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  1. Statistical Brief #86: Hospital-Based Ambulatory Surgery, 2007 (pdf file)

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb86.pdf
    February 01, 2010 - – At least one major therapeutic or diagnostic operating room procedure as defined by the HCUP Procedure … – At least one major therapeutic or diagnostic operating room procedure as defined by the HCUP Procedure … Any reference to “surgeries” indicates that the unit of analysis is a major operating room procedure

  2. Preventable mortality after common urological surgery: failing to rescue? | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/preventable-mortality-after-common-urological-surgery-failing-rescue
    July 17, 2013 - and OR team awareness of “near-miss” and retained surgical sharps: a national survey on United States operating … rooms.

  3. Voluntarily reported emergency department errors. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/voluntarily-reported-emergency-department-errors
    June 20, 2011 - and OR team awareness of “near-miss” and retained surgical sharps: a national survey on United States operating … rooms.

  4. A method for prioritizing interventions following root cause analysis (RCA): lessons from philosophy. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/method-prioritizing-interventions-following-root-cause-analysis-rca-lessons-philosophy
    March 11, 2015 - March 12, 2017 A systematic review of simulation for multidisciplinary team training in operating … rooms.

  5. Radio frequency identification applications in hospital environments. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/radio-frequency-identification-applications-hospital-environments
    March 24, 2021 - and OR team awareness of “near-miss” and retained surgical sharps: a national survey on United States operating … rooms.

  6. Effects of the implementation of a preventive interventions program on the reduction of medication errors in critically ill adult patients. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/effects-implementation-preventive-interventions-program-reduction-medication-errors
    March 09, 2022 - June 9, 2011 Assessing system failures in operating rooms and intensive care units.

  7. Designing a Scorecard for Sustainability: Slide Presentation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/surgery/modules/sustainability/scorecard-slides.html
    December 01, 2017 - Identify a defect in your operating rooms. Select and work on one defect per quarter.

  8. Coming Undone: Failure of Closure Device | PSNet

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    April 01, 2006 - He was taken to the operating room, and it was discovered the angio-seal closure device had failed and … 2006 View More See More About The Topic Outpatient Surgery Operating … Room Physicians Cardiology Cardiothoracic Surgery View More

  9. Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) NEDS Notes

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/vars/aweekend/nedsnote.jsp
    May 01, 2015 - A DRG of 488 "HIV with Extensive Operating Room Procedure", 489 "HIV with Major related condition", or

  10. Section 3

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/factsandfigures/2007/section3_TOC.jsp
    January 01, 2007 - C-section was the most frequent major operating room procedure—performed on 1.5 million women in 2007

  11. Review of SSI Prevention Program Tools | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mrsa-prevention/surgery/ssi-prevention-tools.html
    April 01, 2025 - Removal Normothermia Skin Preparation Prior to Incision Supplemental Oxygen Glycemic Control Operating … Room Traffic Index of Clinical Topics Review of SSI Prevention Program Tools Importance of MRSA

  12. PS Grantee | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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    January 01, 2024 - Older Adults Publication Date: October 2013 Context-Based Hand-Gesture Recognition for the Operating … Room ( application/pdf 543392 ) Principal Investigators: Wachs, et al.

  13. Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/d4h_combo_psi11-postoprespfailure-bestpractices.pdf
    May 20, 2016 - dieticians, and pharmacists from infection control, intensive care, and inpatient units including operating … room; and representatives from quality improvement, radiology, and information services to develop

  14. Performing SSI Investigations: Slide Presentation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/surgery/modules/on-boarding/ssi-investigation-slides.html
    December 01, 2017 - Share investigation results with your operating room leadership and frontline staff.

  15. Prologue: Technology and Medication Safety (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol4/Advances-Prologue_Grady_Vol4.pdf
    June 02, 2025 - technology to the implementation of decision support systems and the application of health IT in the operating … room.

  16. In Conversation with...J. Bryan Sexton, PhD, MA | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-withj-bryan-sexton-phd-ma
    December 01, 2006 - An operating room has perhaps 15 different types of caregivers: anesthesiologists, OR nurses, surgeons … So when you compare an operating room to a cockpit, you come to an abrupt halt in the analogy when you … Yet, in the frenzy of a busy operating room, there undoubtedly needs to be some hierarchy, some leadership … impact of something, just like we've done with rapid response teams, medication reconciliation, or operating … room time outs.

  17. Establishing a Safety Culture: Thinking Small | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/establishing-safety-culture-thinking-small
    December 01, 2006 - An operating room has perhaps 15 different types of caregivers: anesthesiologists, OR nurses, surgeons … So when you compare an operating room to a cockpit, you come to an abrupt halt in the analogy when you … Yet, in the frenzy of a busy operating room, there undoubtedly needs to be some hierarchy, some leadership … impact of something, just like we've done with rapid response teams, medication reconciliation, or operating … room time outs.

  18. Missed Appendicitis | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/missed-appendicitis
    March 13, 2013 - The patient was seen by general surgery and it was decided not to take her to the operating room immediately … The patient went to the operating room the next day for lysis of adhesions and appendectomy.

  19. Turn the Other Cheek | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/turn-other-cheek
    October 26, 2010 - October 4, 2011 WebM&M Cases Good Catch in the Operating … Room May 1, 2019 WebM&M Cases Order Interrupted … 2004 View More See More About The Topic Outpatient Surgery Operating … Room Health Care Providers Quality and Safety Professionals Dermatology View More

  20. NASS Overview

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/nassoverview.jsp
    July 01, 2025 - surgeries selected for inclusion in the NASS are therapeutic procedures, which require the use of an operating … room, penetrate or break the skin, and involve regional anesthesia, general anesthesia, or sedation … ambulatory surgeries are defined as therapeutic surgical procedures that typically require the use of an operating … room, penetrate or break the skin, and involve regional anesthesia, general anesthesia, or sedation
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