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701. Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/d4u_combo_pdi09-postoprespfailure-bestpractices.pdf
     May 17, 2016 - o Acute lung disease (status asthmaticus, bronchiolitis, pneumonia, pulmonary edema, depressed neural

702. Strategy 4: IDEA Discharge Planning (Implementation Handbook) (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/engagingfamilies/strategy4/Strat4_Implement_Hndbook_508_v2.pdf
     April 01, 2011 - patient who had been treated for at least one of three conditions (heart failure, heart attack, or pneumonia … percent among all U.S hospitals for at least two of three conditions (heart failure, heart attack, and pneumonia

703. Universal ICU Decolonization: An Enhanced Protocol (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2013 - and $10,000-$20,000 per surgical site infection, central line-associated bloodstream infection, or pneumonia … of health care-associated infections.10 Also, it is the most common cause of ventilator-associated pneumonia … It is the most common cause of ventilator- associated pneumonia, the most common cause of surgical site

704. Final Progress Report: Composite Measures of Surgical Performance (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-12/dimick-report.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - limited our assessment to serious morbidity, which included organ space infection, wound dehiscence, pneumonia

705. Slide 1
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     January 01, 2014 - Slide 1 Infectious Complications Related to the Catheter Other than CAUTI 1 Mohamad Fakih, MD, MPH Medical Director, Infection Prevention and Control St. John Hospital and Medical Center Professor of Medicine Wayne State University School of Medicine Detroit, MI Nasia Safdar, MD, PhD Associate Professor, Infectious…

706. Program Overview: Slide Presentation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/surgery/modules/on-boarding/overview-slides.html
     December 01, 2017 - central line-associated blood stream infections (CLABSI). 3,4 Reductions in ventilator-associated pneumonias … Collaborative cohort study of an intervention to reduce ventilator-associated pneumonia in the intensive

707. Timeliness of Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Children With Sickle Cell Disease (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/chronic/chipra-135-fullreport.pdf
     February 01, 2017 - Children with SCD have rates of infection caused by bacterial pneumonia 30-100 times that of children … without SCD, and pneumonia vaccines are of limited effectiveness in this age group because of low antibody … However, twice-daily doses of an antibiotic sharply reduce the incidence of pneumonia in children with … Meningitis, pneumonia, and sepsis are major causes of death in children with SCD, and pneumococcal sepsis … splenic function in children with SCD permits bacterial infections to become overwhelming, meningitis, pneumonia

708. Antibiotic Stewardship Program Development: Part 2 (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/improve/program-part2-facilitator-guide.pdf
     November 01, 2019 - stewardship “bundle” is developed and implemented for a specific disease process such as community-acquired pneumonia … some syndromes, particularly those in which cultures are often not sent, such as community-acquired pneumonia

709. Low Tidal Volume (Lung Protective) Ventilation Literature Review | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mvp/modules/technical/ltvv-lit-review.html
     January 01, 2017 - Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2014—Strategies To Prevent Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia … Use of low tidal volume ventilation (LTVV) may limit pulmonary inflammation in mechanically ventilated … Strategies to prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia in acute care hospitals: 2014 update. … ARDS or pneumonia occurred in 23 percent of patients in the low tidal volume group, in 28 percent of … regression analysis adjusted for baseline characteristics and underlying ARDS risk factors (sepsis, trauma, pneumonia

710. References (doc file)
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     January 01, 2017 - Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2014 – Strategies To Prevent Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia … Use of low tidal volume ventilation (LTVV) may limit pulmonary inflammation in mechanically ventilated … Strategies to prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia in acute care hospitals: 2014 update. … ARDS or pneumonia occurred in 23 percent of patients in the low tidal volume group, in 28 percent of … regression analysis adjusted for baseline characteristics and underlying ARDS risk factors (sepsis, trauma, pneumonia

711. PowerPoint Presentation (ppt file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/4_TK2_T4-Common_Suspected_Infections_Tools_to_Improve_Communication_and_Decision_Making.ppt
     May 01, 2014 - For example, we used to know with confidence that pneumococcal pneumonia would respond to penicillin;

712. Infectious Complications Related to the Catheter Other Than CAUTI | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/infectious-complications-slides.html
     December 01, 2017 - Infectious Complications Related to the Catheter Other Than CAUTI Slide Presentation Slide 1 Infectious Complications Related to the Catheter Other than CAUTI Mohamad Fakih, MD, MPH Medical Director, Infection Prevention and Control St. John Hospital and Medical Center Professor of Medicine Wayne St…

713. References | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/pfp/interimhac2013-ref.html
     December 01, 2014 - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16009860 Ventilator-Associated Pneumonias Berenholtz S, Pham, … Collaborative cohort study of an intervention to reduce ventilator-associated pneumonia in the intensive

714. References | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/pfp/hacrate2013-refs.html
     October 01, 2015 - Ventilator-Associated Pneumonias Berenholtz S, Pham, J, Thompson D, et al. … Collaborative cohort study of an intervention to reduce ventilator- associated pneumonia in the intensive

715. Mindfulness: Engaging Frontline Providers in Antimicrobial Stewardship (June 10, 2014) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/mindfulness-transcript.html
     December 01, 2017 - study looking at shortened durations of therapy for people who had suspected ventilator-associated pneumonia … that patients who got what they've called a ‘short-course therapy' for suspected ventilator-associated pneumonia … , and a therapy was stopped after three days among patients who didn't have pneumonia, those individual … Urinary tract infection, pneumonia, and skin and soft tissue infections, as I'll show you in a minute … And we knew the literature showed that it was urinary tract infections, pneumonia, and skin and soft

716. Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Diverticulitis and Biliary Tract Infections (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/best-practices/diverticulitis-biliary-infections-facilitator-guide.pdf
     November 01, 2019 - Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Diverticulitis and Biliary Tract Infections AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use 1 AHRQ Pub. No. 17(20)-0028-EF November 2019 Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Diverticulitis and Biliary Tract Infections Acute…

717. Appropriate Emergency Department Fever Management for Children With Sickle Cell Disease (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/chronic/chipra-216-fullreport.pdf
     February 01, 2018 - SCD discharged from the pediatric ED of a major medical center had a serious bacterial infection: pneumonia … pneumonia serotypes not covered by the PCV (Bansil, Kim, Tieu, et al., 2013). … Acute chest syndrome is difficult to distinguish from pneumonia because both illnesses present with … Sepsis and meningitis caused by Streptococcus pneumonia are a major cause of mortality in children with

718. Appropriate Emergency Department Blood Testing for Children with Sickle Cell Disease (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/chronic/chipra-215-fullreport.pdf
     August 01, 2017 - SCD discharged from the pediatric ED of a major medical center had a serious bacterial infection: pneumonia … Acute chest syndrome is difficult to distinguish from pneumonia because both illnesses present with

719. PowerPoint Presentation
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/antibiotic-targets-slides.pptx
     June 01, 2021 - PowerPoint Presentation Identifying Targets To Improve Antibiotic Use Long-Term Care AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use AHRQ Pub. No. 17(21)-0029 June 2021 Identifying Targets 1 Objectives Identify opportunities to improve antibiotic prescribing Recognize how to leverage frontline staff to guide saf…

720. Transcript: Senior Leadership Podcast – Why Senior Leadership Engagement Matters (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/clabsi-cauti-icu/module1-transcript.pdf
     June 01, 2017 - We've seen a tremendous impact on ventilator- associated pneumonias.