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1. Preparing for and Recovering After Hip or Knee Replacement Surgery (pdf file)
   www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/booklets/hip-knee-surgery-booklet.pdf
   November 01, 2023 - Hip or Knee Replacement Surgery e Hip or Knee Replacement Surgery Patient Education Guide 1 … Joint Your knee is made up of three bones … In the knee, that shock absorber (the meniscus) can also tear. … Try NOT to sleep with a pillow only under your knee. … Your Knee Joint Your Hip Joint When Is a Hip or Knee Joint Replaced?

2. Pelvic Floor Therapy Exercise Handout (pdf file)
   www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/mui/pelvic-floor-therapy-handout.pdf
   April 02, 2025 - Raise your top knee upwards while keeping your feet in contact the entire time. … Keeping the left knee bent, exhale and slowly push the right leg out until its straight (heel slide) … IRB Effective 07Mar2023 Knee Squeezes 1. … Transverse Abdominal (TA) Muscle Activation Transverse Abdominal (TA) Heel Slides Squats Bird Dog Knee

3. 52-Regional-Analgesia-Arthroplasty-Facilitator (doc file)
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   June 01, 2023 - Regional Analgesia for Total Hip Arthroplasty and Total Knee Arthroplasty: Facilitator Guide AHRQ Safety … Commentary Slide Number and Slide Title slide: Regional Analgesia for Total Hip Arthroplasty and Total Knee … Today I'll be discussing regional analgesia for total knee and total hip replacement surgery, components … Hip and knee replacement surgeries require coverage of slightly different nerve distributions. … A knee replacement, in contrast, requires both the femoral nerve and sciatic nerve to be covered and

4. PowerPoint Presentation
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   June 01, 2023 - PowerPoint Presentation Regional Analgesia for Total Hip Arthroplasty and Total Knee Arthroplasty AHRQ … distribution of the block to the surgical site Hip (total hip arthroplasty [THA]) – femoral nerve distribution Knee … (total knee arthroplasty [TKA]) – need both sciatic and femoral nerve distributions Neuraxial (epidural … Peripheral nerve block anesthesia/analgesia for patients undergoing primary hip and knee arthroplasty … Quality Safety Program for Improving Surgical Care and Recovery: focus on anesthesiology for total knee

5. Making Healthcare Safer Practices: 16. Venous Thromboembolism (pdf file)
   www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/making-healthcare-safer/mhs3/venous-thromboembolism-1.pdf
   March 01, 2020 - .2,4 The risk of VTE is the highest for patients undergoing major orthopedic surgery, such as total knee … Aspirin or rivaroxaban for VTE prophylaxis after hip or knee arthroplasty. … A comparison of two dosing regimens of ASA following total hip and knee arthroplasties. … UK No symptomatic calf or above-knee DVT or PE occurred. … Single site where all hip and knee arthroplasty surgeries were performed by two surgeons.

6. Hospital Readmissions: Not Just a Problem for Medicare (pdf file)
   www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/data/infographics/hospital-readmission-problem.pdf
   April 02, 2025 - Readmissions: Not Just a Problem for Medicare 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% Medicare Medicaid Knee … Medicaid patients for acute myocardial infarction, congestive heart failure, pneumonia, and hip and knee

7. Presentations on the ISCR Evidence | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   June 01, 2023 - Tips – Facilitator Guide (DOCX, 2 MB) Regional Analgesia for Total Hip Arthroplasty and Total Knee … Arthroplasty (PPTX, 2 MB) Regional Analgesia for Total Hip Arthroplasty and Total Knee Arthroplasty

8. Blood Clots | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
   www.ahrq.gov/topics/blood-clots.html
   compares the effectiveness of strategies to prevent venous thromboembolism for people getting hip or knee

9. AHRQ Safety Program for Enhanced Recovery After Surgery
   www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/surgery/3-program-overview.pptx
   June 01, 2023 - Program Overview 4 Gynecologic Surgery Hip Fracture and Hip/Knee Replacement Surgery Colorectal Surgery … opioid use AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Surgical Care and Recovery 10 Evidence Reviews: Hip/Knee … step-by-step instructions and turnkey materials to implement colorectal surgery, hip fracture surgery, hip/knee … Quality Safety Program for Improving Surgical Care and Recovery: focus on anesthesiology for total knee

10. 4-Overview-Facilitator-Guide (doc file)
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    January 01, 2019 - establish pathways within the following service lines: colorectal surgery, hip fracture surgery, hip/knee … Slide 10 Evidence Reviews: Hip/Knee Replacement Surgery Snapshot This slide summarizes some of the … key findings from the evidence reviews conducted for hip and knee replacement surgery. … implement, evaluate, and sustain their ISCR program in colorectal surgery, hip fracture surgery, hip/knee … Quality Safety Program for Improving Surgical Care and Recovery: focus on anesthesiology for total knee

11. Choosing a Service Line | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/enhanced-recovery/choosing.html
    June 01, 2023 - Care and Recovery (ISCR) program has enhanced recovery pathways for colorectal, gynecologic, hip and knee

12. Chapter 3. Outline the Evidence and Identify Best Practices | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/vtguide/guide3.html
    February 01, 2016 - Preventing Venous Thromboembolic Disease in Patients Undergoing Elective Hip and Knee Arthroplasty. … Choice of Antithrombotic Agent in Major Orthopedic Surgery For total hip arthroplasty and total knee … inpatient and extended duration outpatient use, ideally used for 18 hours or more. 4 Prophylaxis for Knee … factors, AT9 recommends no prophylaxis rather than pharmacologic prophylaxis for patients undergoing knee … The same recommendation applies to patients with isolated lower leg injuries distal to the knee that

13. Cognitive Load Theory and Its Impact on Diagnostic Accuracy | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/dxsafety-cognitive-load.html
    August 01, 2024 - Cognitive Load Theory and Its Impact on Diagnostic Accuracy Next Page Table of Contents Cognitive Load Theory and Its Impact on Diagnostic Accuracy Introduction to Diagnostic Errors Fundamental Concepts for Understanding Cognitive Load Interplay Between Cognitive Load and Diagnostic Accuracy M…

14. Comparative Reports on Surgical Care | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/resources/comparative-reports/surgical-care.html
    October 01, 2022 - procedures—such as gallbladder removal, prostate removals and prostate resections, spinal fusions, and knee … reports on the quality and cost of cardiac surgeries (including pediatric and congenital heart surgery), knee

15. Appendix B: Risk Assessment Models, Protocols, and Order Sets | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    October 01, 2022 - 5,000 units SC every 12 hrs  (weight <50kg or age >75) □ High Risk Elective hip or knee … __| Heparin 5,000 units SC every 12hrs  (<50kg or age>75) □ High Risk Elective hip or knee … Orthopedic surgery of pelvis, hip, or total knee replacement. Major surgery * , age >60 years. … Orthopedic surgery of pelvis, hip, or total knee replacement. Major surgery * , age >60 years. … Arthroscopic knee surgery and elective spinal surgery with VTE risk factors.

16. Community Health Workers (Promotores de Salud) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    después de una cirugía de reemplazo de cadera o de rodilla (Preparing for and Recovering After Hip or Knee

17. Preparación y recuperación después de una cirugía de reemplazo de cadera o de rodilla (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/booklets/hip-knee-surgery-spanish.pdf
    October 01, 2023 - Preparación y recuperación después de una cirugía de reemplazo de cadera o de rodilla Preparación y recuperación después de una cirugía de reemplazo de cadera o de rodilla e Guía educativa para pacientes con cirugía de reemplazo de cadera o de rodilla 1 Preparación y recuperación después de una cirugí…

18. 43-Pathway-Worksheet (doc file)
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    June 01, 2023 - the Postoperative Outcomes Within Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Protocol in Elective Total Hip and Knee … For elective procedures (colorectal, hip and knee, gynecologic): Advance care planning discussions should … Weight management (hip and knee replacement specific component) Patients should have their body mass … Hip and Knee Replacement Pathway Intra-articular, Local Infiltration, and Periarticular Injection … Considerations for hip and knee replacement procedures: Mobilization with weight bearing as tolerated

19. Tool 7. Documenting the Conversation in Your Charts | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    May 01, 2014 - Template Format —I discussed health consequences of weight including (diabetes, knee OA, hypertension … She is aware of the health hazards of obesity—including diabetes, knee osteoarthritis, and heart disease

20. 44-Sample-Pathway-Checklist (doc file)
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    June 01, 2023 - · Yes · No · N/A Tranexamic acid (TXA) administered for hip or knee replacement and hip fracture … N/A if patient was not hip or knee replacement surgery patient Abbreviations: N/A = not applicable