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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/validation-new-icd-10-based-patient-safety-indicators-identification-hospital-complications
April 19, 2023 - This study sought to validate the accuracy of ICD-10-based PSIs for detecting postoperative adverse events … February 3, 2015
Automated identification of postoperative complications within an electronic … About The Topic
Hospitals
Quality and Safety Professionals
Policy Makers
Surgery
Postoperative
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/burden-opioid-related-adverse-drug-events-hospitalized-previously-opioid-free-surgical
March 24, 2021 - The presence of an ORADE was associated with longer postoperative length of stay, higher hospitalization … 5, 2017
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Related Resources
Addressing bias in acute postoperative … December 21, 2022
Opioid stewardship program and postoperative adverse events: a difference-in-differences
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/mortality-due-hospital-acquired-infection-after-cardiac-surgery
February 12, 2020 - Surgical site infections and other postoperative healthcare-acquired infections (HAIs) can lead to … This retrospective study examined the relationship between HAIs after cardiac surgery and postoperative … cardiovascular operating room to cardiac ICU is associated with improvements in care beyond the immediate postoperative
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41116/psn-pdf
May 24, 2012 - with much of this variation thought to be
due to differences in how well hospitals treat specific postoperative … Forum's
(NQF) Safe Practices for Better Healthcare was associated with more effective treatment of postoperative … fully implemented the safe practices had a lower
incidence of failure to rescue and lower overall postoperative
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41284/psn-pdf
May 04, 2012 - vascular
procedures are elderly and have other comorbid illnesses, putting them at elevated risk of postoperative … patients
who underwent vascular surgery from 2005–2009 and found that more than 5% experienced a
postoperative … Surgical Quality Improvement Program
measures have been shown to be superior for accurate detection of postoperative
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/association-coworker-reports-about-unprofessional-behavior-surgeons-surgical-complications
June 27, 2018 - Use of unsolicited patient observations to identify surgeons with increased risk for postoperative … January 18, 2023
Cognitive bias impact on management of postoperative complications, … November 4, 2020
Association of postoperative readmissions with surgical quality using … December 21, 2014
Surgeon-reported conflict with intensivists about postoperative goals … April 22, 2009
Intraoperative adverse events and related postoperative complications
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/020-ss-periop-infection-prevention.pptx
April 01, 2025 - AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention| Surgical Services
Perioperative Infection Prevention
25
Postoperative … Maintain postoperative blood glucose of 110 to 150 mg/dL for all patients, for 24 to 48 hours. … The clinical significance of an elevated postoperative glucose value in nondiabetic patients after colorectal … Postoperative tight glycemic control significantly reduces postoperative infection rates in patients … Continuous postoperative insulin infusion reduces deep sternal wound infection in patients with diabetes
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-surgery/020-perioperative-infection-prevention-strategies-slides.pptx
April 01, 2025 - AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention| Surgical Services
Perioperative Infection Prevention
25
Postoperative … Maintain postoperative blood glucose of 110 to 150 mg/dL for all patients, for 24 to 48 hours. … The clinical significance of an elevated postoperative glucose value in nondiabetic patients after colorectal … Postoperative tight glycemic control significantly reduces postoperative infection rates in patients … Continuous postoperative insulin infusion reduces deep sternal wound infection in patients with diabetes
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/pfp/pfphac.pdf
September 01, 2014 - combined for 17 procedures based on CDC NHSN data
VAP MPSMS Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia
VTE MPSMS Postoperative … Clostridium difficile
MPSMS Mechanical Complications Associated With Central Venous Catheters
MPSMS Postoperative … Cardiac Events for Cardiac and Noncardiac Surgeries
MPSMS Postoperative Pneumonia
PSI Iatrogenic Pneumothorax … Cardiac Events
for Cardiac and Noncardiac
Surgeries
4.00 8.70 0.46
All Other
HACs
Postoperative … Cardiac Events
for Cardiac and Noncardiac
Surgeries
43,120 32,750,000 1.317
MPSMS Postoperative
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/partially-structured-postoperative-handoff-protocol-improves-communication-2-mixed-surgical
November 19, 2018 - Study
A partially structured postoperative handoff protocol improves communication … A Partially Structured Postoperative Handoff Protocol Improves Communication in 2 Mixed Surgical Intensive … A Partially Structured Postoperative Handoff Protocol Improves Communication in 2 Mixed Surgical Intensive … 2018
Interprofessional training and communication practices among clinicians in the postoperative
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/842923/psn-pdf
February 01, 2023 - The patient recovered in the PICU until postoperative day 18, when he
underwent a Norwood procedure … Chest closure was delayed until postoperative day 3, following routine practice,
and performed under … Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia was identified on postoperative day 7 (after the Norwood procedure). … Narrowing of the Sano shunt due to possible vegetation was identified on postoperative day 19, requiring … Although they did not find any other cases of postoperative Aspergillus, this review could have been
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www.ahrq.gov/funding/grantee-profiles/grtprofile-hernandez-boussard.html
April 01, 2024 - carpal tunnel , and total hip and knee replacement , have helped to enhance clinical knowledge on postoperative … department discharges for opioid abuse, dependence, and poisoning; as well as studies of opioid-sparing postoperative … Her research focuses on older patients and aims to mitigate the risk of adverse outcomes related to postoperative … advancements in machine learning are leading to the development of prediction models for perioperative and postoperative
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/can-we-make-postoperative-patient-handovers-safer-systematic-review-literature
June 10, 2015 - Review
Can we make postoperative patient handovers safer? … Can we make postoperative patient handovers safer? A systematic review of the literature. … Can we make postoperative patient handovers safer? A systematic review of the literature.
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qualityindicators.ahrq.gov/News/PSI90_Factsheet_FAQ.pdf
August 31, 2016 - Acute Kidney Injury Rate2
PSI 11 Postoperative Respiratory Failure Rate
PSI 12 Perioperative … Pulmonary Embolism (PE) or Deep Vein Thrombosis
(DVT) Rate
PSI 13 Postoperative Sepsis Rate
… PSI 14 Postoperative Wound Dehiscence Rate
PSI 15 Unrecognized Abdominopelvic Accidental Puncture … Hip Fracture” prior to v6.0.
2 Previously entitled “Postoperative Physiologic and Metabolic Derangement … Sepsis Rate 0.057308 0.216046 277.0%
PSI 14 Postoperative Wound Dehiscence
Rate
0.018205 0.013269
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/a4a_combo_psi_casestudy.pdf
June 02, 2025 - More
specifically, the QI Toolkit was used to reduce the rate
of DVT/PE among postoperative patients … Initially, the
hospital used the Toolkit to focus on improving performance on PSI 12, postoperative … staff for improvement
project
Ellen Robinson, PT, a clinical
quality specialist
Quality measure
Postoperative … Pressure Ulcer Rate
• PSI 07 Central Venous Catheter-Related Blood Stream Infection Rate
• PSI 11 Postoperative … Respiratory Failure Rate
• PSI 13 Postoperative Sepsis Rate
• PSI 15 Accidental Puncture or Laceration
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/infection-after-carpal-tunnel-surgery
May 28, 2014 - Perioperative sterile practices have also been studied as risk factors for postoperative SSIs. … Review postoperative expectations with the patient about pain and pain management, dressing and wound … Postoperative Measures After carpal tunnel release surgery, provide clear and comprehensive postoperative … Influence of corticosteroid injections on postoperative infections in carpal tunnel release. … Preoperative A1c and postoperative infection in elective hand surgery.
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/stpra/stpraapa3.html
April 01, 2018 - Procedure level (for peri and postoperative surgeries): type and indication of surgery performed, type … Blood transfusion was a postoperative risk factor for nosocomial infection. … It is estimated that 325000 postoperative wound infections occur each year in the US (3). … The rate of postoperative infection after surgery for spinal tumors is in excess of 10%. … incontinence (bowel or bladder, or both), and any incontinence (preoperative or postoperative).
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/pfp/interimhac2013-ap1.html
December 01, 2014 - VAPs
MPSMS (2013)
Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia
37,000
1.1
VTEs
MPSMS (2013)
Postoperative … Mechanical Complications Associated With Central Venous Catheters
110,000
3.3
MPSMS (2013)
Postoperative … Cardiac Events for Cardiac and Non-cardiac Surgeries
35,000
1.1
MPSMS (2013)
Postoperative
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/hip-fracture-pain_clinician.pdf
May 01, 2011 - .* ���
Do not affect mortality rates (pre- and postoperative use). ���
Skin Traction:
Does not reduce … Intervention
Number of
Studies
Timing Used
in Studies
Systemic Analgesia 3 Pre- and postoperative … Anesthesia 30 Intraoperative
Nerve Blocks 32 Pre-, intra-, and
postoperative
Traction 11 Preoperative … Transcutaneous Electrical
Neurostimulation (TENS) 2 Pre- and postoperative
Acupressure;
Relaxation … Techniques 2 Preoperative
Rehabilitation 1 Postoperative
Multimodal Pain
Management 2 Pre- and postoperative
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/surgery/10-frontline-provider.pptx
June 01, 2023 - management of patients undergoing [specify procedures] that integrates the preoperative, intraoperative, postoperative … ISCR at [Hospital Name] 13
Key Elements Post Anesthesia Care Unit/Postoperative Day 0
Below are examples … of ISCR components that are relevant to the post anesthesia care unit (PACU)/postoperative day 0 work … receive VTE prophylaxis (if not already administered)
ISCR at [Hospital Name] 14
Key Elements Postoperative … Days 1–3
Below are examples of ISCR components that are relevant to patient care in postoperative days