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1. Exhibit 7. Algorithm to identify deep and organ-space surgical site infections | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   April 01, 2018 - culture and postoperative antibiotics, and the maximum postoperative leukocyte count is not less than … The maximum postoperative neutrophil percentage is not less than 67.3 Absence of a postoperative … culture and one of the following criteria: Postoperative antibiotics given and any postoperative … leukocyte count test drawn Postoperative antibiotics not given, but the patient had a postoperative … THA Presence of a postoperative culture and postoperative antibiotics were given and the maximum

2. Final Progress Report: Improving quality of postoperative pain care through innovative use of electronic health records (pdf file)
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   January 01, 2024 - Final Progress Report: Improving quality of postoperative pain care through innovative use of electronic … health records Improving Quality of postoperative pain care through innovative use of electronic … , there has been little change in the incidence and severity of postoperative pain. … For example, the VA postoperative guidelines are 232 pages long and the summary is ten pages. … Following thoracotomy, postoperative ED visits and inpatient readmissions are common.

3. National Quality Strategy Priorities: Patient Safety | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   October 01, 2015 - -Mexico Border (continued) NQS Priority: Patient Safety Postoperative Sepsis Postoperative … Overall Rate: In 2011, the postoperative sepsis rate was 16.4 per 1,000 adult discharges with an elective … 2011, there were no statistically significant changes overall or for any ethnic group in the rate of postoperative … In 2009 and 2011, Hispanic men had higher rates of postoperative sepsis than Hispanic women. … Postoperative Sepsis, by Patient Language Postoperative sepsis per 1,000 adult discharges with an elective

4. Appendix A Tables from Matar (2010) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   April 01, 2018 - Infection Following Total Joint Arthroplasty * Risk Factors Barbari et al. 3    Postoperative … Comorbidities (increased Charlson index)    Lack of use of antibiotic impregnated cement    Postoperative … Preoperative, Intraoperative, and Postoperative Strategies Used to Decrease the Rate of Periprosthetic … Personalized protection suit Surgical environment    Operating room traffic    Airflow Postoperative … further divided into an early period (prior to the day of surgery) and the day of surgery, whereas the postoperative

5. Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement (pdf file)
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   May 20, 2016 - Respiratory Failure Why Focus on Postoperative Respiratory Failure? … Postoperative Respiratory Failure Risk Calculator http://www.qxmd.com/calculate-online/respirology/postoperative-respiratory-failure-risk … Why focus on postoperative respiratory failure? [PowerPoint]. … Postoperative pulmonary complications: an update on risk assessment and reduction. … Respiratory Failure Why Focus on Postoperative Respiratory Failure?

6. Building Self-Empowered Teams for Improving Safety in Postoperative Pain Management (pdf file)
   www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol3/Advances-Singh-R_68.pdf
   April 20, 2008 - Building Self-Empowered Teams for Improving Safety in Postoperative Pain Management Building Self-Empowered … Teams for Improving Safety in Postoperative Pain Management Ranjit Singh, MA, MB, BChir (Cantab), … European minimum standards for the management of postoperative pains. … Improving assessment of postoperative pain in surgical wards by education and training. … Postoperative pain experience: Results from a national survey suggest postoperative pain continues

7. Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement (pdf file)
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   May 17, 2016 - Respiratory Failure Why focus on postoperative respiratory failure in children? … • Even though there is debate regarding the definition of true postoperative respiratory failure, it … Why focus on postoperative respiratory failure? [PowerPoint]. … Postoperative pulmonary complications: an update on risk assessment and reduction. … Respiratory Failure Why focus on postoperative respiratory failure in children?

8. Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement (pdf file)
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   May 17, 2016 - Respiratory Failure Why focus on postoperative respiratory failure in children? … • Even though there is debate regarding the definition of true postoperative respiratory failure, it … Why focus on postoperative respiratory failure? [PowerPoint]. … Postoperative pulmonary complications: an update on risk assessment and reduction. … Respiratory Failure Why focus on postoperative respiratory failure in children?

9. Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement (pdf file)
   www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/pdi/d4f_pdi08-postophemorrhage-bestpractices.pdf
   May 16, 2016 - • Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma can complicate surgery in children, just as in adults. … • Ketorolac use should be avoided during the postoperative period of a tonsillectomy due to higher … • Conduct surveillance and determine prevalence of postoperative hemorrhage to evaluate outcomes … The management of postoperative bleeding. Surg Clin N Am 2005;85(6):1191- 1213. 6. … Multivariate model for predicting postoperative blood loss in children undergoing cardiac surgery: a

10. Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement (pdf file)
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    May 16, 2016 - • Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma can complicate surgery in children, just as in adults. … • Ketorolac use should be avoided during the postoperative period of a tonsillectomy due to higher … • Conduct surveillance and determine prevalence of postoperative hemorrhage to evaluate outcomes … The management of postoperative bleeding. Surg Clin N Am 2005;85(6):1191- 1213. 6. … Multivariate model for predicting postoperative blood loss in children undergoing cardiac surgery: a

11. Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement (pdf file)
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    May 20, 2016 - Hemorrhage or Hematoma Why Focus on Postoperative Hemorrhage and Hematoma? … • Postoperative bleeding is a risk associated with all surgical procedures. … • Conduct surveillance and determine prevalence of postoperative hemorrhage to evaluate outcomes … The management of postoperative bleeding. Surg Clin N Am 2005;85(6):1191- 1213. … Hemorrhage or Hematoma Why Focus on Postoperative Hemorrhage and Hematoma?

12. Exhibits 44 to 46 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    April 01, 2018 - 0.272209 0.822076 0.42317 Preop hemoglobin -0.0374 -0.0374 0.79751 Postop = postoperative … 0.310595 1.163695 0.24698 Preop hemoglobin -0.04081 -0.31694 0.75426 Postop = postoperative … 0.304609 1.439065 0.16263 Preop hemoglobin -0.07631 -0.6829 0.51247 Postop = postoperative

13. Exhibits 35 to 37 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    April 01, 2018 - rheumatism 1.80024 1.428812 0.15310 Wound class 0.812588 1.409284 0.15876 Postop = postoperative … rheumatism 0.632211 0.536855 0.59137 Wound class 0.407113 0.76837 0.44228 Postop = postoperative … rheumatism 1.226935 1.51136 0.13070 Wound class 0.490776 1.44229 0.14923 Postop = postoperative

14. Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/pdi/d4i_pdi11-dehiscence-bestpractices.pdf
    May 17, 2016 - Wound Dehiscence Why focus on postoperative wound dehiscence in children? … • Like adults, children can experience wound dehiscence as a postoperative complication; children under … • Postoperative wound dehiscence occurs in about 8 per 10,000 pediatric surgical discharges.1 • The … reported mortality rate for children with postoperative wound dehiscence is between 8 percent and … Be mindful that smoking poses an increased risk of postoperative wound dehiscence.

15. Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement (pdf file)
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    May 17, 2016 - Wound Dehiscence Why focus on postoperative wound dehiscence in children? … • Like adults, children can experience wound dehiscence as a postoperative complication; children under … • Postoperative wound dehiscence occurs in about 8 per 10,000 pediatric surgical discharges.1 • The … reported mortality rate for children with postoperative wound dehiscence is between 8 percent and … Be mindful that smoking poses an increased risk of postoperative wound dehiscence.

16. Exhibit 51. ICD-9 codes associated with followup visits in modified Denver Health algorithm | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    April 01, 2018 - JAMIA Draft Manuscript Code Description 338.18 Other acute postoperative … pain 998 codes Postoperative complications 711 codes Arthropathy associated with infection … 996 codes Postoperative complications 680 codes Carbuncle and furuncle 682 codes

17. Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement (pdf file)
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    May 20, 2016 - Wound Dehiscence Why Focus on Postoperative Wound Dehiscence? … • Not only does postoperative wound dehiscence cause patient harm, it also significantly increases … • Educate patient about risk factors of noncompliance with postoperative instructions. … Postoperative Care. … Wound Dehiscence Why Focus on Postoperative Wound Dehiscence?

18. Exhibits 38 to 40 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    April 01, 2018 - 0.013404 0.231 0.82005 Surgery duration 0.007371 2.714224 0.00665 Postop = postoperative … 0.019021 0.361141 0.44228 Surgery duration 0.002467 1.890769 0.05866 Postop = postoperative … 0.014634 0.464605 0.64256 Surgery duration 0.003186 2.997669 0.00272 Postop = postoperative

19. Part 3: National Quality Strategy Priority—Patient Safety | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    June 01, 2018 - Postoperative Sepsis Postoperative sepsis per 1,000 adult discharges with an elective operating room … Overall Rate: In 2013, the postoperative sepsis rate was 14.3 per 1,000 adult discharges with an elective … In 2013, among Medicare patients, the rate of postoperative sepsis was higher for Blacks than for Whites … Overall Rate: In 2013, the unadjusted rate of 30-day postoperative mortality for colorectal surgeries … Groups With Disparities: In 2013, 30-day postoperative mortality rates were higher for Blacks (3.1%

20. Exhibits 29 to 31 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    April 01, 2018 - CABG = coronary artery bypass grafting; MRSA = methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus ; Postop = postoperative … CABG = coronary artery bypass grafting; MRSA = methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus ; Postop = postoperative … CABG = coronary artery bypass grafting; MRSA = methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus ; Postop = postoperative