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721. Low Tidal Volume (Lung Protective) Ventilation Literature Review | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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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

722. Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Clostridioides difficile Infections (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/best-practices/CDI-facilitator-guide.pdf
     November 01, 2019 - For example, ceftriaxone is commonly used for the treatment of community- acquired pneumonia. … Consider replacing it in your local community-acquired pneumonia guidelines with ampicillin or ampicillin … Additionally, consider limiting their use for community- acquired pneumonia to patients with severe penicillin

723. 036-Sources-Pathways-Mrsa-One-Pager (doc file)
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     October 01, 2024 - · MRSA is a leading cause of central line-associated bloodstream infections, ventilator-associated pneumonia

724. Evaluation and Research on Antimicrobial Stewardship's Effect on Clostridium difficile (ERASE C. difficile) Project: toolkit (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2012 - involved parties Protocols for workup and/or empiric regimens for sepsis, community-acquired pneumonia … external validated measure such as Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Systems [CMS] core measures, e.g., pneumonia … infection o Site of documented culture ________________________________  Healthcare-associated pneumonia … double atypical coverage for asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or community- acquired pneumonia

725. PowerPoint Presentation (ppt file)
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     May 01, 2014 - For example, we used to know with confidence that pneumococcal pneumonia would respond to penicillin;

726. Infectious Complications Related to the Catheter Other Than CAUTI | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     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…

727. AHRQ Accelerates Efforts To Advance Health Equity | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     April 01, 2024 - Cost of pediatric pneumonia episodes with or without chest radiography.

728. References | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     September 01, 2022 - Clinical gestalt to diagnose pneumonia, sinusitis, and pharyngitis: a meta-analysis.

729. References | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     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

730. References | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     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

731. References | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     October 01, 2015 - Collaborative cohort study of an intervention to reduce ventilator- associated pneumonia in the ICU.

732. Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/pdi/d4g_pdi09-postoprespfailure-bestpractices.pdf
     May 17, 2016 - o Acute lung disease (status asthmaticus, bronchiolitis, pneumonia, pulmonary edema, depressed neural

733. Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement (pdf file)
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     May 17, 2016 - o Acute lung disease (status asthmaticus, bronchiolitis, pneumonia, pulmonary edema, depressed neural

734. Presentation: Program Overview
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     January 01, 2017 - physicians that the tubes are a good idea and that we need them to help us prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia

735. Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Diverticulitis and Biliary Tract Infections (pdf file)
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     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…

736. Appropriate Emergency Department Fever Management for Children With Sickle Cell Disease (pdf file)
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     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

737. 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…

738. Appropriate Emergency Department Blood Testing for Children with Sickle Cell Disease (pdf file)
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     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

739. Transcript: Senior Leadership Podcast – Why Senior Leadership Engagement Matters (pdf file)
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     June 01, 2017 - We've seen a tremendous impact on ventilator- associated pneumonias.

740. Improving Antibiotic Use is a Patient Safety Issue
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     November 01, 2019 - sputum, so sputum cultures were not sent Initiated on piperacillin/tazobactam for presumed aspiration pneumonia … Antibiotics "just-in-case" in a patient with aspiration pneumonitis.