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181. Toolkits To Reduce Hypertension in Pregnancy and Obstetric Hemorrhage | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     July 01, 2023 - obstetric hemorrhage and severe hypertension in pregnancy, two leading known causes of preventable maternal mortality … SPPC-II Toolkits Toolkit Background To address the leading known causes of preventable maternal mortality … best practices to improve care for obstetrical and perinatal conditions that contribute to maternal mortality … integration with adaptive components, given the major contribution of these conditions to maternal mortality … audiences: Tier 1: Frontline Clinicians As the heart of patient care and management of maternal mortality

182. Visualization of Community-Level Social Determinants of Health Challenge | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     July 01, 2022 - Third Place $15,000 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute "Mortality Minder" The Rensselaer Polytechnic … Institute's Mortality Minder explores mortality trends for midlife adults ages 25–64 across the United … Users can identify social and economic factors associated with increased mortality trends at the county … Visualizations demonstrate determinants and their impact on mortality trends. … PCD Consulting "SDOH Interactive Atlas" Cambridge, MA Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute "Mortality

183. Nutritional Research Series: Volume 5: Comparison of Translational Patterns in Two Nutrient–Disease Associations (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/evidence-based-reports/nutrtp5.pdf
     October 01, 2011 - Effect of fish oil on arrhythmias and mortality: systematic review. … Soy and fish oil intake and mortality in a Japanese community. … Depression and cardiovascular mortality: a role for n-3 fatty acids? … – the rest reported only all cause mortality outcomes. … Soy and fish oil intake and mortality in a Japanese community.

184. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     January 01, 2024 - Use of intensive care services and associated hospital mortality after Massachusetts healthcare reform … Keywords: Intensive Care Unit (ICU), Health Insurance, Healthcare Utilization, Mortality, Policy … The investigators found that the hospital volume-outcomes relationship was associated with mortality … The researchers for this international study sought to model individuals at highest risk of mortality … Demographic and clinical predictors of mortality from highly pathogenic avian influenza A (H5N1) virus

185. C2 Prioritization Worksheet Example (pdf file)
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     June 05, 2016 - Iatrogenic Pneumothorax 0.0 0.2 0 $61,991 $ - N 7 8 7 Y Y Y Y Y NQI 02 Neonatal Mortality … Rate 0.0 2.5 0 $ - N 8 10 9 Y Y Y Y Y NQI 03 Neonatal Blood Stream Infection … 0.1 0 $61,991 $ - N 6 6 6 Y Y Y Y Y PDI 06 RACHS-1 Pediatric Heart Surgery Mortality … Rate 36.9 0 $ - N 1 5 5 Y N Y Y N PDI 07 RACHS-1 Pediatric Heart Surgery

186. Community-Acquired Pneumonia in the Emergency Department Setting (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/cap-toolkit/cap_ed-pamphlet.pdf
     January 01, 2018 - severity score and provide a recommendation for site of care: (home or hospital) based on the 30-day mortality … No. 18-0020-3-EF January 2018 www.ahrq.gov Any clinical presentation of: Mortality risk & treatment … l Respiratory rate ≥ 30/min Blood pressure (SBP < 90 mmHg or DBP ≤ 60 mmHg) Age ≥ 65 years LOW MORTALITY … RISK Likely suitable for home treatment INTERMEDIATE MORTALITY RISK Likely needs hospital referral … and further assessment HIGH MORTALITY RISK Urgent hospital admission and immediate treatment

187. Urinary Tract Infections
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     November 01, 2019 - hour that antibiotic administration was delayed there was a 4% increase in risk adjusted in-hospital mortality … Time to treatment and mortality during mandated emergency care for sepsis, 376: 2235-44. ©2017 Massachusetts … with PCT vs without PCT: RR 0.89, 95% CI 0.83–0.97 No statistically significant mortality reduction … Time to treatment and mortality during mandated emergency care for sepsis. … Procalcitonin-guided antibiotic discontinuation and mortality in critically ill adults: a systematic

188. Wind River Reservation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     March 01, 2017 - and Alaska Native communities face distinct challenges in preventing and treating leading causes of mortality … Alaska Native communities living in the Northern Plains region, where diabetes is a leading cause of mortality … The adjusted death rate from diabetes among American Indians in this area is over five times that of … the U.S. population, and is over 50 percent higher than the diabetes death rate of all American Indians … The most effective prevention and treatment practices for the leading causes of mortality, starting

189. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     January 01, 2024 - The study found that the 90-day crude mortality rate was 42.4% for Candida BSI cases and 17.1% for frequency … After propensity score-matching, the attributable risk difference for 90-day mortality was 28.4% with … Keywords: Infectious Diseases, Mortality, Sepsis Fritz B , King C , Chen Y Protocol for … For the study period of 1999 to 2017, the 5-year mortality among adults with HIV was 7.9% higher than … Under universal early treatment, the elevation in mortality for people with HIV would have been 7.2%.

190. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     January 01, 2024 - rate. … Validation of prognostic indices for short term mortality in an incident dialysis population of older … Keywords: Elderly, Dialysis, Kidney Disease and Health, Mortality, Shared Decision Making Hill … This study compared the mortality of heart patients undergoing durable left ventricular assist device … trial-eligible (25.3% versus 16.2% for 1-year mortality, 42.8% versus 36.4% for 3-year mortality).

191. Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement (pdf file)
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     May 20, 2016 - Between 11 percent and 27 percent of ICU admissions have severe sepsis, with mortality rates ranging … the entire Surviving Sepsis Campaign bundle has been associated with documentation of a decrease in mortality … Innovations Exchange: Sepsis alert program leads to more timely diagnosis and treatment, reducing morbidity, mortality … Reducing sepsis mortality. Medsurg Nurs 2014 Jan- Feb;23(1):9-14. … Reducing mortality in severe sepsis with the implementation of a core 6-hour bundle: results from the

192. 2013 Annual Hospital-Acquired Condition Rate and Estimates of Cost Savings and Deaths Averted From 2010 to 2013 (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2015 - mortality and costs. … As shown in Exhibit 1 we estimate that pressure ulcers are associated with an excess mortality rate … Zhan and Miller estimated that excess mortality due to pressure ulcers was 72 deaths per 1,000 pressure … Mortality for patients with pressure ulcer was compared to mortality among a matched set of patients … For example, pressure ulcers had a high baseline prevalence, and excess mortality attributed to pressure

193. Glossary | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     November 01, 2020 - Mortality: The state of being mortal (destined to die). … Mortality also refers to the death rate, or the number of deaths in a certain group of people in a certain … Mortality may be reported for people who have a certain disease, live in one area of the country, or

194. Individualized Treatment Strategies and Optimal Hematocrit Target for Complex Dialysis Patients (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2013 - Compare the effects on mortality and cardiovascular disease outcomes of a low (30-<34.5%) versus mid … non-diabetics, lower epoetin dose levels (<20,000 U/week) were associated with lower risk for both mortality … 95% confidence interval) for mid versus low hematocrit strategy was 1.05 (0.99, 1.11) for all-cause mortality … High doses of epoetin do not lower mortality and cardiovascular risk among elderly hemodialysis patients … High doses of epoetin do not lower mortality and cardiovascular risk among elderly hemodialysis patients

195. Community-Acquired Pneumonia in the Primary Care Setting (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/cap-toolkit/cap_pc-pamphlet.pdf
     January 01, 2018 - severity score and provide a recommendation for site of care: (home or hospital) based on the 30-day mortality … No. 18-0020-5-EF January 2018 www.ahrq.gov Any clinical presentation of: Mortality risk & treatment … Confusion Respiratory rate ≥ 30/min Blood pressure (SBP < 90 mmHg or DBP ≤ 60 mmHg) Age ≥ 65 years LOW MORTALITY … RISK Likely suitable for home treatment INTERMEDIATE MORTALITY RISK Likely needs hospital referral … and further assessment HIGH MORTALITY RISK Urgent hospital admission and immediate treatment

196. Final progress Report: Anticholinergics and Cognitive Decline in the Elderly with Depression (pdf file)
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     July 31, 2018 - central adverse effects included dementia, cognitive impairment, hip/femur fracture, and all- cause mortality … adjustment tool that classifies or weighs patients’ comorbid conditions to predict short- and long-term mortalities … Anticholinergic drugs and their effects on delirium and mortality in the elderly. … Risk of Mortality in Elderly Nursing Home Patients with Depression Using Paroxetine. … Risk of Mortality in Elderly Nursing Home Patients with Depression Using Paroxetine.

197. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     January 01, 2024 - This study looked at mortality rates of Chilean patients on waiting lists for non-prioritized medical … There was a statistically significant association between waiting time and mortality for patients observed … rates. … Keywords: Access to Care, Mortality Chu KH , Escobar-Viera CG , Matheny SJ Tobacco cessation … Discharge heart rate after hospitalization for myocardial infarction and long-term mortality in 2 US

198. New AHRQ Views Blog Posts on Clinical Decision Support, Learning Health Systems | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     May 01, 2019 - A culture of openness is associated with lower mortality rates among 137 English National Health Service … in PSNet’s current issue or access recent cases and commentaries in AHRQ’s WebM&M (Morbidity and Mortality … Mortality and pulmonary outcomes of extremely preterm infants exposed to antenatal corticosteroids.

199. Improving Diagnosis in the Context of Rurality | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     October 01, 2024 - are vast. 4 Data from a 2017 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report indicate that mortality … rates for the top 5 causes of death in the U.S. are higher in rural areas than in urban areas. … such as heart disease (14% rural vs. and 10% urban) 20 and stroke (18.6% rural vs. 16.9% nonrural),34 mortality … rates in rural areas decline more slowly than in urban areas.

200. Overview: Getting Patients Off the Ventilator Faster: Slide Presentation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     February 01, 2017 - rate for ventilated patients: 5 24% for patients 15–19 years. 60% for patients 85 years and older … Impact of a statewide intensive care unit quality improvement initiative on hospital mortality and length … Slide 10: VAE-Attributable Hospital Mortality 8 Image: A retrospective cohort study conducted between … Reduce the duration of mechanical ventilation, length of stay, and mortality. … rate. 7 Improved safety climate in ICUs. 11 Reduced health care cost. 12 Improved patient outcomes