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361. Screening for Asymptomatic Carotid Artery Stenosis, Evidence Synthesis, No. 50 (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2007 - However, there was also a 4.7% incidence of perioperative stroke or death in the CEA group. … These rates included a pooled estimate for perioperative complications of 2.4%. … A small increase in perioperative strokes or death could counteract the benefits. … Another issue regarding the evidence on CEA is the timing of strokes and perioperative death. … Stroke/death (95% CI) Rate of Perioperative CVA/Death & Subseq. Ipsilat.

362. Novel use of electronic whiteboard in the operating room increases surgical team compliance with pre-incision safety practices. | PSNet
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     March 20, 2013 - March 20, 2013 An observational analysis of surgical team compliance with perioperative … January 7, 2011 View More Related Resources Bringing perioperative … March 19, 2018 Enhancing the quality and safety of the perioperative patient. … April 12, 2017 The implementation of a perioperative checklist increases patients' perioperative … Implementing the World Health Organization surgical safety checklist: a model for future perioperative

363. 140-Ssi-Investigation-Tool-Cusp-Completed (doc file)
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     April 01, 2025 - To improve, perioperative teams need a structured approach to investigate infections at a systems level … clinicians designed this tool while accounting for the conditions and variabilities that exist in the perioperative … While many conditions are universal, please modify this tool as needed to best fit your perioperative … Only your team knows the approach that will work best in your perioperative area. … You should also share investigation results monthly or quarterly with your frontline staff and perioperative

364. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     May 11, 2019 - evidence-review-conducted-agency-healthcare-research-and-quality-safety- program-improving Standardization of care protocols has been shown to improve perioperative … This article presents the results of an evidence review to develop best practices for perioperative … implementing-standardized-safe-surgery-program-reduces-serious-reportable-events https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/evaluation-perioperative-medication-errors-and-adverse-drug-events

365. Topic 0614 Tonsillectomy NSD FINAL CC (pdf file)
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     October 23, 2014 - uncertainty regarding indications for Summary: tonsillectomy in children as well as the prescription of perioperative … antibiotic treatment Comparator(s): Other perioperative interventions, no intervention Outcome(s): … Should clinicians administer or prescribe perioperative antibiotics to children undergoing tonsillectomy … comparative effectiveness of tonsillectomy in SDB and the comparative effectiveness of prescribing perioperative … Evidence has shown some reduction in morbidities associated with tonsillectomy through the use of perioperative

366. The implementation of communication didactics for OB/GYN residents on the disclosure of adverse perioperative events. | PSNet
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     July 21, 2021 - The implementation of communication didactics for OB/GYN residents on the disclosure of adverse perioperative … The implementation of communication didactics for OB/GYN residents on the disclosure of adverse perioperative … The implementation of communication didactics for OB/GYN residents on the disclosure of adverse perioperative

367. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2022 - This retrospective study examined surgeon-patient sex discordance and perioperative outcomes among adult … discordance between surgeon and patient was associated with a significant increased likelihood of adverse perioperative … association-surgeon-patient-sex-concordance-postoperative-outcomes https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/sex-and-gender-differences-anesthesia-relevant-also-perioperative-safety

368. AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention: Targeting SSI
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     April 01, 2025 - for use of contact isolation precautions for MRSA Discuss use of contact isolation precautions in the perioperative … Use the Perioperative Roadmap Checklist to guide assessment. … MRSA Prevention: Targeting SSI | Surgical Services Contact Precautions Contact Precautions in the Perioperative … Prevention: Targeting SSI | Surgical Services Contact Precautions Contact Isolation Precautions in Perioperative … Perioperative staff can be key infection prevention partners and champions.

369. Eliminating Unintentionally Retained Surgical Items - Special Report. | PSNet
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     December 07, 2022 - July 6, 2011 Just culture: the foundation of staff safety in the perioperative environment … May 12, 2021 Maintaining perioperative safety in uncertain times: COVID-19 pandemic response … June 12, 2024 Handbook of Perioperative and Procedural Patient Safety. … November 30, 2022 WebM&M Cases Perioperative Anaphylaxis

370. Appendix A, Pt. 3 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     April 01, 2018 - Purpose Mild perioperative hypothermia (approximately 2 °C below the normal core body temperature … The patients with mild perioperative hypothermia had three times as many culture-positive surgical-wound … Perioperative radiotherapy was defined as the period 1 month before to 1 month after surgery. … Administration of perioperative steroids was associated with 11 wounds with complications and 22 wounds … Perioperative steroid therapy increased the risk of wound complications.

371. MRSA Prevention Toolkit: Targeting SSI | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     April 01, 2025 - Chlorhexidine Antisepsis Decolonization Resources Antimicrobial Prophylaxis Hand Hygiene in the Perioperative … Setting Contact Precautions Optimizing Environmental Cleaning Perioperative Infection Prevention … Phases The MRSA and SSI Prevention Phases section outlines this toolkit’s clinical topics around key perioperative

372. AHRQ Safety Program for Perinatal Care: Labor and Delivery Unit Safety Safe Cesarean Section (doc file)
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     May 01, 2017 - process with these three components (perioperative briefing, timeout, and signout) reduces surgical … mortality and complications.1,2 This perioperative process should be the standard approach used for ALL … Studies have demonstrated that safe surgery checklists can facilitate the safe surgery perioperative … An informal debriefing may be an extension of the signout component of the safe surgery perioperative … · The L&D/OR/neonatal/anesthesia teams maintain a shared mental model for the safe surgery perioperative

373. Health Information Technology and Provider Communication | Digital Healthcare Research
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     January 01, 2023 - questionnaire designed to be completed by physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants in a perioperative … Population Nurse Practitioner Physician Physician Assistant Care Setting Hospital Perioperative

374. AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention: Targeting SSI
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/006-ss-preop-chlorhexidine.pptx
     April 01, 2025 - | 17 AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention | Surgical Services Preoperative CHG Antisepsis Perioperative … Roadmap Checklist Checklist to guide care in the perioperative setting Provides details for SSI prevention … in each area along the continuum of care for surgical patients Click here to access the Perioperative … Jones Click here to access the Perioperative Roadmap Checklist. … Adapt the Perioperative Roadmap Checklist to match your practices, available on toolkit website.

375. Applying CUSP To Promote Safe Surgery (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2017 - The authors of this guide do not work in your perioperative area. … Step 5: Tools To Improve Use tools to improve teamwork and communication in the perioperative area. … Your team can reassess perioperative safety culture on an annual basis. … Schedule time with your senior executive to discuss perioperative unit-specific information. … The senior executive can help prioritize your perioperative unit’s safety concerns.

376. Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2012 - Perioperative Protocol. … care • Anesthesia professionals • Perioperative registered nurses • Surgical technologists Equipment … AORN Perioperative Standards and Recommended Practices. … Denver: Association of Perioperative Registered Nurses; 2010. http://www.aorn.org. … Perioperative safety. St. Louis: Mosby Elsevier; 2011. p. 128-33. 9.

377. Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2012 - Perioperative Protocol. … care • Anesthesia professionals • Perioperative registered nurses • Surgical technologists Equipment … In: Perioperative Standards and Recommended Practices. … Denver: Association of Perioperative Registered Nurses; 2010. Publication No. … Perioperative safety. St. Louis: Mosby Elsevier; 2011. p. 128-33. 7.

378. Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2012 - Perioperative Protocol. … care • Anesthesia professionals • Perioperative registered nurses • Surgical technologists Equipment … AORN Perioperative Standards and Recommended Practices. … Denver: Association of Perioperative Registered Nurses; 2010. http://www.aorn.org. … Perioperative safety. St. Louis: Mosby Elsevier; 2011. p. 128-33. 9.

379. Saline Flush Leads to Acute Paralysis of an Awake Patient: Risks of Improper Medication Labeling in an Operating Room | PSNet
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     February 01, 2019 - The high-stress, high-acuity nature of the perioperative setting requires that clinicians often bypass … As a result, the perioperative setting may have higher rates of medication errors and adverse drug events … Nanji et al found very high rates of medication errors in the perioperative setting, compared with prior … Evaluation of Perioperative Medication Errors and Adverse Drug Events. … December 14, 2022 Safety of anesthetic and perioperative medication practices.

380. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     November 26, 2008 - Perioperative Issues for Surgeons: Improving Patient Safety and Outcomes. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/perioperative-issues-surgeons-improving-patient-safety-and-outcomes This … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/perioperative-issues-surgeons-improving-patient-safety-and-outcomes