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4201. Resident Physicians as Champions in Preventing Device-Associated Infections (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/publications/files/resphys-champions_2.pdf
      September 01, 2015 - of sepsis is consistent with septic thrombophlebitis, a disease that is associated with significant morbidity … CLABSIs are linked to increased morbidity and mortality, and many of the infections are preventable … VAP is associated with significant morbidity and mortality.

4202. Screening for Osteoporosis to Prevent Fractures: USPSTF Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/ffNDS7ekxovstoCxxtLJVt
      February 13, 2018 - ac- count for 29% of osteoporotic fractures in the United States, men have higher fracture-related morbidity … at least 1 essential activity of daily living.31 Hip fractures account for a large portion of the morbidity … can re- sult in increased BMD and decrease the risk of subsequent frac- tures and fracture-related morbidity

4203. Final Recommendation Statement: Cervical Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/RecommendationStatementFinal/cervical-cancer-screening
      August 21, 2018 - Implementation Participation in regular screening has a far greater effect on cervical cancer morbidity … rates in certain underserved populations, screening alone is not sufficient to reduce cervical cancer morbidity … varied widely. 2 Effectiveness of Different Screening Strategies The reduction of mortality and morbidity

4204. Final Progress Report: The Role of Collective Mindfulness in Delivering Reliable and Safe Perioperative Care to Neonates (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/france-report.pdf
      January 01, 2024 - neonates, but they accounted for 60% and 16% of the total observed 30-day postoperative mortality and morbidity … measure the impact of CM in perioperative teams on NREs and, most importantly, 30-day postoperative morbidity … The Association between Non-Routine Events and 30-Day Post-Operative Morbidity and Mortality in Neonates

4205. Final Progress Report: HIV/HCV Support Team to Improve Medication Safety and Engagement in Care (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-02/berry-report.pdf
      January 01, 2024 - combination antiretroviral therapy (ART) among PLWH led to a sharp decline in HIV-related mortality and morbidity … costly, greater pill burden, risk of reduced ART adherence), “exhaust” one available ART regimen Morbidity … less efficacious, more costly Increase in HIV RNA Increase transmission to partners, CD4 decline, morbidity

4206. Screening for Asymptomatic Bacteriuria in Adults: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/8YfPLRoMwTeaDgxJdYnYbb
      September 24, 2019 - MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES Symptomatic infection; function, morbidity, mortality; pregnancy complications … Screening Symptomatic urinary tract infection Kidney infection Quality of life Perinatal or maternal morbidity … Risk factors, incidence, and morbidity associated with obstetric Clostridium difficile infection.

4207. CER 218 Evidence Summary: Long-Term Drug Therapy and Drug Holidays for Osteoporosis Fracture Prevention: A Systematic Review (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-218-osteoporosis-fracture-prevention-evidence-summary.pdf
      April 01, 2019 - clinical fracture endpoints, including hip fractures, the fracture type with the greatest risk of morbidity … drug treatment versus drug holiday numerically appeared to outweigh these risks, the more limited morbidity … Future modeling studies also may incorporate probabilities of experiencing fracture-related morbidity

4208. Making Healthcare Safer Practices: 9. Reducing Adverse Drug Events in Older Adults (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/making-healthcare-safer/mhs3/ade.pdf
      November 11, 2019 - increase) and is projected to reach 98 million by 2060.1 With age comes the likelihood of increasing morbidity … healthcare settings.7 Importance of Harm Area Common consequences of ADEs include drug-related morbidity … Drug-related morbidity and mortality. A cost-of-illness model.

4209. Mental-Illness-Heart Executive (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/mental-illness-heart_executive.pdf
      April 01, 2013 - is not explained by suicide and accidents alone.4,5 This population experiences higher rates of morbidity … intervention strategies that address CVD risk in individuals with SMI is a pressing priority to avoid early morbidity … Cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in bipolar disorder. Ann Clin Psychiatry. 2011;23(1):40-7.

4210. Final Progress Report: Labor and Delivery Nurse Staffing: A Patient Safety Intervention (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-10/wilson-report.pdf
      January 01, 2024 - risks and hazards that lead to increased medical errors, prolonged lengths of stay, and increased morbidity … The impact of nurses on patient morbidity and mortality: The need for a policy change in response to

4211. Screening for Lipid Disorders in Children and Adolescents: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/vmHooQ6ABG9CagdUXv2_rx
      August 25, 2021 - normal lipid levels over time can lead to early atherosclerotic changes and premature cardiovascular morbidity … However, FH can cause early car- diovascular morbidity and mortality in adulthood from cumulative exposure

4212. ahrq12a_Summary_HBP.qxd (pdf file)
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/BXkaHRFGjwUCoyANeMSuTz
      January 01, 2010 - Hypertension is an important contributor to CVD morbidity and mortality. … Prediction of coronary and cerebrovascular morbidity and mortality by direct continuous ambulatory blood

4213. Archived: Evidence Summary: High Blood Pressure in Adults, Children, and Adolescents: Screening, 2003 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/high-blood-pressure-adults-children-adolescents-screening-2003
      April 01, 2003 - Hypertension is an important contributor to CVD morbidity and mortality. … Prediction of coronary and cerebrovascular morbidity and mortality by direct continuous ambulatory blood

4214. Screening for Latent Tuberculosis Infection in Adults: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/Wx_w92ukxeDvNShoRQXbhP
      September 06, 2016 - An effective strategy for re- ducing the transmission, morbidity, and mortality of active tubercu- losis … An effective strategy for reducing the transmission, morbidity, and mortality of active disease is the

4215. Expediting Clinician Adoption of Safety Practices: The UCSF Venous Access Patient Safety Interdisciplinary Education Project (pdf file)
      www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol4/Donaldson.pdf
      January 01, 2003 - medical management and the delivery of lifesaving treatments, they are also a major contributor to morbidity … of the 30-hour, all-inclusive VAD core course were needed, with an emphasis on high risk mortality/morbidity

4216. Research Protocol for Interventions for Substance Use Disorders in Adolescents: A Systematic Review (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/suda-final-protocol.pdf
      October 02, 2018 - Tobacco is excluded. 2 Subpopulations considered: psychiatric co-morbidities, age (early, middle and … o Physical health outcomes • Mortality  All-cause  Drug-related, including fatal overdose  Morbidity

4217. TJR Guru--a Mobile App for Shared Informed Decisionmaking in Total Joint Replacement Surgery - Final Report (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2018 - Chronic pain medications are challenging in patients with multiple co-morbidities. … MMWR Morbidity and mortality weekly report. 2013;62(44). 5.

4218. In Conversation With... Joel Willis, DO, PA, MA, MPhiL and Neal Sikka, MD | PSNet
      psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-joel-willis-do-pa-ma-mphil-and-neal-sikka-md
      May 14, 2020 - Another area of concern I have is for our elderly patients who often have the most co-morbidities and … I think you should have a quality assurance plan as well, just like we have M&M [morbidity & mortality

4219. The Dose Makes the Poison: Medication Error During Procedural Sedation in the Pediatric Emergency Department. | PSNet
      psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/dose-makes-poison-medication-error-during-procedural-sedation-pediatric-emergency-department
      January 23, 2017 - Physical Status Classification System was created in 1962 to assess patients’ pre-anesthesia medical co-morbidities … and thereby to define levels of perioperative risk of morbidity and mortality. 7 A prospective observational

4220. Antibiotics for URI/Sinusitis—A Simple Decision Gone Bad | PSNet
      psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/antibiotics-urisinusitis-simple-decision-gone-bad
      January 01, 2014 - significant societal costs, as infections with drug-resistant bacteria are associated with increased morbidity