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  1. Statistical Brief #151: Trends in Potentially Preventable Hospital Admissions among Adults and Children, 2005-2010 (pdf file)

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb151.pdf
    August 01, 2011 - diabetes, circulatory diseases, chronic respiratory diseases, and select acute conditions (bacterial pneumonia … seen for angina without a procedure (50 percent), congestive heart failure (21 percent), bacterial pneumonia … for potentially preventable hospital admissions among adults with acute conditions such as bacterial pneumonia … The admission rate for bacterial pneumonia decreased 30 percent, whereas the rate for dehydration decreased … Between 2005 and 2010, total hospital costs decreased 17 percent for bacterial pneumonia and 32 percent

  2. 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

  3. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49522/psn-pdf
    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

  4. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49585/psn-pdf
    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

  5. 5 Tk2 P2T8-Sample Antibiogram Phase 2 (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/5_TK2_P2T8-Sample_Antibiogram_Phase_2.pdf
    May 01, 2014 - Phase 3 Implementation w Advancing Excellence in Health Care www.ahrq.gov Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality HAIs Healthcare- Associated Infections PREVENT Comprehensive Antibiogram Toolkit: Phase 2 Sample Antibiogram Nursing Home Name/Clinical Laboratory Name Antibiogram for dd/mm/yyyy to dd/mm/yy…

  6. 2012 04 (pdf file)

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/methods/2012_04.pdf
    January 01, 2012 - Readmissions Following Hospitalization for Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI), Heart Failure, and Pneumonia … following hospitalization for heart failure • All-cause readmissions following hospitalization for pneumonia … Hospital 30-day all-cause risk standardized readmission rate following pneumonia hospitalization (NQF … Patients must be at least 65 years old with a principal diagnosis of heart failure, AMI, or pneumonia … Considerations specific to pneumonia measure: when a patient is transferred from one acute care hospital

  7. Spotlight Case [MONTH] 2003 (ppt file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/import/webmm.ahrq.gov.95_slideshow.ppt
    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.

  8. Spotlight Case [MONTH] 2003 (ppt file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/import/webmm.ahrq.gov.137_slideshow.ppt
    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

  9. Health-Careassociated-Infections Executive (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/health-careassociated-infections_executive.pdf
    November 01, 2012 - • Central line–associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) • Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) … Reduction of ventilator- associated pneumonia: active versus passive guideline implementation. … Rebound in ventilator-associated pneumonia rates during a prevention checklist washout period. … Successful prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia in an intensive care setting. … Impact of a protocol for prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia.

  10. Hospital Stays Related to Asthma for Children, 2006 (pdf file)

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb58.pdf
    August 01, 2008 - most common principal diagnosis among pediatric stays with a secondary diagnosis of asthma was pneumonia … : 27.0 percent of pediatric asthma-related stays were principally for pneumonia. … Like adults, the most common principal reason for hospitalization in asthma-related stays was pneumonia … : about 53,200 stays, or 27.0 percent of pediatric asthma-related stays, were principally for pneumonia … In contrast, only 5.1 percent of stays with no mention of asthma noted pneumonia as a principal diagnosis

  11. National Inpatient Hospital Costs: The Most Expensive Conditions by Payer, 2013 #204

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb204-Most-Expensive-Hospital-Conditions.jsp
    May 01, 2016 - Spondylosis, intervertebral disc disorders, other back problems 10,198 2.7 555 1.6 8 Pneumonia … for hospitalization, accounting for 3.6 percent of stays, followed by osteoarthritis (2.9 percent), pneumonia … 7,072 4.0 375 2.7 5 Acute myocardial infarction 6,660 3.8 346 2.5 6 Pneumonia … 9 Complications of surgical procedures or medical care 1,872 1.7 153 1.4 10 Pneumonia … injury 357 1.9 19 0.9 12 Alcohol-related disorders 350 1.9 61 3.0 13 Pneumonia

  12. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49806/psn-pdf
    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

  13. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41253/psn-pdf
    April 04, 2012 - impact-resident-workload-and-handoff-training-patient-outcomes Hospitals whose residency programs provided formal training in handoffs had slightly lower pneumonia

  14. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/nppv-respiratory-failure_research-protocol.pdf
    April 21, 2011 - The causes of respiratory failure are quite diverse and include pneumonia, congestive heart failure … the nosocomial complications recognized with endotracheal intubation, such as ventilator-associated pneumonia … (s): Adults (age ≥ 18 years) with acute respiratory failure due to an exacerbation of COPD, pneumonia … Study conducted in adults with acute respiratory failure due to COPD, pneumonia, asthma, obesity-hypoventilation … The attributable morbidity and mortality of ventilator-associated pneumonia in the critically ill

  15. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49418/psn-pdf
    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

  16. Interim Update on 2013 Annual Hospital-Acquired Condition Rate and Estimates of Cost Savings and Deaths Averted From 2010 to 2013 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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    December 01, 2014 - 110,000 35% 20% 7% 7,700 $21,000 .028 $161,700,000 217 Ventilator-Associated Pneumonias

  17. The National Hospital Bill: Growth Trends and 2005 Update on the Most Expensive Conditions by Payer (pdf file)

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb42.pdf
    December 01, 2007 - Gall bladder disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), heart attack, pneumonia, and hip … For all four payer groups, coronary artery disease and pneumonia are ranked among the top 10, while … 1 Coronary artery disease $26,210 6.4% 617 2 Congestive heart failure (CHF) $22,581 5.5% 840 3 Pneumonia … 1 Mother's pregnancy and delivery $18,133 14.6% 1,992 2 Newborn infant $16,048 12.9% 1,876 3 Pneumonia … $1,634 4.3% 184 3 Coronary artery disease $1,265 3.3% 39 4 Newborn infants $1,058 2.8% 212 5 Pneumonia

  18. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41394/psn-pdf
    December 29, 2014 - agreement using an adverse event screening tool for patients admitted with chronic heart failure and pneumonia

  19. Failure to Reevaluate | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/failure-reevaluate
    February 01, 2014 - aggressively, targeting trough concentrations of 15-20 mg/L for complicated infections (e.g., bacteremia, pneumonia … with vancomycin in patients with health care-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus pneumonia … for the management of adults with hospital-acquired, ventilator-associated and healthcare-associated pneumonia … November 29, 2023 Impact of hospital-acquired pneumonia on the Medicare program.

  20. Statistical Brief #2: Reasons for Being Admitted to the Hospital through the Emergency Department, 2003 (pdf file)

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb2.pdf
    February 01, 2006 - Pneumonia was the single most common condition admitted to the hospital through the emergency department … p 20 specific conditions nted for more than half of pital admissions through , with pneumonia as the … code) Number of admissions through the ED Percentage of all cases admitted through the ED 1 Pneumonia … emergency department, 2003 Acute conditions Percentage of this condition admitted through ED Pneumonia
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