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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35648/psn-pdf
February 03, 2011 - Prevent Central-Line Infections; Prevent Surgical Site
Infections; and Prevent Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43387/psn-pdf
August 20, 2014 - considered to be directly related to nursing care: pressure sores,
falls, medication administration errors, pneumonia
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/national-scorecard-rates-hospital-acquired-conditions-2010-2015-interim-data-national-efforts
December 24, 2008 - , falls, obstetric adverse events, pressure ulcers, surgical site infections, ventilator-associated pneumonias
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-abraham-verghese-md
November 01, 2012 - In patients with suspected pneumonia, for example, one evidence-based approach filters through scores … Conversely, the presence of 0 or 1 of the findings decreases the probability of pneumonia decisively … Because the evidence for these 5 signs rests on careful study of hundreds of patients with suspected pneumonia … Pneumonia is far from the only example of situations in which physical findings have stunning accuracy … Effectiveness of early switch from intravenous to oral antibiotics in severe community acquired pneumonia
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/48168/psn-pdf
July 24, 2019 - patients experience higher rates of hospital-acquired conditions (HACs) like urinary tract infections and
pneumonia
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/opioid-taskforce-playbook
May 01, 2023 - June 16, 2019
Community-Acquired Pneumonia Clinical Decision Support Implementation Toolkit
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/universal-icu-decolonization-enhanced-protocl
October 01, 2024 - October 1, 2024
Impact of hospital-acquired pneumonia on the Medicare program.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46041/psn-pdf
September 20, 2017 - nurse-sensitive adverse events—including pressure ulcers,
falls, medication administration errors, pneumonia
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39895/psn-pdf
September 21, 2011 - since 2007 for patients undergoing surgery, and for patients
hospitalized with myocardial infarctions, pneumonia
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40805/psn-pdf
July 19, 2016 - metrics for patients undergoing surgery, and for patients
hospitalized with myocardial infarctions, pneumonia
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/hip-fractures-older-patients-case-geriatrics-comanagement
July 01, 2004 - operated on within 48 hours had a 20% lower mortality within 12 months and fewer complications (such as pneumonia … shown that comanagement reduces the incidence of venous thromboembolism as well as the incidence of pneumonia … trauma and the subsequent immobilization, which in turn increases the risk of delirium, thromboembolism, pneumonia … fracture improves mortality and functional outcomes and results in fewer medical complications, including pneumonia
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/72811/psn-pdf
September 01, 2022 - 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
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/diagnosing-diagnostic-mistakes
April 30, 2014 - radiologist presented with shortness of breath and interpreted his own chest x-ray as being “consistent” with pneumonia … The lack of agreement among observers trying to discriminate pneumonia from heart failure on a chest … of heart failure.( 4 ) In one study, two university radiologists could identify chest x-ray signs of pneumonia … pattern of infiltrates.( 5 ) Given the ambiguity in the diagnostic criteria for heart failure and pneumonia … Interobserver reliability of the chest radiograph in community-acquired pneumonia.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49811/psn-pdf
November 01, 2017 - diltiazem drip and admitted to the telemetry unit for management of his heart
rhythm and possible pneumonia … She had bilateral infiltrates on her
chest radiograph and was assessed as having septic shock due to pneumonia … improved slightly, she could not be weaned from the ventilator and developed a ventilator-
associated pneumonia … emergency department (ED) clinician seems to have mistakenly attributed his symptoms
and signs to pneumonia … In Case #1, by focusing on the early diagnosis of pneumonia, the physician fell victim to an anchoring
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/34639/psn-pdf
March 02, 2011 - The findings are focused on diagnoses of myocardial infarction,
cerebrovascular accident, and pneumonia
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38270/psn-pdf
December 01, 2010 - their provision of evidence-based care for
patients with heart attacks, congestive heart failure, and pneumonia
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42705/psn-pdf
November 26, 2013 - Hospitals have measurably improved the quality of care over the past year
for heart attacks, pneumonia
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/toolkit-mrsa-prevention-icu-non-icu-settings
November 08, 2023 - Download Citation
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Impact of hospital-acquired pneumonia
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/overview-adverse-events-related-invasive-procedures-intensive-care-unit
November 29, 2023 - Infectious adverse events, namely ventilator-associated pneumonia , were more frequent than mechanical
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49656/psn-pdf
June 01, 2012 - unit (ICU), intubated, and later died of hypoxic respiratory failure and sepsis (presumably
from his pneumonia … It was believed that the delay in diagnosis of pneumonia and initiation of antibiotics
may have contributed … medical issues, such
as diabetes, and medical complications such as postoperative atrial fibrillation or pneumonia