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  1. 2018 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report Data Sources (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/nhqrdr/2018qdr-datasources.pdf
    October 01, 2019 - State-specific data on preventive health practices and risk behaviors linked to chronic diseases, injuries … are patient’s age, sex, race, and ethnicity; patient’s expressed reason for visit; intentionality of injury … include mode of arrival, waiting time, duration of time in the ED, initial vital signs, and cause of injury … The examination includes physical measurements, such as blood pressure and dental examinations, and … from each family in the house and collects data on topics including health status and limitations, injuries

  2. Health Information Technology and Improving Medication Use - Final Report (pdf file)

    digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/publication/u18hs016970-bates-final-report-2012.pdf
    January 01, 2012 - Objective: 1) to characterize challenges facing physicians in their efforts to control blood pressure … Continuation Format Page Scope Background/context: “Care-gaps” exist in the management of blood pressure … , we used diagnoses from the problem list in the EHR, augmented by additional assessment of blood pressure … We measured rates of testing for lipid levels and renal function, levels of blood pressure and lipid … For new or worsening symptoms (possible ADEs), adjudicators decided whether the injury was related to

  3. Diagnostic Errors | PSNet

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    December 01, 2013 - in 2014 looked at the frequency of diagnostic errors in specific clinical settings, such as missed injuries … in pediatric trauma . … Another study reported that 8% of deaths at a Level 1 trauma center were definitely or potentially preventable … I study errors in primary care and find that there are many current pressures on primary care clinicians

  4. Barotrauma | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/health-topics/barotrauma

  5. Crosscutting-Horizon-Scan-High-Impact-1406 (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/crosscutting-horizon-scan-high-impact-1406.pdf
    June 01, 2014 - Senior- specific EDs use furnishings and equipment designed to provide comfort, reduce injury risk, … curve of oxygen desaturation [AUCDesat]) that served as a surrogate for potential hypoxia- induced injury … a risk of falls for elderly patients, narrow and thin mattresses increase the risk of developing pressure … hospital’s return rate for seniors who came back within 30 days of treatment for the same illness or injury … Clinical researchers state that these 16 challenges, combined with the pressure to make rapid

  6. Implementing Evidence-Based Screening and Counseling for Unhealthy Alcohol-Use With Epic-Based Electronic Health Record Tools: A Guide for Clinics and Health Systems Developed as Part of a Pilot Dissemination Project (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/implementation-package-unhealthy-alcohol-use-final.pdf
    September 01, 2018 - cognitive impairment), preterm birth complications, fetal alcohol syndrome, motor vehicle accidents, and injuries … It also increases the risk of stroke, heart attack, high blood pressure, liver cirrhosis, depression … , suicide, injuries, and violence. … Maybe it is driving my blood pressure up. Also, I would not want to have liver failure.

  7. Defining an Optimal Format for Presenting Research Needs (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/methods-future-presentation-format_research.pdf
    January 01, 2019 - in patients with acute lung injury and acute respiratory distress syndrome: systematic review and … and vaccinating Asian and Pacific Islander adults for hepatitis B 2007 Ann Intern Med 16740528 Pressure … relieving support surfaces (PRESSURE) trial: cost effectiveness analysis 2006 BMJ 16984065 Economic … heart failure 2010 Health Technol Assess D-4 PMID Title Year Journal 20093524 Minor head injury … information analysis used to determine the necessity of additional research: MR imaging in acute knee trauma

  8. In Conversation With… Urmimala Sarkar, MD, MPH | PSNet

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    August 22, 2014 - RW : In the hospital there are significant pressures and drivers that create a business case to invest … events that occur in outpatient settings in the United States, resulting in 4829 serious permanent injuries … annually in the ambulatory setting.( 7 ) If the rate of prescribing errors that have potential for patient injury

  9. Beyond the Hospital: the New Frontier of Patient Safety | PSNet

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    August 01, 2014 - events that occur in outpatient settings in the United States, resulting in 4829 serious permanent injuries … annually in the ambulatory setting.( 7 ) If the rate of prescribing errors that have potential for patient injury … RW : In the hospital there are significant pressures and drivers that create a business case to invest

  10. Ch 4-User-Guide-To-Ocer 130129 (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/ch_4-user-guide-to-ocer_130129.pdf
    January 01, 2010 - encountered when evaluating the comparative effectiveness of antihypertensive medications for blood pressure … When the exposure is removed, however, blood pressure may no longer be controlled and effectiveness … current benzodiazepine exposure by use of a single baseline measurement and its effects upon studies of injuries

  11. Dementia-Agitation-Aggression Executive (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/dementia-agitation-aggression_executive.pdf
    March 01, 2016 - and severity of agitation/ aggresion; general behavior of individual with dementia; distress; injuries … to residents, staff, others KQ 2: Injuries to people with dementia, caregivers; admission to nursing … aggression may arouse fear or disturb the calm of other patients in group settings; at worst, it may cause injury … Staff training is even more difficult when the staffing is unstable or staff feel great pressure to … J Head Trauma Rehabil. 1999;14(1):91-6. PMID: 9949251. 20. Cohen-Mansfield J.

  12. Screening for Carotid Artery Stenosis: An Update of the Evidence (pdf file)

    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/YSj5xRQc9DroH8gpUYsoFA
    December 01, 2007 - Although the intensity of medical management is difficult to determine, the mean systolic blood pressure … However, among the RCTs, the VACS reported a surgical complica- tions rate of 3.8% for cranial nerve injuries … (none of these injuries were permanent), 5.2% for hypotension, and 25% for hypertension (34). … Cumulative effects of high cholesterol levels, high blood pressure, and cigarette smoking on carotid … death: Overall: 3.7% High-volume hospital (.100 cases/y): 3.5% Low-volume hospital: 5.2% HTN: 3% Wound

  13. Nonsurgical Treatments for Urinary Incontinence in Adult Women: (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/urinary-incontinence-update_research-protocol.pdf
    June 06, 2017 - inability to retain urine during coughing, sneezing, or other activities that increase intraabdominal pressure … Continence Society.5 Stress UI is more common in younger women and in association with pelvic floor trauma … 2017 2 The etiology of UI is multifactorial; risk factors include age, pregnancy, pelvic floor trauma … urgency UI, including urinary tract infection or neurogenic bladder (due to, for example, spinal cord injury … Stress Urinary Incontinence: UI that occurs with episodes of increased intraabdominal pressure, such

  14. PII: S0749-3797(01)00255-0 (pdf file)

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    January 01, 2001 - It is the leading cause of disabled life-years and is second only to injuries as a cause of life-years … A 50-year-old man with a blood pressure of 120/80 mmHg, a TC of 180 mg/dL, and an HDL-C of 40 mg/dL has … A 50-year-old man with hypertension (blood pressure of Figure 1. … Serum cholesterol, blood pressure, cigarette smoking, and death from coronary heart disease: overall

  15. Archived: Evidence Summary: Lipid Disorders in Adults (Cholesterol, Dyslipidemia): Screening, 2001 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce

    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/lipid-disorders-in-adults-cholesterol-dyslipidemia-screening-2001
    April 09, 2001 - It is the leading cause of disabled life-years and is second only to injuries as a cause of life-years … A 50-year-old man with a blood pressure of 120/80 mmHg, a TC of 180 mg/dL, and an HDL-C of 40 mg/dL has … A 50-year-old man with hypertension (blood pressure of 160/90 mmHg) who smokes and has a TC of 180 mg … Serum cholesterol, blood pressure, cigarette smoking, and death from coronary heart disease: overall

  16. Where Does Risk-Adjusted Mortality Fit Into a Safety Measurement Program? | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/where-does-risk-adjusted-mortality-fit-safety-measurement-program
    March 01, 2015 - demonstrate an average or below average R-AHMR, given that most quality problems, while associated with injury … at the beginning of last year to get the head of the NHS to resign, and he did resign as a result of pressure

  17. A Case of Mistaken Capacity: Why A Thorough Psychosocial History Can Improve Care. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/case-mistaken-capacity-why-thorough-psychosocial-history-can-improve-care
    July 08, 2022 - The patient was hypotensive on arrival, but his blood pressure improved with fluid resuscitation. … Laboratory tests were notable for acute kidney injury, metabolic acidosis, hypomagnesemia, hypophosphatemia

  18. 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 - This time pressure likely contributed to the team forgetting to check that the cardioverter/defibrillator … Related Resources WebM&M Cases Uterine Artery Injury

  19. 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 - If someone is in danger of injury or an emergent procedure is missing a vital resource, we do what needs … Were decisions made under pressure, despite distractions, or without appropriate knowledge of case or

  20. 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 - If someone is in danger of injury or an emergent procedure is missing a vital resource, we do what needs … Were decisions made under pressure, despite distractions, or without appropriate knowledge of case or
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