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81. Spotlight Case July 2008 (ppt file)
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    September 01, 2008 - The patient was started empirically on a cephalosporin and a macrolide for community-acquired pneumonia … Community-Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) Diagnosis often made without evidence of causative agent Antibiotic … Efficacy of corticosteroids in the treatment of community-acquired pneumonia requiring hospitalization … Effects of systemic steroids in patients with severe community-acquired pneumonia. … More extensive work-up pursued to evaluate for atypical and fungal pneumonia revealed no culprit organism

82. Aging gracefully? Patient safety advocates call for ongoing skills assessments for older physicians. | PSNet
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    June 07, 2023 - Same Author(s) Incidence and outcomes of non-ventilator-associated hospital-acquired pneumonia … Diagnostic discordance, uncertainty, and treatment ambiguity in community-acquired pneumonia

83. Changes in prevalence of health care-associated infections in U.S. hospitals. | PSNet
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    December 18, 2014 - The most common HAIs were pneumonia and Clostridium difficile infections, while the biggest reductions … This data emphasizes the importance of identifying strategies to combat pneumonia in nonventilated

84. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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    June 28, 2023 - The Case A 56-year-old man was admitted with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pneumonia and acute … fewer days in intensive care, decreased need for sedation, and decreased risk of ventilator-associated pneumonia … inadequate ventilation, necessitate early tracheostomy tube changes, and contribute to ventilator related pneumonias … The patient in this clinical scenario was noted to have COVID-19 pneumonia. … Underinflation of cuffs is also detrimental, leading to leaks around the cuff and ventilator acquired pneumonia

85. Factors associated with potentially missed diagnosis of appendicitis in the emergency department. | PSNet
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    December 16, 2020 - March 12, 2025 Inappropriate diagnosis of pneumonia among hospitalized adults. … Heartache December 1, 2012 WebM&M Cases Missed Pneumonia

86. Effects of CPOE on provider cognitive workload: a randomized crossover trial. | PSNet
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    March 14, 2022 - 20, 2018 Guidelines for prevention, diagnosis and treatment of ventilator-associated pneumonia … August 10, 2010 Incidence and outcomes of non-ventilator-associated hospital-acquired pneumonia

87. A national survey of safe practice with epidural analgesia in obstetric units. | PSNet
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    July 28, 2021 - Diagnostic discordance, uncertainty, and treatment ambiguity in community-acquired pneumonia … January 3, 2017 Incidence and outcomes of non-ventilator-associated hospital-acquired pneumonia

88. The ability of intensive care units to maintain zero central line–associated bloodstream infections. | PSNet
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    January 29, 2020 - June 21, 2023 Incidence and outcomes of non-ventilator-associated hospital-acquired pneumonia … 2012 Collaborative cohort study of an intervention to reduce ventilator-associated pneumonia

89. Two-state collaborative study of a multifaceted intervention to decrease ventilator-associated events. | PSNet
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    January 15, 2014 - significantly reduce the rate of ventilator-associated adverse events (including ventilator-associated pneumonia … 2011 Collaborative cohort study of an intervention to reduce ventilator-associated pneumonia

90. Getting a Good Report Card: Unintended Consequences of the Public Reporting of Hospital Quality | PSNet
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    October 01, 2004 - 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 … Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction* Discharge Instructions Smoking cessation advice/counseling Pneumonia

91. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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    September 01, 2008 - The patient was started empirically on a cephalosporin and a macrolide for community-acquired pneumonia … steroids and antibiotics.(2) Other rationales for glucocorticoid therapy in severely ill patients with pneumonia … A more extensive work-up pursued to evaluate for atypical and fungal pneumonia revealed no culprit organism … Efficacy of corticosteroids in the treatment of community- acquired pneumonia requiring hospitalization … Effects of systemic steroids in patients with severe community-acquired pneumonia.

92. Nurses and nursing students as second victims: a scoping review. | PSNet
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    March 08, 2023 - May 27, 2020 Incidence and outcomes of non-ventilator-associated hospital-acquired pneumonia … Diagnostic discordance, uncertainty, and treatment ambiguity in community-acquired pneumonia

93. Standardized orders for titrating vasopressors: do efforts to improve safety slow delivery of care? | PSNet
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    March 20, 2019 - June 21, 2023 Incidence and outcomes of non-ventilator-associated hospital-acquired pneumonia … 2014 Collaborative cohort study of an intervention to reduce ventilator-associated pneumonia

94. A systematic review of clinical decision support systems for clinical oncology practice. | PSNet
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    July 19, 2023 - July 19, 2023 Incidence and outcomes of non-ventilator-associated hospital-acquired pneumonia … Diagnostic discordance, uncertainty, and treatment ambiguity in community-acquired pneumonia

95. Missed opportunities for diagnosis: lessons learned from diagnostic errors in primary care. | PSNet
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    September 23, 2020 - Diagnostic discordance, uncertainty, and treatment ambiguity in community-acquired pneumonia … August 4, 2021 Incidence and outcomes of non-ventilator-associated hospital-acquired pneumonia

96. Microsoft PowerPoint - FINAL Spotlight Case_A Complicated Course-Severe Alcohol Withdrawal - SLIDES.pptx (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2023 - He remained somnolent for two subsequent days, during which he developed aspiration pneumonia. … is common in patients with AWS. • Prevention strategies for hospital acquired pneumonia on admission … Pneumonia is a common and early complication of the Severe Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome (SAWS). … Prevention of hospital-acquired pneumonia. Curr Opin Crit Care. 2018;24(5):370-378. … Oral hygiene care for critically ill patients to prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia.

97. Association of changing hospital readmission rates with mortality rates after hospital discharge. | PSNet
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    August 20, 2018 - fee-for-service patients admitted to hospitals with heart failure , acute myocardial infarction, or pneumonia … Analysis of hospital-level readmission rates and variation in adverse events among patients with pneumonia

98. Failed Interpretation of Screening Tool: Delayed Treatment | PSNet
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    August 20, 2018 - radiograph showed hilar fullness and mild bilateral infiltrates, consistent with pulmonary edema or early pneumonia … emergency 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

99. Association between night-time surgery and occurrence of intraoperative adverse events and postoperative pulmonary complications. | PSNet
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    October 13, 2021 - July 25, 2012 Prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia: an evidence-based systematic … benefit to multidisciplinary rounds in an open trauma intensive care unit regarding ventilator-associated pneumonia

100. Experience with a trigger tool for identifying adverse drug events among older adults in ambulatory primary care. | PSNet
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     June 07, 2023 - Same Author(s) Incidence and outcomes of non-ventilator-associated hospital-acquired pneumonia … Diagnostic discordance, uncertainty, and treatment ambiguity in community-acquired pneumonia