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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/variation-hospital-mortality-associated-inpatient-surgery
August 02, 2015 - Study
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Variation in hospital mortality associated … Variation in hospital mortality associated with inpatient surgery. … Significant variation in mortality rates between hospitals after certain surgeries has been documented … Variation in hospital mortality associated with inpatient surgery. … April 21, 2015
Surgeon age and operative mortality in the United States.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patients-admitted-weekends-have-higher-hospital-mortality-those-admitted-weekdays-analysis
January 26, 2022 - Study
Patients admitted on weekends have higher in-hospital mortality than those … Patients admitted on weekends have higher in-hospital mortality than those admitted on weekdays: analysis … rates compared to patients admitted on weekdays. … The authors suggest that improved staffing and availability of procedures may improve mortality. … Patients admitted on weekends have higher in-hospital mortality than those admitted on weekdays: analysis
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/unexpected-increased-mortality-after-implementation-commercially-sold-computerized-physician
September 23, 2020 - Study
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Unexpected increased mortality after implementation … Unexpected increased mortality after implementation of a commercially sold computerized physician order … rates after implementation. … Even after adjustment for mortality variables, CPOE was independently associated with 3.28 greater odds … for mortality.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/should-operations-be-regionalized-empirical-relation-between-surgical-volume-and-mortality
August 04, 2021 - The empirical relation between surgical volume and mortality. … The empirical relation between surgical volume and mortality. N Engl J Med. 1979;301(25):1364-9. … This study evaluated nearly 1500 hospitals to determine the relationship between their mortality rates … between volume and mortality. … The empirical relation between surgical volume and mortality.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/association-between-leapfrog-safe-practices-score-and-hospital-mortality-major-surgery
September 29, 2017 - Study
Association between Leapfrog safe practices score and hospital mortality in … Association between Leapfrog safe practices score and hospital mortality in major surgery. … rates. … Furthermore, CPOE and ICU physician staffing were also not associated with mortality rates. … Association between Leapfrog safe practices score and hospital mortality in major surgery.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/association-between-handover-anesthesiology-care-and-1-year-mortality-among-adults-undergoing
June 08, 2022 - Study
Association between handover of anesthesiology care and 1-year mortality among … Association between handover of anesthesiology care and 1-year mortality among adults undergoing cardiac … research identified a relationship between anesthesia handoffs and rates of major complications and mortality … rates, longer hospitalizations and intensive care unit stays) compared with patients who had the same … Association between handover of anesthesiology care and 1-year mortality among adults undergoing cardiac
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40338/psn-pdf
March 23, 2011 - Nurse staffing and inpatient hospital mortality. … Nurse staffing and inpatient hospital mortality. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/nurse-staffing-and-inpatient-hospital-mortality
Several studies have pointed … High patient turnover was also associated with excess mortality. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/nurse-staffing-and-inpatient-hospital-mortality
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33782/psn-pdf
March 01, 2015 - The risk-adjusted hospital mortality rate (R-AHMR)—and its various
incarnations including the hospital … Alternative perspective on mortality rates
R-AHMRs may be more suited to monitoring changes in mortality … Comparison of hospital risk-standardized mortality rates
calculated by using in-hospital and 30-day … Variability in the measurement of hospital-wide
mortality rates. N Engl J Med. 2010;363:2530-2539. … What is the empirical evidence that hospitals with higher risk-
adjusted mortality rates provide poor
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/do-patient-safety-indicators-explain-increased-weekend-mortality
June 01, 2011 - Study
Do patient safety indicators explain increased weekend mortality? … Do patient safety indicators explain increased weekend mortality? … events captured by Patient Safety Indicators (PSIs) explain the " weekend effect " of higher hospital mortality … Do patient safety indicators explain increased weekend mortality? … rate after nonelective hospital admission.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/dedicated-teams-optimize-quality-and-safety-surgery-systematic-review
October 27, 2021 - Effective teamwork training for surgical teams can improve post-operative mortality rates. … Implementation of dedicated surgical teams resulted in improved mortality rates, but no difference in … February 12, 2020
Mortality review as a tool to assess the contribution of healthcare-associated … August 4, 2021
Reductions in sepsis mortality and costs after design and implementation
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/nosocomial-sars-cov-2-infections-and-mortality-during-unique-covid-19-epidemic-waves
February 14, 2024 - Study
Nosocomial SARS-CoV-2 infections and mortality during unique COVID-19 epidemic … Nosocomial SARS-CoV-2 infections and mortality during unique COVID-19 epidemic waves. … Nosocomial infection rates were low across both time frames, but 30-day mortality was higher (compared … rates between patients with or without nosocomial infections. … Nosocomial SARS-CoV-2 infections and mortality during unique COVID-19 epidemic waves.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35723/psn-pdf
March 28, 2011 - Impact of nursing on hospital patient mortality: a focused
review and related policy implications. … Impact of nursing on hospital patient mortality: a focused review and
related policy implications. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/impact-nursing-hospital-patient-mortality-focused-review-and-related-policy … -
implications
The authors reviewed the literature and found seven categories of patient mortality … determinants.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/potentially-inappropriate-medications-according-stopp-j-criteria-and-risks-hospitalization
January 27, 2021 - Potentially inappropriate medications according to STOPP-J criteria and risks of hospitalization and mortality … Potentially inappropriate medications according to STOPP-J criteria and risks of hospitalization and mortality … rates. … PIMs categorized by STOPP-J were associated with hospitalization and mortality, whereas Beers Criteria … Potentially inappropriate medications according to STOPP-J criteria and risks of hospitalization and mortality
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/association-hospitalist-years-experience-mortality-hospitalized-medicare-population
May 11, 2022 - Study
Association of hospitalist years of experience with mortality in the hospitalized … Association of Hospitalist Years of Experience With Mortality in the Hospitalized Medicare Population … Association of Hospitalist Years of Experience With Mortality in the Hospitalized Medicare Population … April 27, 2016
Unexpected increased mortality after implementation of a commercially … January 17, 2019
Association of changing hospital readmission rates with mortality rates
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/mortality-among-patients-admitted-hospitals-weekends-compared-weekdays
September 04, 2019 - Study
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Mortality among patients admitted to hospitals … Mortality among patients admitted to hospitals on weekends as compared with weekdays. … rates differed on weekends when staffing levels tend to be lower. … Of the 100 most frequent causes of death, 23 were associated with higher mortality when those patients … Mortality among patients admitted to hospitals on weekends as compared with weekdays.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/reducing-surgical-mortality-scotland-use-who-surgical-safety-checklist
February 09, 2011 - Study
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Reducing surgical mortality in Scotland by … Reducing surgical mortality in Scotland by use of the WHO Surgical Safety Checklist. … Reducing surgical mortality in Scotland by use of the WHO Surgical Safety Checklist. … practice among operating room personnel from survey data is associated with all-cause 30-day postoperative death … rate in South Carolina.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/reduction-omission-events-after-implementing-rapid-response-system-mortality-review
April 20, 2022 - Study
Reduction in omission events after implementing a rapid response system: a mortality … Reduction in omission events after implementing a Rapid Response System: a mortality review in a department … Overall the RSS was associated with a reduction of in-hospital and 30-day mortality rates. … Reduction in omission events after implementing a Rapid Response System: a mortality review in a department … April 1, 2010
Effect of a rapid response team on the incidence of in-hospital mortality
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/arrival-ambulance-explains-variation-mortality-time-admission-retrospective-study-admissions
January 29, 2018 - Study
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Arrival by ambulance explains variation in mortality … Arrival by ambulance explains variation in mortality by time of admission: retrospective study of admissions … Using administrative data and standard risk adjustment, mortality rates were higher for patients arriving … Risk-adjusted mortality rates were also found to increase for patients arriving over the weekend from … January 29, 2018
Impact of out-of-hours admission on patient mortality: longitudinal
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/educational-levels-hospital-nurses-and-surgical-patient-mortality
February 09, 2011 - Classic
Educational levels of hospital nurses and surgical patient mortality … Educational levels of hospital nurses and surgical patient mortality. … Results showed lower mortality rates in hospitals with higher levels of nursing education after adjustment … Educational levels of hospital nurses and surgical patient mortality. … September 9, 2020
Post-operative mortality, missed care and nurse staffing in nine countries
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/psychiatry-morbidity-and-mortality-rounds-implementation-and-impact
March 27, 2024 - Study
Psychiatry morbidity and mortality rounds: implementation and impact. … Psychiatry morbidity and mortality rounds: implementation and impact. … Discussion of adverse events in morbidity and mortality (M&M) conferences serves as an important tool … Psychiatry morbidity and mortality rounds: implementation and impact. … March 27, 2019
The morbidity and mortality conference in PICUs in the United States: