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www.ahrq.gov/research/shuttered/hospevactab6.html
July 01, 2018 - Water loss of unknown duration (more than 1-2 days) is almost always cause for evacuation. … Loss of heat, especially during a northern winter, is almost always a cause for evacuation—often within … Loss of electricity endangers ventilated patients, among others, and may affect the sequence in which
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/studies/index.html?page=317
January 01, 2024 - among knee replacement patients: implications for a patient-centered weight loss intervention. … The purpose of this study was to identify knee replacement patient preferences for weight loss programs … and qualitatively understand previous motives for weight loss attempts as well as strategies used to … weight loss attempts, and preferences for future weight loss programs as described by knee replacement … weight loss intervention.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/d4f_combo_psi09-postophemorrhage-bestpractices.pdf
May 20, 2016 - Recommended Practice Details of Recommended Practice
Management of Blood Loss Proper management of … blood loss, including frequent dressing
checks, is key to management of postoperative hemorrhage and … Recommended Practice: Management of Blood Loss
• Interventions include applying pressure to the site … Processes/Systems of Care
Introduction: Essential First Steps
Recommended Practice: Management of Blood Loss
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www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/dxsafety-older-adults2.html
September 01, 2024 - Geriatric syndromes (e.g., delirium, falls, reduced/loss of appetite or anorexia, or functional impairment … common comorbid conditions, including hypertension, cardiovascular disease, presbyopia, and hearing loss … Older adults may face communication barriers due to hearing loss, vision impairment, language barriers … among older populations, few studies consider hearing loss in patient-provider communication 55 and … to our knowledge, the relationship between hearing loss and diagnostic errors has not yet explicitly
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www.ahrq.gov/prevention/resources/vision/resources/vision3.html
October 01, 2002 - The American Academy of Ophthalmology 21 notes that many individuals with vision loss experience feelings … of depression, fear, isolation, loss of independence, inadequacy and anger, and therefore may benefit … effects of three interventions on visual functioning (perceptual measures) and beliefs about vision loss … In addition, vision loss in the elderly may not be recognized by providers. … More work is needed to determine life-long, "downstream" costs of vision loss in younger people.
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/coe0503.html
October 01, 2014 - that the 1994 OME guideline recommended surgery for OME persisting four to six months with hearing loss … reexamined at three-to-six-month intervals until the effusion is no longer present, significant hearing loss
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www.ahrq.gov/rural-post-partum-challenge/rules.html
May 01, 2020 - and its related entities, except in the case of willful misconduct, for any injury, death, damage, or loss … consequential, arising from participation in this prize contest, whether the injury, death, damage, or loss
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www.ahrq.gov/mcctransitions-challenge/eligibility-criteria.html
February 01, 2020 - and its related entities, except in the case of willful misconduct, for any injury, death, damage, or loss … consequential, arising from participation in this prize contest, whether the injury, death, damage, or loss
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www.ahrq.gov/prevention/resources/vision/visfig2.html
October 01, 2002 - from a lack of blood flow, which may lead to a limitation in normal functioning ability, e.g., memory loss … Impairment may be addressed through such services as cognitive skills training for memory loss or use
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/chronic/chipra-144-section-2.pdf
January 01, 2020 - inner ear
38910 Sensorneur hear loss NOS
38911 Sensry hearng loss,bilat
38912 Neural hearng loss … ,bilat
38913 Neural hear loss, unilat
38914 Central hearing loss
38915 Sensorneur hear loss uni … 38916 Sensoneur hear loss asym
38918 Sensonrl hear loss,bilat
38920 Mixed hearing loss NOS
38922 … Mixed hearing loss,bilat
3897 Deaf, nonspeaking NEC
7. … 94559 3 deg brn w loss leg-mlt
9465 3rd brn w loss-mult site
94855
50-59% bdy brn/50-59%
3d
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/injuries/fallspx/slides.html
December 01, 2017 - disorientation, agitation, impaired judgment
Weakness, dizziness, fainting
Paralysis, tremors
Loss … such as hip fracture
Increased risk of death associated with hospitalization and complications
Loss … of independence and decreased ability to function
Loss of self-confidence and fear of falling
Reduced
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/acute/chipra-196-section-2.pdf
January 01, 2016 - Diagnosis
Diagnosis Detail
ICD-9-CM
Code
Post-traumatic headache 339.2x
Concussion With no loss … of consciousness 850.0
With brief loss of consciousness 850.1
Fracture of skull Closed w/o mention … fracture 803.x
Multiple fractures involving skull or face with other bones 804.x
Concussion With loss … conscious level 850.3
With prolonged LOC, without return to pre-existing conscious level 850.4
With loss
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www.ahrq.gov/chain/practice-tools/practice-guidelines/recent-research-findings.html
March 01, 2017 - Inpatient falls result in decreased mobility and loss of independence for patients, loss of time required
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/pressure_ulcer_prevention/webinars/webinar6_pu_woundassesst.pdf
April 01, 2011 - skin with non-
blanchable redness of a
localized area usually over
a bony prominence
Stage II
Loss … tones.
17
Source: National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel
Stage II
Definition
• Partial thickness loss … Source: National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel
18
Stage III
Definition
• Full thickness tissue loss … 19
Source: National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel
Stage IV
Definition
• Full thickness tissue loss … Source: National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel
bone
Unstageable
Definition
• Full thickness tissue loss
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mvp/modules/cusp/physician-staff-engagement-facguide.html
March 01, 2017 - Say:
Change is difficult but, in fact, what people fear is loss. … physician who resists enacting a new, nurse-driven ICU protocol may think the change will result in a loss … The loss of control is a perceived change that can create a barrier to physician engagement. … Loss of time is a concern for many doctors and nurses.
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/surgery/tools/surgical-complication-prevention/antibiotic-audit.html
December 01, 2017 - Question 13: Document if the blood loss during the case exceeded 1,500 cc. … Question 15: If case blood loss exceeded 1,500 cc AND/OR the length of time between first antibiotic … If NO, skip to question 16
Yes ___ No ___
Was blood loss during the case > 1,500 … Question 13: Document if the blood loss during the case exceeded 1,500 cc. … If blood loss exceeded 1,500 cc, then indicate if cefotetan was used during the case.
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/tools/assessments/health-ap4.html
September 01, 2013 - Excellent
___ Very good
___ Good
___ Fair
___ Poor
Have you suffered a personal loss … (For example: a job loss, disability, divorce, separation, jail term, or the death of someone close to … you.)
___ No
___ Yes, one serious loss
___ Yes, two or more serious losses
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/labor-delivery/perinatal-care/modules/situ/simulation-postpart-hemorrhage.html
July 01, 2023 - Her estimated blood loss was 400 ml. … Team quantitatively estimates blood loss. … Team quantitatively estimates blood loss.
… Team quantitatively estimates blood loss.
… Her estimated blood loss was 400 ml.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/surgery/tools/surgical-complication-prevention/antibiotic_audit.docx
December 01, 2017 - Question 13: Document if the blood loss during the case exceeded 1,500 cc. … Was blood loss during the case > 1,500 cc?
Yes No
14. … Question 13: Document if the blood loss during the case exceeded 1,500 cc. … If blood loss exceeded 1,500 cc, then indicate if cefotetan was used during the case. … Was blood loss during the case > 1,500 cc?
· If YES, was cefotetan used in the case?
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www.ahrq.gov/prevention/guidelines/guide/section3.html
June 01, 2014 - Hearing Loss in Newborns
Title
Universal Screening for Hearing Loss in Newborns
Population
All … The prevalence of hearing loss in newborn infants with specific risk indicators is 10 to 20 times … Family history of hereditary childhood sensorineural hearing loss.
Craniofacial abnormalities. … Approximately 50% of newborns with permanent bilateral congenital hearing loss do not have any known … Cochlear implants are usually considered for children with severe-to-profound hearing loss only after