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41. CHIPRA Report 117, Section 2, Technical Specifications (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/acute/chipra-117-section-2-technical-specifications.pdf
    June 02, 2025 - Location of delivery (operating room, labor and delivery/ birthing room , other) Location of delivery … Infant was a vaginal delivery other than a multiple gestation AND Operating Room or equivalent (c- section … room would be an example of an equivalent to an operating room) is not specified as location. … Otherwise categorize location as OPERATING ROOM if: 1. … Location was identified as an operating room or equivalent, OR 2.

42. 089-Or-Traffic-Fg (doc file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/089-or-traffic-fg.docx
    April 01, 2025 - AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention: Targeting SSI Operating Room Traffic Surgical Services For: … Strategies (IPS), with a specific focus on operating room (OR) traffic and the best practices to target … surgical site infections (SSIs) in the operating room. … When operating room practices were surveyed, it was discovered that minimizing OR traffic was associated … rooms during surgical procedures.

43. Tool: OR Briefing and Debriefing Audit Tool (doc file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/surgery/tools/applying-cusp/or_briefing_audit.docx
    December 01, 2017 - Tool: OR Briefing and Debriefing Audit Tool AHRQ Safety Program for Surgery Operating Room Briefing … Purpose of This Tool The Operating Room Briefing and Debriefing Audit Tool will help your team quantify … Operating Room Briefing and Debriefing Audit Tool Observer: __________________ Location: ___________ … No. 16(18)-0004-11-EF December 2017 Operating Room Briefing Audit Tool

44. Appendix C. Site Visit Protocol | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/stpra/stpraapc.html
    April 01, 2018 - What is taking place to sterilize the operating room? … Who is responsible for operating room turnaround and sterilization? … Who is responsible for operating room turnaround and sterilization? … Let's discuss policies and practices for sterilization of operating rooms. … Probe: : What potential challenges are there when cleaning operating rooms?

45. Costs for Spine Fusions | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/data/infographics/spine-fusions.html
    November 01, 2021 - 1.4 MB) Source: AHRQ, Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project Statistical Brief #281: Overview of Operating … Room Procedures During Inpatient Stays in U.S. … https://hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb281-Operating-Room-Procedures-During-Hospitalization-2018

46. Appendix A, Pt. 3 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/stpra/stpraapa3.html
    April 01, 2018 - Infectious Risk Factors Related to Operating Rooms. Didier Pittet, Georges Ducel. … , or from organisms shed by the operating room team. … Risk factors related to operating rooms include patient-associated risks, the operating room environment … The causative pathogens may originate from the operating room environment, from shedding by the operating … Modern standard operating rooms are virtually free of particles(including bacteria) larger than 0.5 µm

47. AHRQ Safety Program for Perinatal Care: Labor and Delivery Unit Safety Safe Cesarean Section (doc file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/perinatal-care/modules/strategies/labor-delivery-unit/tool_safe-csection.docx
    May 01, 2017 - Consider using preprinted checklists, laminated operating room posters, customized electronic health … Do safety checklists improve teamwork and communication in the operating room? A systematic review. … room – Before skin incision Before mother leaves the operating room PREOP BRIEF (5 minutes) – … room – Before skin incision Before mother leaves the operating room PREOP BRIEF – Not performed … room Where: In operating room Items reviewed: Procedure performed: |_| Cesarean section |_| Cesarean

48. Appendix I. Checklist Observation Tool and FAQs - Implementation Guide | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/implementation/implementation-guide/app-i.html
    May 01, 2017 - This tool allows you to collect information regarding the processes performed in the operating room or … ___| Patient position |___| Known allergies |___| Patient weight |___| Implants available in the operating … room |___| Essential imaging available |___| Risk of hypothermia if the operation is longer than 1

49. Identifying and Reducing Errors in Perioperative Anesthesia Medication Delivery | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/resources/learning-lab/anesthesia-medication-long-desc.html
    January 01, 2025 - They studied how syringes are used, stored, and moved within an operating room (OR) and the limitations … The impact of a novel syringe organizational hub on operating room workflow during a surgical case . … Improving safety in the operating room: medication icon labels increase visibility and discrimination … Morbidity, mortality, and systems safety in non-operating room anaesthesia: a narrative review . … The impact of a novel syringe organizational hub on operating room workflow during a surgical case .

50. Gas and Ventilation/Advanced Patient Care (continued) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/research/shuttered/toolkitchecklist/gasvadvcare2.html
    July 01, 2018 - Date: ____________  Location: _______________________  Team member: __________________________ Operating … Rooms Observations:         Medical Gas Outlets:        

51. CAPQuaM PQMP Perinatal Measure 1 Detailed Measure Specifications (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/factsheets/fullreports/CHIPRA116-Materials-II.pdf
    June 02, 2025 - Location was identified as delivery room on the labor and delivery suite but was not an operating room … Infant was a vaginal delivery other than a multiple gestation AND Operating Room or equivalent (C- section … room would be an example of an equivalent to an operating room) is not specified as location. … Otherwise categorize location as OPERATING ROOM if: 1. … Location was identified as an operating room or equivalent, OR 2.

52. Inpatient Care | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/topics/inpatient-care.html
    Imperative: Final Report Companion Guide How To Use the Toolkit for Improving Perinatal Safety Operating … Room Procedures During Inpatient Stays, 2018 Preventing CAUTI in the ICU Setting: Facilitator’

53. Ambulatory Care and Surgery | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/topics/ambulatory-care-and-surgery.html
    Improving Your Laboratory Testing Process MRSA Prevention Toolkit: Targeting SSI Operating … Room Procedures During Inpatient Stays, 2018 SOPS Ambulatory Surgery Center Survey The IHA

54. Implementing the Surgical Safety Checklist | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/implementation/implementation-guide/guide-implement.html
    November 01, 2017 - Observation Tool ( Appendix I ) allows you to collect information regarding the processes performed in the operating … room or procedure room in order to improve surgical outcomes. … This tool allows you to collect information regarding the processes performed in the operating room or

55. Appendix D. Ambulatory Surgery Center Checklist Template - Implementation Guide | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/implementation/implementation-guide/app-d.html
    April 01, 2017 - History and physical Nurse and Anesthesia Professional Discuss: |___| Implants available in the operating … room              - Correct type and size |___| Essential imaging available |___| Risk of … cardiac history |___| Changes in patient's respiratory history Ambulatory Surgery Checklist - Operating … Room Before Skin Incision Entire Surgical Team |___| Is everyone ready to perform

56. Final Progress Report: Evaluating treatment options and patterns of care in early pregnancy failure (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-12/dalton-report.pdf
    January 01, 2024 - Scope: Although most women are thought to be treated with either surgery in an operating room or expectant … We hypothesized that most women with EPF undergo either surgical management in an operating room or … room, and 2) expanded care, consisting of expectant, medical, office-based, and operating room management … Often, operating room procedures lack privacy and involve long waits. … the procedure as occurring in an operating room.

57. AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention: Targeting SSI
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/014-ss-cleaning.pptx
    April 01, 2025 - room Environmental care associate: Surfaces in the operating room | 11 AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA … Villacis et al., and Green et al., included operating room surfaces as part of a larger hospital study … Outbreak of MRSA SSI in cardiac surgical patients linked to the operating room Next steps: Use the Learning … rooms Identified gaps in documentation of isolation status Access more on Learning From Defects … Perioperative bacterial contamination from patients on contact precaution in operating room environment

58. Department of Veterans Affairs Emergency Airway Management Initiative (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol1/Advances-Stalhandske_71.pdf
    February 23, 2008 - Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) undertook a radical transformation of out-of-operating-room emergency … These claims included some cases that occurred within the operating room. … At Hartford Hospital, 10 percent of 2,833 out-of-operating room intubations required three or more attempts … In the operating room, the presence of end-tidal CO2 provides a sensitive and specific indicator of … VHA directive 2005-031: Out of operating room airway management.

59. Improving Communication and Teamwork in the Surgical Environment Module | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/implementation/training-tools/improving-slides.html
    October 01, 2020 - Operating room briefings and wrong-site surgery. … Cards were placed in every operating room. … room. … Testing the checklist outside of the operating room/procedure room helps identify items you may want … Operating room briefings and wrong-site surgery.

60. Final Progress Report: Evaluating the Impact of Simulated Team Training on Patient Safety (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/scott-report.pdf
    January 01, 2024 - We successfully enrolled 41 teams in the real operating room assessments (pre and post tests), with … This study was designed to address patient safety issues in the OR by enrolling teams of operating room … This bench training outside of the operating room was considered the CRAWL PHASE. … The standard operating room activities were monitored by direct observation by the study nurse and team … The new ACS/APDS skills curriculum: moving the learning curve out of the operating room.