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  1. AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention: Targeting SSI

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/002-ss-antimicrobial-prophylaxis-part-1.pptx
    April 01, 2025 - Antimicrobial Prophylaxis Part 1 Key Takeaways Surgical antimicrobial prophylaxis is a key strategy to prevent postoperative

  2. Final Progress Report: VTE Safety Toolkit: A Systems Approach to Patient Safety (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-02/zierler-report.pdf
    January 01, 2024 - cases of DVT and 600,000 cases of PE are diagnosed per year in the United States.3 About 30% to 40% of postoperative … The UWMC has recently documented an increased incidence of postoperative VTE, and addressing this clinical … Because the incidence rate of VTE for postoperative patients is a current safety problem at the UWMC

  3. VTE Surveillance Assessment_49_low_SPI (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/blood-clots-hip-knee-surgery_surveillance.pdf
    December 01, 2012 - major orthopedic surgery (total hip or knee replacement or hip fracture surgery) what is the baseline postoperative … In contemporary surgical practice, the native postoperative incidence of DVT events was highest followed … Follow up periods were defined in most trials as the postoperative period and may imply a more immediate … In contemporary surgical practice, the native postoperative incidence of DVT events was highest followed … Followup periods were defined in most trials as the postoperative period and may imply a more immediate

  4. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49441/psn-pdf
    March 01, 2004 - On postoperative day (POD) 2, the patient was tachycardic, despite receiving a low-dose beta-blocker

  5. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49510/psn-pdf
    May 01, 2006 - https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/cups-error The Case An 87-year-old man was 5 days postoperative from

  6. Measuring and Responding to Deaths From Medical Errors | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/measuring-and-responding-deaths-medical-errors
    April 01, 2008 - One example of a trigger that is frequently used to prompt deeper review is intraoperative or postoperative

  7. Measurement of Patient Safety | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/measurement-patient-safety
    September 15, 2024 - measures assess adherence to safety standards, such as the proportion of surgical patients for whom a postoperative

  8. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/849661/psn-pdf
    June 28, 2023 - Neuraxial anesthesia has been associated with lower rates of surgical site infections and VTE, superior postoperative

  9. Topics | PSNet

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    March 03, 2025 - and Sponges Go to this topic Wrong-Site Surgery Go to this topic Postoperative

  10. Final Progress Report: UIC Center for Education and Research on Therapeutics Tools for Optimizing Prescribing, Monitoring and Education (TOP-MED) (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/lambert2-report.pdf
    January 01, 2024 - To determine whether alvimopan for the prevention of postoperative ileus in patients undergoing small … bowel resection with primary anastomosis by laparotomy and received either standardized, accelerated postoperative … outcomes, obtained from pooled analyses of published studies, were time to discharge order written, postoperative … nasogastric tube insertion, postoperative ileus-related readmission within 7 days, and occurrence of … Alvimopan was cost saving for the prevention of postoperative ileus in patients undergoing bowel resection

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

    psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/import/webmm.ahrq.gov.209_slideshow.ppt
    December 01, 2009 - Spotlight Case [MONTH] 2003 Spotlight Case Standard Deviations Source and Credits This presentation is based on the December 2009 AHRQ WebM&M Spotlight Case See the full article at http://webmm.ahrq.gov CME credit is available Commentary by: James E. Sabin, MD Harvard Medical School; Harvard Pilgrim Heal…

  12. Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/pdi/d4e_pdi06-heartsurgery-bestpractices.pdf
    May 16, 2016 - Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement Pediatric Toolkit for Using the AHRQ Quality Indicators How To Improve Hospital Quality and Safety 1 Tool D.4e Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement PDI 06: RACHS-1 Pediatric Heart Surgery Mortality Why focus on pediatric heart surger…

  13. Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/d4s_combo_pdi06-heartsurgery-bestpractices.pdf
    May 16, 2016 - Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement Toolkit for Using the AHRQ Quality Indicators How To Improve Hospital Quality and Safety 1 Tool D.4s Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement PDI 06: RACHS-1 Pediatric Heart Surgery Mortality Why focus on pediatric heart surgery morta…

  14. Disposition of Comments Report for Comparative Effectiveness of Bariatric Surgery and Nonsurgical Therapy in Adults With Metabolic Conditions and a Body Mass Index of 30.0 to 34.9 kg/m2 (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/weight-loss-surgery_disposition-comments.pdf
    June 05, 2013 - Peer Reviewer 2 Results p. 20, 2nd paragraph, discrepancy: • “At 24 months postoperative, both groups … 2nd paragraph: The intervention (sleeve gastrectomy) for the following statement is not indicated: Postoperative … They decreased to postoperative values of 5.8 percent for BPD to 6.3 percent for gastric sleeve. … Association General The beneficiary must be motivated to make lifestyle changes needed to decrease postoperative … Weight loss surgery is most effective when accompanied by pre-and postoperative comprehensive therapy

  15. In Conversation With… Karl Bilimoria, MD, MS | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-karl-bilimoria-md-ms-0
    December 01, 2017 - They are fairly terrible for measuring postoperative complications. … But what really becomes challenging has been to identify postoperative complications from the EHR using

  16. Missed Connection: A Case of Inadequate ECG Oversight in Cardiac Surgery | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/missed-connection-case-inadequate-ecg-oversight-cardiac-surgery
    March 25, 2020 - SYNTAX score predicts postoperative atrial fibrillation in patients undergoing on-pump isolated coronary … Postoperative atrial fibrillation following cardiac surgery: from pathogenesis to potential therapies

  17. Accessible Facilitator Guide: Learn From Defects for Sustainability (doc file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/surgery/modules/sustainability/sustainability_learn_from_defects_facnotes.docx
    December 01, 2017 - With quality improvement in the preoperative, operating, and postoperative recovery areas, second-order … By soliciting input from preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative staff including nurses, technicians

  18. Sustainability: Learning From Defects: Facilitator Notes | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/surgery/modules/sustainability/learn-from-defects-fac-notes.html
    December 01, 2017 - With quality improvement in the preoperative, operating, and postoperative recovery areas, second-order … By soliciting input from preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative staff including nurses, technicians

  19. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/867672/psn-pdf
    February 26, 2025 - Adhesive postoperative small bowel obstruction: incidence and risk factors of recurrence after surgical … Cognitive bias impact on management of postoperative complications, medical error, and standard of care

  20. Maskedstats Nrd 2020 Core (pdf file)

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/nation/nrd/stats/MaskedStats_NRD_2020_CORE.PDF
    January 01, 2020 - PROC W MCC 9,499 0.06% 856: POSTOPERATIVE OR POST-TRAUMATIC INFECTIONS WITH O.R. … PROC W CC 11,758 0.07% 857: POSTOPERATIVE OR POST-TRAUMATIC INFECTIONS WITH O.R. … PROCEDURES WITH CC 4,369 0.03% 858: POSTOPERATIVE OR POST-TRAUMATIC INFECTIONS W O.R. … PROC W/O CC/MCC 1,628 0.01% 858: POSTOPERATIVE OR POST-TRAUMATIC INFECTIONS WITH O.R. … 862: POSTOPERATIVE AND POST-TRAUMATIC INFECTIONS WITH MCC 5,310 0.03% 863: POSTOPERATIVE & POST-TRAUMATIC
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