4. Improving the Safety and Quality of Health Care: The Impact of the National Academy of Medicine on Research and Collaboration (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/news/events/ahrq-research-summit/dzau-summit2016.pdf
    September 28, 2016 - private-public partnerships to: • Identify the causes of preventable health care errors and patient injury … • Unsafe care causes 43 million injuries a year and the loss of 23 million disability- adjusted

  5. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/841566/psn-pdf
    December 14, 2022 - pressure ulcers also went up – in skilled nursing facilities, we saw rates of falls causing major injury … healthcare- acquired infections, complications, medication safety, safety of the EMR, patient falls with injury … , and pressure injuries.

  6. Catheter Types and Being Part of the Insertion Team

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    March 01, 2017 - Bladder outlet obstruction Urinary incontinence Incontinence and sacral wound Resident’s request for … Bladder outlet obstruction Urinary incontinence Incontinence and sacral wound Resident’s request (end-of-life … So, the correct answers are: a) bladder obstruction; c) an incontinent resident with a sacral wound; … Again, if you meet substantial resistance, do not force the catheter, as you may cause trauma or injury … J Wound Ostomy Continence Nurs. 2009;36(2):137-54. PMID: 19287262.

  7. Total Worker Health® (TWH) | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program

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  8. Rehabilitation | CDS Connect

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    November 30, 2018 - Search All AHRQ Sites Careers Contact Us Español FAQs Email Updates

  9. Delayed Evaluation of Abdominal Pain in an Elderly Patient. | PSNet

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    February 26, 2020 - Nevertheless, every patient deserves to be provided with the best opportunity to survive an illness or injury … that permits all necessary interventions to be provided commensurate with the degree of illness or injury … Consulting Editor, AHRQ’s Patient Safety Network (PSNet) Professor Department of Surgery Division of Trauma … 2022 WebM&M Cases Errors in Managing an Open Wound

  10. Improving Patient Safety in Long-Term Care Facilities: Training Modules (pdf file)

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    June 01, 2012 - safety, create a more resident-centered environment, and reduce the number of falls and fall-related injuries … In addition, they should be able to manage injuries that result from falls. … Risk factors are identified, and ways to prevent injury are discussed. … Paul comes to visit his father after work; he is aware that his father fell yesterday, without injury … use to reduce the number of falls. › Nursing staff must have the knowledge and skills to prevent injury

  11. In Conversation with…Albert Wu, MD, MPH | PSNet

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    March 24, 2025 - The first are things we do to ourselves; these are self-inflicted wounds that result from internalized … They actually punish people and, I think, add insult to those self-inflicted injuries. … A boy with head trauma came in and was badly injured. … underway, I would say the two furthest along are something that is called MITSS, or the Medically Induced Trauma … that they feel that others are benefitting even if they are rubbing a little bit of salt in their own wound

  12. Organisation (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cancer-radiation_appendixes.pdf
    June 16, 2008 - MR imaging of brain injury induced by carbon ion radiotherapy for head and neck tumors. … CT evaluation of hepatic injury following proton beam irradiation: appearance, enhancement, and 3D size … Pulmonary injury from proton and conventional radiotherapy as revealed by CT. … edema, cranial nerve deficit, fat necrosis, hemiparesis, visual loss, osteitis, basilar artery injury … mucositis, tongue ulceration leading to fistula, recurrent bacterial infection & difficulties in wound

  13. Appendixasingledx

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    January 01, 2024 - 66360 66361 66363 66380 66381 66383 66390 66391 66393 193 OB-related trauma … 7730 7731 7732 7733 7734 7735 7740 7741 7742 77430 77431 77439 7744 7745 7746 7747 223 Birth trauma … 92801 92810 92811 92820 92821 9283 9288 9289 9290 9299 235 Open wounds … 8787 8788 8789 8790 8791 8792 8793 8794 8795 8796 8797 8798 8799 9060 236 Open wounds … 9897 9898 98981 98982 98983 98984 98989 9899 244 Other injuries

  14. Weighing In on Surgical Safety | PSNet

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    August 04, 2021 - aspects of anesthetic management (e.g., airway intubation, drug distribution and uptake, risk of pressure injury … November 15, 2011 A randomized trial of a multifactorial strategy to prevent serious fall injuries

  15. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49774/psn-pdf
    November 01, 2016 - hospital course but was ultimately discharged to a rehabilitation facility with no major permanent injuries … a cervical laceration that extends beyond the vagina into the peritoneal cavity or a vaginal wall injury

  16. From Quality Measures to Quality Care: Examples of Quality Improvement at Work | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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    June 01, 2018 - Patients in critical care, with hip fractures or with spinal injuries, are at particular risk. … voluntarily report unexpected events or errors that lead to death, or serious physical or psychological injury

  17. Zero Harm: Striving to Reduce Preventable Harms – Point, Counterpoint, and Areas of Agreement | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/zero-harm-striving-reduce-preventable-harms-point-counterpoint-and-areas-agreement
    September 24, 2024 - safety culture and found a 37% increase in reporting, and decreases in preventable harm: 39% decrease in injuries … with falls, 37% fewer pressure injuries and a 34% reduction in central line-associated blood stream … For instance, a hospital may focus on eliminating severe pressure injuries as a preventable harm, but … Carole Stockmeier:  Patients come to us with faith, hope, and trust that we will restore health and heal wounds

  18. Costs for Spine Fusions | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/data/infographics/spine-fusions.html
    November 01, 2021 - Costs for Spine Fusions Costs for Spine Fusions (PDF, 1.4 MB) Source: AHRQ, Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project Statistical Brief #281: Overview of Operating Room Procedures During Inpatient Stays in U.S. Hospitals, 2018 . https://hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb281-Operating-Room-Procedures-D…

  19. PowerPoint Presentation (ppt file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/import/webmm.ahrq.gov.341_slideshow.ppt
    March 01, 2015 - surgery is a sentinel event—an unexpected occurrence involving death or serious physical or psychological injuries

  20. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33589/psn-pdf
    September 15, 2024 - A regional health system in Canada reported a decrease in adverse events such as falls, pressure injuries
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