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8441. Appendix U. Improving the Measurement of Surgical Site Infection (SSI) Risk Stratification and Outcome Detection | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      September 01, 2018 - and any post-operative leukocyte count test drawn    Post-operative antibiotics not given, but the patient … than 3mg/dL, or Any post-operative antibiotics given, or Presence of a post-operative culture, or Patient … with research interests in SSI, representing multiple health system types (4 academic, 2 private, 2 safety … SSI * outcome noted for each patient.

8442. Archived: Aspirin Prophylaxis in Pregnancy: Preventive Medication, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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      January 01, 1996 - Two studies 13 , 14 were performed in routine obstetric patients. … inclusion of both symptomatic and asymptomatic high-risk women may have concealed an effect. 22 , 23 The safety … Clinicians may wish to inform patients at high risk of preeclampsia that aspirin prophylaxis has been … shown to decrease this risk, but such patients should also be informed that aspirin has not been proven

8443. AHRQ’s Evidence-based Practice Center Program Annual Report 2023 (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2023 - effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/postpartum-care-one-year/research https://effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/patient-safety-telehealth … /research https://effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/patient-safety-telehealth/research https://effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov … Making Healthcare Safer IV: Final Report on Prioritization of Patient Safety Practices for a New Rapid … effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/telehealth/research-report https://effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/prioritization-patient-safety-practices … https://effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/prioritization-patient-safety-practices 19 Table E3

8444. Layout 1 (pdf file)
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      December 01, 2009 - Therefore, the strength of the evidence was not rated for conclusions about the safety of open surgical … Performing biopsies with patients seated upright increased the incidence of vasovagal reactions. … For others, the greater safety and less invasive nature of core-needle biopsy are worth a small sacrifice … The studies omitted important details about patients, methods, and sometimes results. … Additional studies of MRI-guided biopsy are necessary in order to evaluate the accuracy and safety of

8445. Interventions to Support Breastfeeding: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
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      April 08, 2025 - Editorial Related article and JAMA Patient Page Supplemental content CME at jamacmelookup.com Author … questions (KQs) that the review will address to allow the USPSTF to evaluate the effectiveness and safety … Indicators for assessing infant and young child feeding practices: definitions and measurement methods … Effectiveness of an enhanced community doula intervention in a safety net setting: a randomized controlled

8446. Fallspximpl-Handouts (doc file)
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      June 02, 2025 - AHRQ’s Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Falls Prevention Training Handout 1: Implementation … We work together as a team with a constant focus on resident safety. … AHRQ’s Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Falls Prevention Training Handout 2: Implementation … We don’t have a weekly fall risk huddle or weekly fall risk or safety meetings. … X X Rehab Department Internal Review Department team weekly review of rehab patients or residents

8447. Improving Healthcare Through AHRQ's Digital Healthcare Research Program: 2023 Year in Review (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2023 - Using digital healthcare solution to improve patient safety EMERGING Improving Safety in Postoperative … - Poor postoperative handoffs can risk patient safety. … “We can do better when it comes to optimizing surgical patient experiences and patient safety and … Photos improve patient safety. … more comprehensive patient health information improving the quality and safety of patient care.

8448. Healthcare Research and Quality Act of 1999 (pdf file)
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      January 10, 2001 - participation in their own care and for facilitating shared patient-physician decision-making; ‘‘(B … ‘‘(V) Patients and consumers. … ‘‘(B) The conduct of research on the comparative effectiveness, cost-effectiveness, and safety of drugs … safety; and ‘‘(3) disseminate such effective strategies throughout the health care industry. … —The Director shall, in developing the methods used under paragraph (1), consider— ‘‘(A) safety, efficacy

8449. Future Research Needs for the Comparative Effectiveness of Breathing Exercises and/or Retraining Techniques in the Treatment of Asthma (pdf file)
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      September 01, 2012 - Do the safety or adverse effects of treatment with breathing techniques differ between different subgroups … Patient advocacy groups may not only represent the needs of patients, but might also advocate for and … of reporting asthma symptoms • Additional evaluation of breathing techniques to determine their safety … Specifically for patient advocates: a. … Clinical effects of yoga on asthmatic patients: a preliminary clinical trial.

8450. MEDLINE Searches (pdf file)
      effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/breast-cancer-medications_appendixes.pdf
      March 01, 2009 - Summaries for patients. … Management of the BRCA mutation carrier or high- risk patient. Clin Plast Surg 2007;34(1):15-27. … The study of tamoxifen and raloxifene (STAR): First report of patient-reported outcomes (PROs) from … Tamoxifen in postmenopausal women a safety perspective. Drugs Aging 1996;8(5):329-337. … Tamoxifen for breast cancer prevention: safety warning. CMAJ 2002;167(4):378-379.

8451. Geographic Variation in Carotid Endarterectomy and Carotid Stenting Among Medicare Beneficiaries, 2003-2006 (pdf file)
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      July 01, 2010 - about the outcomes, clinical effectiveness, safety, and appropriateness of health care items and services … Corporation, LifeMasters Supported SelfCare, Medtronic, Merck & Co., Nabi Biopharmaceuticals, National Patient … Patient Characteristics Patient demographic characteristics included age, sex, race, and state of residence … For each patient, we defined the first MRA or x-ray angiography between January 1, 2004, and December … 31, 2006, as the index event and followed up the patient for 1 year to identify the use of carotid

8452. Research Initiative in Clinical Economics | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      August 01, 2018 - health benefit for use in cost-effectiveness analysis of regulatory activities affecting health and safety … benefit measures used in cost-effectiveness analysis of regulatory interventions affecting health and safety

8453. Ambulatory Clinic Exam Room Design with Respect to Computing Devices to Enhance Patient Centeredness - Final Report (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2018 - relationship, and ultimately enhance patient safety. … All 11 providers and nine patients agreed to be interviewed. … Providers valued the ability to easily reposition the monitor and share it with the patient and patients … Physicians, patients, and the electronic health record: an ethnographic analysis. … Physicians, patients, and the electronic health record: an ethnographic analysis.

8454. Screening for Prostate Cancer: USPSTF Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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      July 01, 2012 - Clinicians should understand the evidence but individualize decision making to the specific patient or … No study reported any factors, including patient age, ad- herence to site or study protocol, length of … Research is needed to better understand patient and provider knowledge and values about the known risks … In summary, the USPSTF concluded that choosing not to have PSA testing will result in a patient living … safety.

8455. Context-Aware Knowledge Delivery into Electronic Health Records - Final Report (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2013 - In the care of complex aging patients, clinicians raised 2 information needs per patient seen and 60% … ’ priorities, and patients’ life expectancy. … What questions about patient care do physicians have during and after patient contact in the ED? … Association of a clinical knowledge support system with improved patient safety, reduced complications … Are Patients' Office Visits with Physicians Getting Shorter?

8456. Slide 1 (ppt file)
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      August 01, 2009 - a new Boxed Warning to the product labeling to alert healthcare professionals to this important new safety … With patients who experience sleep disruption, have the patient remove the 24-hour patch prior to bedtime … Dose should be reduced with these patients. … a new Boxed Warning to the product labeling to alert healthcare professionals to this important new safety … See Chapter 2 Is patient now willing to quit? Did patient once use tobacco?

8457. Disposition of Comments for Chronic Urinary Retention: Comparative Effectiveness and Harms of Treatments (pdf file)
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      September 15, 2014 - PVR was not considered a primary outcome because it is not patient-centered. … Thus the patient population with detrusor underactivity (DU) and no neurological disease are completely … The differentiation of obstruction from DU is often paramount in deciding if and how to treat a patient … Cruz F, et al: Efficacy and safety of onabotulinumtoxinA in patients with urinary incontinence due to … Efficacy and Safety of Botulinum Toxin A Intradetrusor Injections in Adults with Neurogenic Detrusor

8458. Recommendation: Asymptomatic Bacteriuria in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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      September 24, 2019 - Clinicians should understand the evidence but individualize decision making to the specific patient or … choice of antibacterial regimen for treatment of asymptomatic bacteriuria during pregnancy is based on safety … Both studies included patients screened at the first prenatal visit with urine culture and treated on … Patients in the control groups had higher rates of pyelonephritis than those in the treatment groups … Clinicians should understand the evidence but individualize decision making to the specific patient or

8459. Warfarin-Antidepressants Mdia Implementation Guide (doc file)
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      August 29, 2020 - safety. … SSRIs and SNRIs are frequently prescribed to patients taking warfarin who have other comorbidities such … Patients with one or more risk factors for major bleeding yield a Class 1 (Red) alert, while those without … From the database, entities for each patients’ relevant diagnoses, drugs, lab measurements, and other … The rules written use this data to identify patients that satisfy criteria specified for each decision

8460. Major-Depressive-Disorder Research-Protocol (pdf file)
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      November 24, 2014 - One meta- analysis of patient-level data from six randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of antidepressants … Third, we modified the wording in KQs 2a and 3a to remove any negative connotations to the patient … quality of life, functional capacity, reduction of suicidality, hospitalization • Adverse events (safety … Antidepressant drug effects and depression severity: a patient-level meta-analysis. … Comparative efficacy and safety of a once-daily dosage of hypericum extract STW3-VI and citalopram in