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1241. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      April 29, 2020 - Wound infections are routinely managed by operating surgeons of all types, but whether an NSTI fits … If he or she described a ‘wound infection in a plastic surgery patient,’ https://psnet.ahrq.gov//#6 … Burnout Physician burnout (also referred to as “moral injury”) is an ongoing topic of discussion in … survey of subspecialty surgeons: “while EGS surgeons appear to meet [a clinical] need and relieve some pressure … Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. 2018 July;85(1):208-214.

1242. Screening for Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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      May 01, 2008 - the evidence on maternal and neonatal benefits (reduction in preeclampsia, mortality, brachial plexus injury … for benefits of screening in the following health outcomes: perinatal mor- tality; brachial plexus injury … the generally accepted pri- mary outcomes (for example, stillbirth, neonatal death, brachial plexus injury … Women in the treatment group had a 30% lower risk for pregnancy-induced hypertension (defined as blood pressure … because most babies with macrosomia are born to mothers without gestational diabetes, and most cases of injuries

1243. Evidence Summary: High Body Mass Index in Children and Adolescents: Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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      June 18, 2024 - Lipid levels, blood pressure, or fasting plasma glucose levels were reported by 16 of the 50 behavioral … The only medication that showed a clear benefit for blood pressure was phentermine/topiramate, and only … at the higher dose level (mean difference for diastolic blood pressure, −4.0 [95% CI, −7.7 to −0.5]) … risk of thyroid tumors, including cancer, as well as pancreatitis, gallbladder problems, acute kidney injury … ; NR, not reported; SBP, systolic blood pressure. a P > .05. b P = .04.

1244. The Risks of a Malpositioned Gastrostomy Tube and Poor Communication | PSNet
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      August 01, 2012 - complications and the time period for ascertainment. 11,14,17,18 The most common complications are wound … bumper” syndrome occurs in about 1-4% of cases 6,9,14 when the PEG tube’s internal bumper causes focal pressure … Liver 4 , 10 , 13-15 , 21-25 or spleen injury 20 are exceedingly rare complications of PEG placement … Liver injury during PEG tube placement: report of two cases. … Trauma transitional care coordination: a mature system at work.

1245. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      August 30, 2023 - States, we have since experienced higher rates of preventable infections, as well as increases in pressure … measures are associated with measuring and reporting specific harms, such as an infection, falls with injury … solution that we think will prevent risks from becoming reality, we must constantly be proactive in pressure … what’s troubling our workforce and distinguish among conditions such as burnout, moral distress and injury

1246. Beyond the Pandemic: Creating Total Systems Safety | PSNet
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      August 30, 2023 - Studies show that an increase in healthcare-acquired infections, falls, and pressure ulcers has occurred … Similar increases were observed in falls and pressure ulcers at skilled nursing facilities and preventable … States, we have since experienced higher rates of preventable infections, as well as increases in pressure … measures are associated with measuring and reporting specific harms, such as an infection, falls with injury … what’s troubling our workforce and distinguish among conditions such as burnout, moral distress and injury

1247. In Conversation with... Patricia McGaffigan about Beyond the Pandemic: Creating Total Systems Safety | PSNet
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      August 30, 2023 - States, we have since experienced higher rates of preventable infections, as well as increases in pressure … measures are associated with measuring and reporting specific harms, such as an infection, falls with injury … what’s troubling our workforce and distinguish among conditions such as burnout, moral distress and injury … Studies show that an increase in healthcare-acquired infections, falls, and pressure ulcers has occurred … Similar increases were observed in falls and pressure ulcers at skilled nursing facilities and preventable

1248. High-Priority Evidence Gaps for Clinical Preventive Services (pdf file)
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/inline-files/annlrpt2013%20(4).pdf
      November 01, 2013 - Preventing Falls and Fractures Falls are the leading cause of injury in adults age 65 and older: about … Grossman, a board-certified pediatrician recognized for his research on injury prevention and Native … of Scientific Counselors for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Injury … I Prevention of Motor Vehicle Occupant Injuries: Counseling in a Primary Care Setting for Driving Under … I Prevention of Motor Vehicle Occupant Injuries: Counseling in a Primary Care Setting for Proper Use

1249. Wrong Turn through Colon: Misplaced PEG | PSNet
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      May 01, 2017 - early (≤ 72 hours) or late (> 72 hours).( 10 ) Minor complications include tube clogging, superficial wound … insertion site, hemorrhage, peritonitis, buried bumper syndrome, gastrocolocutaneous fistula, small bowel injury … healing.( 3 ) All dressing changes should incorporate a careful wound inspection for redness or leakage … disease, central nervous system tumor, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, cerebral palsy • Severe trauma … Invaginate gastric wall, visible from endoscope with external digital pressure 4.

1250. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      April 26, 2023 - transferred by ambulance to a tertiary Emergency Department (ED) from a referring hospital due to a left leg injury … holding her left hip flexed with significant tenderness on examination, but there were no other signs of trauma … safety during a diagnostic or therapeutic procedure.”4,5 Sedation can also ameliorate the psychological trauma … Patients often require assistance in maintaining a patent airway, and positive pressure ventilation … exist when sedation is urgently needed to prevent harm associated with the underlying condition or injury

1251. Mod5-Comm-Assessment (pdf file)
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      April 01, 2016 - Eventually, they are able to re-establish a normal heart rate, blood pressure, and adequate blood oxygen … During her procedure, her heart rate, blood pressure, and oxygen level were monitored. … During a part of the procedure, we became aware that her heart rate, blood pressure, and oxygen level … First off, right now Mary is stable; her heart rate, blood pressure, and oxygen level are all in normal … We also don’t know right now if she has suffered any injury from what happened, but we will check her

1252. Transfer Troubles | PSNet
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      December 29, 2014 - They had taken her to the operating room, but she developed low blood pressure before the case and the … An evaluation of compliance with practice guidelines on interhospital trauma transfer. … Injury. 2005;36:1051-1057. [go to PubMed] 15. … Injury. 2004;35:857-863. [go to PubMed] 17. Lee A, Lum ME, Beehan SJ, Hillman KM.

1253. Final Progress Report: Weekend Effects and the July Phenomenon in Patient Safety (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2024 - The PSIs identify “birth trauma” in low-risk births with documentation of hypoxic injury, nerve injuries … , and several other types of injuries. … It is known that anesthesiologists have been effective at identifying factors, such as production pressure … anesthetic poisoning AND active drug dependence, active nondependent abuse of drugs, or self-inflicted injury … (N) Inc: liveborn infants Exc: infants w/subdural or cerebral hemorrhage, pre-term infants, injury

1254. Cultural Dimensions of Depression | PSNet
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      September 01, 2018 - Emigration to the United States has put pressure on these traditional values, particularly as the roles … present with somatic complaints.( 3 ) A related fact is that many Vietnamese have experienced significant trauma … Trauma contributed the largest role to mental disorders in the Vietnamese group.( 5 ) In our own Vietnamese … Trauma, PTSD, and the longer-term mental health burden amongst Vietnamese refugees: a comparison with … abnormalities and mental health sequelae in South Vietnamese ex-political detainees who survived traumatic head injury

1255. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      June 01, 2014 - saw a flurry of new patient organizations, among them the Josie King Foundation, Medically Induced Trauma … advocates, too, have generally concentrated their efforts on hospitals, where the most devastating patient injuries … Laaser U, Senault R, Viefhues H, German Society for Social Medicine, German Institute for High Blood Pressure … Medically Induced Trauma Support Services. [Available at] 18. Mothers Against Medical Error.

1256. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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      March 14, 2012 - Then pressure measurements are captured, which provide information about the small bowel and gastric … pressure ratio during resting, mealtime, and after medication usage. … Myopathy is present if amplitude muscle pressures of less than 30 mmHg are documented, and neuropathy … Pressure patterns ○ Treatment decisions 1. Change in medications 2. … March 14, 2012 and effective assessment of gastrointestinal function in persons with spinal cord injury

1257. Final Progress Report: Improving Medication Safety Across Clinical Settings (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2024 - brought it to the forefront of public attention.1 The IOM report estimated that more than a million injuries … that many patients annually are injured as a result of medications.3;4 Furthermore, many of these injuries … developing systems that prevent and buffer errors, we gathered information about the types and causes of injuries … The most common injuries resulting from ADEs were cardiovascular, especially hypotension, defined as … a systolic blood pressure less than 90 mm Hg (40%), and metabolic derangements, such as severe hypoglycemia

1258. Archived: Carotid Artery Stenosis: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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      July 08, 2014 - Mortality from all strokes has decreased substantially over the past 5 decades; improved blood pressure … Cranial nerve injury is another important potential harm; it occurred in 3.8% of patients (8 of 211) … The MACE trial reported a 1.1% rate of minor cranial nerve injury in the 36 patients randomly assigned … medical treatment groups in the RCTs were poorly defined and probably did not include the intensive blood pressure … ; Council on Cardiovascular Nursing; Council on Epidemiology and Prevention; Council for High Blood Pressure

1259. 08 Functional Limitations Potential High Impact 2012-12-10 (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2012 - several experts opined that this intervention could improve patient health outcomes with respects to pressure … Regarding pressure ulcers in paraplegic patients, one expert with a clinical perspective opined, “These … Clinical Pathway at Point of This Intervention After patients receive acute treatment for spinal cord injuries … limitations in restoring mobility and improving quality of life for patients who have spinal cord injuries … mobility, and degree of interaction with electronic devices for patients with high-level spinal cord injuries

1260. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Obesity in Children and Adolescents: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary39/obesity-in-children-and-adolescents-screening-2010
      January 15, 2010 - Chanoine et al, however, reported a small reduction in diastolic blood pressure (not systolic blood pressure … Two other trials 41 , 42 that did not meet treatment inclusion criteria reported injury rates among … evidence that behavioral intervention programs may be harmful, except they perhaps mildly increase injury … height, 16 , 19 eating-disorder pathology, 20 , 22 , 25 or depression. 39 From the 2 trials in which injuries … reported for the intervention groups ( n = 114), whereas no children in the control groups reported injuries