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121. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/866900/psn-pdf
     October 09, 2024 - hospital-acquired-condition-hac-reduction-program https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/collaborative-cohort-study-intervention-reduce-ventilator-associated-pneumonia-intensive-care

122. How will we know patients are safer? An organization-wide approach to measuring and improving safety. | PSNet
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     May 20, 2009 - 2010 Collaborative cohort study of an intervention to reduce ventilator-associated pneumonia … Adherence to simple and effective measures reduces the incidence of ventilator-associated pneumonia

123. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Patient Safety Indicator for Postoperative Respiratory Failure (PSI 11) does not identify accurately patients who received unsafe care. | PSNet
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     January 10, 2018 - April 22, 2015 Prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia: an evidence-based systematic … benefit to multidisciplinary rounds in an open trauma intensive care unit regarding ventilator-associated pneumonia

124. Steroids and Safety: Preventing Medication Adverse Events During Transitions of Care | PSNet
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     September 09, 2013 - complete evaluation, she was found to have multiple medical issues including Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia … (PJP pneumonia), invasive pulmonary aspergillus, diffuse myopathy (muscle weakness), and gastrointestinal … immunosuppression-related adverse effects include treatments with antibiotics to reduce Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia … (PJP) and immunization to prevent herpes zoster, pneumococcal pneumonia, and influenza.( 10 ) The specific … courses of corticosteroids during their treatment should be considered for herpes zoster, pneumococcal pneumonia

125. Where's the Feeding Tube? | PSNet
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     September 01, 2003 - A portable chest radiograph revealed evidence of pneumonia. … Given the more proximal location of the nasogastric tube, physicians felt that the pneumonia was most … used for feeding for more than a few days, as they predispose to sinusitis and an increased risk of pneumonia … Sinusitis in mechanically ventilated patients and its role in the pathogenesis of nosocomial pneumonia

126. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38419/psn-pdf
     February 18, 2009 - intubation errors were not associated with mortality but were associated with an increased rate of pneumonia

127. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     February 19, 2020 - recommended practices for preventing catheter-associated urinary tract infections and ventilator-associated pneumonia

128. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2006 - measures spread across three clinical conditions: heart failure, acute myocardial infarction, and pneumonia … In another example, the current standard that antibiotics should be given to patients with pneumonia … how often patients with heart failure receive treatment with antibiotics intended for treatment of pneumonia … For example, it is unlikely that hospitals can deliver antibiotics to 100% of patients with pneumonia … First, the current immunization measures apply only to patients with pneumonia, so while this patient

129. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2009 - An 86-year-old woman, admitted with complaints of shortness of breath and cough, was found to have pneumonia … changes, and dehydration were combined into a validated prediction rule (Table).(4) This patient's pneumonia … In this case, the best single explanation for the patient's deterioration is progressive pneumonia resulting … More aggressive treatment of the pneumonia and associated CO2 retention was warranted. … The failure to recognize delirium in this patient may have delayed recognition of her worsening pneumonia

130. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     July 10, 2024 - i.e., the deviation between predicted diagnosis and documented diagnosis, weighted by mortality) of pneumonia

131. Spotlight Case [MONTH] 2003 (ppt file)
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     May 01, 2005 - shortness of breath and interpreted his own chest x-ray as being “consistent” with the diagnosis of pneumonia … established Only “fair to good” correlation between radiographic interpretation of CXR findings of pneumonia … Interobserver reliability of the chest radiograph in community-acquired pneumonia.

132. Spotlight Case [MONTH] 2003 (ppt file)
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     November 01, 2006 - quality measures spread across 3 clinical conditions: heart failure, acute myocardial infarction, and pneumonia … Pneumonia • Oxygenation assessment • Initial antibiotic timing • Pneumococcal vaccination • Influenza … how often patients with heart failure receive treatment with antibiotics intended for treatment of pneumonia … Current immunization measures apply only to patients with pneumonia Patient may have benefited but there

133. All in the History | PSNet
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     February 28, 2011 - the cardiac arrest, and the chest x-ray), the ED physician made a presumed diagnosis of aspiration pneumonia … signout: "He is a 68-year-old man with a possible history of lung disease with probable aspiration pneumonia … diagnosis (e.g., "respiratory failure of unclear etiology, possible aspiration vs. community-acquired pneumonia … pulmonary embolism, etc.") rather than labeling the patient with a definitive diagnosis (e.g., aspiration pneumonia … Resources From the Same Author(s) Public reporting of antibiotic timing in patients with pneumonia

134. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2017 - radiograph showed hilar fullness and mild bilateral infiltrates, consistent with pulmonary edema or early pneumonia … physician assessed the patient as having either new onset congestive heart failure or an atypical pneumonia … the differential diagnosis of the emergency physician included new-onset heart failure and atypical pneumonia … received diuretics for the potential diagnosis of heart failure, but he was not empirically treated for pneumonia … screen in their decision to withhold antibiotics for this patient with an atypical presentation of pneumonia

135. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73128/psn-pdf
     July 01, 2022 - medical center's medical wards (excluding the intensive care unit) were accounted for by CHF, COPD, pneumonia … seniors who required admission to an acute care hospital for 1 of 4 conditions (community-acquired pneumonia … seniors who required admission to an acute care hospital for 1 of 4 conditions (community-acquired pneumonia … seniors who required admission to an acute care hospital for 1 of 4 conditions (community-acquired pneumonia … seniors who required admission to an acute care hospital for 1 of 4 conditions (community-acquired pneumonia

136. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     April 04, 2012 - impact-resident-workload-and-handoff-training-patient-outcomes Hospitals whose residency programs provided formal training in handoffs had slightly lower pneumonia

137. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2003 - The patient was treated for aspiration pneumonitis (although the charcoal is relatively inert, the osmotic … sorbitol is quite toxic to the lungs), but he developed multiple complications including progressive pneumonia … Large-bore nasogastric tubes find their way into the lung causing pneumonia, pneumothorax, and hemorrhage

138. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73208/psn-pdf
     May 05, 2021 - physician assistants) and asked them to estimate the probability of disease for common conditions (pneumonia

139. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/836924/psn-pdf
     April 13, 2022 - (acute myocardial infarction, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, congestive heart failure, and pneumonia

140. Algorithm-Based Decision Support System Guides Trauma Staff During Initial Treatment, Leading to Fewer Medical Errors | PSNet
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     May 31, 2023 - medical errors, along with the incidence of several specific types of mistakes, including aspiration pneumonia … program reduced overall medical errors, along with the incidence of specific problems such as aspiration pneumonia … Fewer cases of aspiration pneumonia: Only 2.5 percent of those trauma patients served by the system during … the 2-year trial experienced aspiration pneumonia, less than half the 5.3 percent rate experienced by