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  1. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39716/psn-pdf
    August 09, 2013 - determine the key elements of racing "pit stops" and draw lessons for improving the safety of the postoperative … learning by data monitoring and analysis—have subsequently been applied to standardize and improve the postoperative

  2. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35516/psn-pdf
    February 03, 2011 - supplemental-perioperative-oxygen-and-risk-surgical-wound-infection- randomized-controlled This study addresses the benefits of a low-risk intervention to reduce postoperative … demonstrated that 80% fraction of inspired oxygen (FiO2) perioperatively reduced the incidence of postoperative

  3. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39748/psn-pdf
    August 11, 2010 - identified communication failures in all phases of surgical care, including intraoperatively and during postoperative … address this issue, including standardized checklists—which were remarkably successful at reducing postoperative

  4. AHRQ Quality Indicators Fact Sheet (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/pdi/a1a_pdi_pdifactsheet.pdf
    October 01, 2015 - Heart Surgery Volume N/A* 0340 2012 PDI 08 Perioperative Hemorrhage or Hematoma Rate 5.2 PDI 09 Postoperative … Respiratory Failure Rate 14.52 PDI 10 Postoperative Sepsis Rate 14.33 PDI 11 Postoperative Wound

  5. Fact Sheet on Pediatric Quality Indicators (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/a1c_combo_pdifactsheet.pdf
    October 01, 2015 - Heart Surgery Volume N/A* 0340 2012 PDI 08 Perioperative Hemorrhage or Hematoma Rate 5.2 PDI 09 Postoperative … Respiratory Failure Rate 14.52 PDI 10 Postoperative Sepsis Rate 14.33 PDI 11 Postoperative Wound

  6. 063-Ssi-Investigation-Tool-Cusp (doc file)

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    April 01, 2025 - level intra-op or immediate post op: Time: What was the patient’s highest blood glucose level on postoperative … Question Data Did the patient receive intraoperative and postoperative hyperoxia? … Yes  No  Postoperative (6L O2 or greater for at least 2 hours)?

  7. Final Progress Report: Illinois Surgical Quality Improvement Collaboration Conference: Venous Thromboembolism (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-04/eskandari-raval-report.pdf
    January 01, 2024 - DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE), is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in hospitalized, postoperative … colectomy, reducing incidence of surgical site infections and identifying patients at risk for postoperative … Postoperative VTE was the second most common medical complication, the second most common cause of … These findings had prompted the Carle Foundation Hospital to change its preoperative risk assessment, postoperative

  8. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49533/psn-pdf
    March 01, 2007 - On postoperative day three, increased drainage from the surgical site was noted, which progressed and … required a return to the operating room for exploration on postoperative day six. … The Commentary The case presented describes a 60-year-old woman who developed a serious postoperative … In contrast, administering postoperative antibiotics alone is no better than not using perioperative … On the sixth postoperative day, the patient required re-exploration, still receiving empiric clindamycin

  9. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49498/psn-pdf
    January 01, 2006 - On the second postoperative day, the patient suffered a sudden cardiopulmonary arrest. … 50% of surgical patients with a previous history of VTE who do not receive prophylaxis will develop postoperative … upper-extremity DVT.(10) Case & Commentary: Part 2 Review of the patient's chart revealed no pre- or postoperative … Craniotomy for brain tumor Enoxaparin 40 mg daily or UFH 5,000 units BID, 1st dose on 1st postoperative

  10. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46820/psn-pdf
    August 20, 2018 - In this retrospective cohort study, investigators examined the effect of postoperative opioid prescribing … Longer duration of postoperative opioid prescription was also associated with higher odds of future

  11. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43402/psn-pdf
    October 20, 2014 - The World Health Organization's surgical safety checklist has been associated with reductions in postoperative … In this study conducted in the United Kingdom, postoperative patients strongly supported use of the

  12. Pharmacist medication assessments in a surgical preadmission clinic. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/pharmacist-medication-assessments-surgical-preadmission-clinic
    October 15, 2008 - The investigators evaluated an intervention of pharmacist medication assessments and a postoperative … medication order form and found that the intervention minimized postoperative medication discrepancies

  13. Background for AHRQ Quality Indicators

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/a2_combo_boardpresentation.pptx
    October 01, 2015 - 06 Iatrogenic pneumothorax   PSI 07 Central venous catheter-related bloodstream infections PSI 08 Postoperative … hip fracture   PSI 09 Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma   PSI 10 Postoperative physiologic and … metabolic derangement   PSI 11 Postoperative respiratory failure   PSI 12 Postoperative pulmonary embolism … or deep vein thrombosis   PSI 13 Postoperative sepsis   PSI 14 Postoperative wound dehiscence PSI … Respiratory Failure Rate PDI 10 Postoperative Sepsis Rate PDI 11 Postoperative Wound Dehiscence Rate

  14. Exhibits 65 to 67 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/ssi/ssiexh65-67.html
    April 01, 2018 - Improving the Measurement of Surgical Site Infection Risk Stratification/Outcome Detection Exhibits 65 to 67 Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Improving the Measurement of Surgical Site Infection Risk Stratification/Outcome Detection Executive Summary Chapter 1. Administration Chapter …

  15. Hand Hygiene in the Perioperative Setting | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mrsa-prevention/surgery/perioperative-hand-hygiene.html
    April 01, 2025 - My 5 Moments for Hand Hygiene: Focus on Caring for a Patient With a Postoperative Wound Poster (PDF, … 184 KB) This one-page document provides a summary of appropriate hand hygiene with postoperative wounds

  16. Too Many Cooks Spotlight Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2020-08/too_many_cooks_spotlight_pdf.pdf
    January 01, 2020 - approaches to help minimize the risk of such error • Describe the role of decision-support alerts in postoperative … surgery 3 TOO MANY COOKS IN THE KITCHEN A case describing deviations in the plan for anesthesia and postoperative … 22 Systems Change Needed (1) • Decision-support alerts can identify patients at high risk for postoperative … • For frail patients undergoing high-risk procedures, postoperative high-intensity care is required … Intraoperative Care Transitions Are Not Associated with Postoperative Adverse Outcomes.

  17. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46615/psn-pdf
    January 23, 2019 - Mortality declined after checklist implementation, but the rate of postoperative complications remained … surgical checklist studies (excluding those that paired the checklist with other interventions) on postoperative

  18. Operating room briefings. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/operating-room-briefings
    January 02, 2017 - The authors describe a postoperative debriefing tool used by surgical teams at Johns Hopkins Hospital … September 28, 2010 Changes in prognosis after the first postoperative complication.

  19. Comparative Effectiveness of Pain Management Interventions fo Hip Fracture (ppt file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/hip-fracture-pain.ppt
    May 01, 2011 - treatment of low-impact hip fractures; 2) therapies used during the preoperative, perioperative, or postoperative … fracture are used throughout the continuum of care—from soon after injury, through surgery, and in postoperative … Intraop = intraoperative; postop = postoperative; preop = preoperative. … Acupressure; relaxation techniques 2 preoperative Rehabilitation 1 postoperative … ) Mean Difference in Pain Intensity, VAS, cm* (95% CI) Strength of Evidence TENS (preoperative and postoperative

  20. Comparative Effectiveness of Pain Management Interventions fo Hip Fracture (ppt file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/hip-fracture-pain.ppt
    May 01, 2011 - treatment of low-impact hip fractures; 2) therapies used during the preoperative, perioperative, or postoperative … fracture are used throughout the continuum of care—from soon after injury, through surgery, and in postoperative … Intraop = intraoperative; postop = postoperative; preop = preoperative. … Acupressure; relaxation techniques 2 preoperative Rehabilitation 1 postoperative … ) Mean Difference in Pain Intensity, VAS, cm* (95% CI) Strength of Evidence TENS (preoperative and postoperative
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