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1321. Screening for Obesity in Children and Adolescents: USPSTF Recommendations Statement (pdf file)
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      February 01, 2010 - Adverse effects included elevated heart rate, elevated blood pressure, and adverse gastrointestinal effects … high-intensity comprehensive interventions.15 However, decreases in cardiovascular risk factors (eg, blood pressure … Other harms, such as risk of exercise-induced injuries, were con- sidered minimal.

1322. Disposition of Comments Report for Pharmacologic and Mechanical Prophylaxis of Venous Thromboembolism Among Special Populations (pdf file)
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      May 29, 2013 - risk factors for VTE in burn patients including burn area but also including age, BMI, concomitant injuries … We extracted information on specific injury scores by region ( Head/neck AIS ) when it was available … patients WITHOUT traumatic brain injury. … Additionally, there are other high-risk sub-groups within the trauma population: spinal injury, multiple … stockings have 18mmHg compression for bedridden patients Compression stockings are optimal if ankle pressure

1323. Final Progress Report: Proactive Risk Assessment of Primary Care of the Elderly (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2024 - Results: Major hazards identified included time pressure, lack of coordination between physician and … hazards. 18,19,33 3 It is well recognized in safety engineering that the heart of safety lies not in injuries … A hazard is anything that increases the probability of errors or of patient/ employee injury and is … -Sutures removed too soon after minor surgical procedure and wound dehiscence, which requires 6 weeks … Patient gets dizzy after first dose, falls, but no injury and stops med.

1324. The Wet Read | PSNet
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      October 01, 2017 - The following morning, the patient's condition improved with normalization of blood pressure, improved … Evaluation of an emergency radiology quality assurance program at a level I trauma center: abdominal … Head trauma: CT scan interpretation by radiology residents versus staff radiologists. … Around-the-clock attending radiology coverage is essential to avoid mistakes in the care of trauma patients … May 1, 2011 Delayed or missed diagnosis of cervical spine injuries.

1325. Primary Care Practice Facilitation Curriculum Module 31: Facilitating Panel Management (pdf file)
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      September 01, 2015 - acute care centers—services rendered to patients needing urgent medical attention (e.g., infection, injuries … The registry can also identify patients not in control of HbA1c, LDL, or blood pressure, patients who … Other information may need to be input by someone in the clinic, for example, blood pressure, weight … The Panel Manager may also have the job to enter data into the registry (like blood pressures) and to … Which of these patients would you call to schedule a group blood pressure clinic appointment? b.

1326. Effectiveness of Weight Management Interventions in Children: A Targeted Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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      February 01, 2010 - Chanoine et al, however, reported a small reduction in diastolic blood pressure (not systolic blood pressure … Two other trials41,42 that did not meet treat- ment inclusion criteria reported injury rates among obese … evidence that behavioral intervention programs may be harm- ful, except they perhaps mildly in- crease injury … reported for the intervention groups (n � 114), whereas no children in the control groups reported injuries … baseline percent overweight, and mid- parental height.43 We also found little risk of exercise-induced injuries

1327. Documentation of Heart Rate During Fluid Resuscitation for Children With Severe Sepsis or Septic Shock (pdf file)
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      June 01, 2018 - (hypotension), as children often maintain normal blood pressure until the advanced stages of shock … A limited window of opportunity exists for treating underlying injury once shock is present. … , central venous pressure, urine output, metabolic status, and peripheral perfusion (Rooney, Nadel, … Because children often maintain their blood pressure until they are severely ill, systemic hypotension … For severe sepsis, one abstractor indicated that there was a low systolic blood pressure despite the

1328. AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention
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      October 01, 2024 - and Dressings8 Recommended for superficial wounds Friable skin/rashes Superficial burns Pressure injuries … Recent nasal surgery or trauma: Discuss with your hospital’s ENT surgeons to establish guidelines for … CHG is approved as a wound cleanser. … Encourage wound care nurses to provide support to staff who are uncomfortable. … SHIELD: Eliminating Multidrug-Resistant Organisms; FAQ: Wound Care.

1329. Misplaced Nasogastric Tube Resulting in Aspiration | PSNet
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      August 01, 2009 - She was afebrile, tachycardic (120 beats per minute), with a normal blood pressure (109/51) and excellent … ulceration or necrosis, chronic gastric irritation leading to gastrointestinal bleeding from gastritis or pressure … approximately 30 to 35 cm allows repositioning of misplaced tubes and can potentially prevent pulmonary injury

1330. Methodology Report #36: Analyzing Medical Conditions in MEPS - User Guide (Part 1 of 2)
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      February 24, 2023 - The number of dental visits associated with an accident or injury (DNNUM) is available in data files … High Cholesterol 28.6 30.2 36.9 44.5 45.2 46.1 401 Hypertension / High Blood Pressure

1331. FRN 39 - Nonoperative and Operative Treatments for Rotator Cuff Tears: Future Research Needs (pdf file)
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      February 01, 2013 - Consumers lack knowledge about which rotator cuff injuries need surgery and how to find information … Stakeholders noted that despite great pressure in orthopedics to evaluate new, controversial, or promising … Arch Orthop Trauma Surg, 2011 (RC repair vs. … Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. Mar 2011;131(3):363-369. PMID: 21161250. 10. … • There is a lack of public understanding of which rotator cuff injuries really need surgery.

1332. Challenging Case of Multiple Suicide Attempts in a Complex Patient with Psychiatric Comorbidities. | PSNet
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      September 27, 2023 - disorder, commingled substance use disorder, neurocognitive impairment, history of traumatic brain injury … Therefore, clinicians may face pressure due to non-clinical factors (e.g., lack of inpatient psychiatric … 13 As illustrated in this case, the risks of inadequate treatment involve suicide, self-inflicted injury

1333. Not-So-Therapeutic Tap | PSNet
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      December 01, 2014 - is clear that the old model of procedure training has been ineffective, places patients at risk for injury … minutes later, the intern was called due to the patient's complaints of lightheadedness with a blood pressure … ( 12 ), and central venous catheter insertion.( 9 ) Additionally, the risk of procedure-associated injury

1334. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      July 01, 2012 - #references https://psnet.ahrq.gov//#references has been ineffective, places patients at risk for injury … minutes later, the intern was called due to the patient's complaints of lightheadedness with a blood pressure … thoracentesis (12), and central venous catheter insertion.(9) Additionally, the risk of procedure-associated injury

1335. Unique Challenges in Approaching Diagnostic Safety in Older Adults | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      September 01, 2024 - presented to his physical therapist 23 days after falling off a ladder, resulting in a mild traumatic brain injury … Lamjoun, et al. (2023) 39 Normal pressure hydrocephalus and mania symptoms: case report A 54-year-old … e.g., registered nurses, clinical pharmacists, social workers, nutritionists) and face institutional pressure

1336. Quality and Safety Challenges in Critical Care: Preventing and Treating Delirium in the Intensive Care Unit | PSNet
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      December 01, 2012 - , and worse long-term brain function [ 5 ]), it is worth thinking about delirium as an "acute brain injury … " similar to other end-organ injuries (e.g., heart attack, acute kidney injury). … As with these other important end-organ injuries, delirium is a clinical event for which prevention and … spontaneous breathing trials (SBT, defined as turning the ventilator settings to continuous positive airway pressure … My criteria for neuroimaging are that if someone has a history of head trauma or evidence of bruising

1337. Final Progress Report: Connected Emergency Care (CEC) Patient Safety Learning Lab (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2025 - compounded in the emergency department (ED) by a hazardous decision-making environment fraught with time pressure … data-driven studies of infectious disease diagnostics performance,9,10 in-depth study of acute kidney injury … Renal outcomes following intravenous contrast administration in patients with acute kidney injury: a … Optimal Acute Kidney Injury Algorithm for Detecting Acute Kidney Injury at Emergency Department Presentation … Epidemiology and Clinical Outcomes of Community-Acquired Acute Kidney Injury in the Emergency Department

1338. Advances in Patient Safety | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      July 01, 2022 - Reige Surveillance Detection of Inpatient Health Care Associated Injuries: Comparing Two ICD-9-CM … Song, Tracey Pritchett Developing a Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Serious Injury Surveillance … Jaser, Nancy Safer, Paul Davern Medical Injury Identification Using Hospital Discharge Data (   PDF … Nozick Clinical Informatics and Its Usefulness for Assessing Risk and Preventing Falls and Pressure

1339. In Conversation with…Peter J. Pronovost, MD, PhD | PSNet
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      June 01, 2005 - a particular patient safety intervention is going to save large numbers of lives or reduce serious injuries … intervention, they referred to any event that resulted in the emergency team being called—low blood pressure … the error caught by their regular physician, others would experience asymptomatic reduction in blood pressure … July 14, 2010 Measurable outcomes of quality improvement in the trauma intensive care

1340. Microsoft PowerPoint - FINAL Spotlight Case_Medication Error During Procedural Sedation in the Pediatric ED_03.27.2023.pptx (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2023 - by ambulance to a tertiary Emergency Department (ED) from a referring hospital due to a left leg injury … left hip flexed with significant tenderness on examination, but there were no other obvious signs of trauma … 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 … • Blood pressure should be measured frequently, and the electrocardiogram, heart rate, respiratory