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181. Differences in the reporting of care-related patient injuries to existing reporting systems. | PSNet
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     December 12, 2018 - Commentary Differences in the reporting of care-related patient injuries to existing … Differences in the reporting of care-related patient injuries to existing reporting systems. … Differences in the reporting of care-related patient injuries to existing reporting systems. … Related Resources From the Same Author(s) Success in hospital-acquired pressure

182. Appendix B5: Falls Assessment Cue Sheet | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     February 01, 2023 - Take the resident's blood pressure in the right arm unless otherwise indicated and take an apical heart … Determine if there is a reduction of ≥20 mm Hg in systolic pressure for postural hypotension.

183. Chapter 3. Data Collection and Analysis Using TRIPS | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     December 01, 2017 - measures that include falls, residents who fall, residents with two or more falls and fall related serious injuries … Changes in staff organization Reduction of survey tags and lawsuits related to falls and injuries … Include alarms attached to a wheelchair and consider all types of pressure or position change alarms … Item 14 asks if the resident's blood pressure was taken after the fall. … across from the injury site and specify the type of injury.

184. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     October 30, 2024 - treated with albuterol without improvement, which prompted the initiation of bilevel positive airway pressure … She sustained head trauma, blunt trauma of the cervical spine, right rib fractures, and a right femur … initial ED presentation, she was alert and oriented, and her vital signs were stable, with a blood pressure … We do not know if the patient’s fall at home resulted in head trauma, which may have predisposed her … case or contributed to a worse injury.

185. Appendix A. RACI Chart | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     October 01, 2017 - Pressure Injury Prevention Program Implementation Guide Appendix A. … RACI Chart Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Pressure Injury Prevention Program … Implementation Guide Overview Get Ready Pressure Injury Prevention Program Phases Appendix A

186. Low Tidal Volume (Lung Protective) Ventilation Literature Review | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     January 01, 2017 - trial with 20 patients without lung disease, requiring mechanical ventilation admitted to either a trauma … regression analysis adjusted for baseline characteristics and underlying ARDS risk factors (sepsis, trauma … concentrations of TNF-alpha and of slCAM-1; Reductions of V t , with subsequently decreased peak airway pressures … The plateau airway pressures of group PV were lower than those groups of CV+PEEP (p=0.02) and CV+ZEEP … , such as multiple transfusions, trauma, sepsis, or high-risk surgery.

187. Glasgow Coma Scale for Field Triage of Trauma: A Systematic Review (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2017 - ; of these approximately 2.5 million were due to trauma complications and unspecified injuries.3 Approximately … , systolic blood pressure, level of intoxication, type of trauma, intubation or receipt of medications … , systolic blood pressure, level of intoxication, type of trauma, intubation or receipt of medication … , systolic blood pressure, level of intoxication, type of trauma, intubation or receipt of medication … , systolic blood pressure, level of intoxication, type of trauma, intubation or receipt of medication

188. Section 7. Tools and Resources (continued) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     October 01, 2014 - If a skin disruption is found, the type of skin injury will need to be identified. … Since there are many different etiologies of skin wounds and ulcers, differential diagnosis of the skin … For example is it a skin tear, a pressure ulcer, or moisture-associated skin damage or injury?   … Wound care team * Wound Care Physician Directs patient care, orders tests and treatments, … medical staff, wound team, and unit staff for pressure ulcer practice Certified Wound Care

189. Section 7. Tools and Resources (continued) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     October 01, 2014 - If a skin disruption is found, the type of skin injury will need to be identified. … Since there are many different etiologies of skin wounds and ulcers, differential diagnosis of the skin … For example is it a skin tear, a pressure ulcer, or moisture-associated skin damage or injury?   … Wound care team * Wound Care Physician Directs patient care, orders tests and treatments, … medical staff, wound team, and unit staff for pressure ulcer practice Certified Wound Care

190. Preventing in-facility pressure ulcers as a patient safety strategy: a systematic review. | PSNet
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     January 06, 2018 - Review Preventing in-facility pressure ulcers as a patient safety strategy: a systematic … Preventing in-facility pressure ulcers as a patient safety strategy: a systematic review. … Preventing in-facility pressure ulcers as a patient safety strategy: a systematic review. … December 8, 2021 Pressure Injury Prevention in Hospitals Training Program. … injury policy.

191. Disposition of Comments for Pressure Ulcer Treatment Strategies: Comparative Effectiveness (pdf file)
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     May 08, 2013 - Infections in pressure ulcers as well as other acute and chronic wounds delay healing and add to the … Certain wound treatments may be easier to test in large RCTs on full thickness chronic wounds that … We agree that evidence on other types of wounds may have relevance to pressure ulcer care. … The definition of “unstageable” and suspected deep tissue injury” pressure ulcers should be included … Effectiveness of mattress overlays in reducing interface pressures during recumbency. Journ.

192. Patient Safety Indicators at an academic veterans affairs hospital: addressing dual goals of clinical care and validity. | PSNet
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     August 09, 2023 - accurate data capture interventions to improve rates of the composite PSI-90 and three individual PSIs ( pressure … Postoperative PE/DVT, postoperative sepsis, and composite PSI-90 all decreased, while pressure ulcer … Root cause analysis to identify contributing factors for the development of hospital acquired pressure … injuries. … More About The Topic Hospitals Hospital Medicine Nurse Care Nosocomial Infections Pressure

193. Zero preventable deaths after traumatic injury: an achievable goal. | PSNet
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     March 24, 2021 - Commentary Zero preventable deaths after traumatic injury: an achievable goal. … Zero preventable deaths after traumatic injury. … Zero preventable deaths after traumatic injury. … September 25, 2024 WebM&M Cases Under Pressure: Delayed … Systems to Achieve Zero Preventable Deaths After Injury.

194. Functional Specifications for Pressure Ulcer Healing | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     December 01, 2017 - The vendor determines the methodology to assign unique IDs to resident wounds. … : 1, 2, 3, 4, U (Unstageable) or Suspected Deep Tissue Injury (sDTI) Most Recent … Display as 1, 2, 3, 4, U (Unstageable) or Suspected Deep Tissue Injury (sDTI) Ulcer Origin … : Stage 1, 2, 3, 4, U (Unstageable) or Suspected Deep Tissue Injury (sDTI) Ulcer Origin … Display as 1, 2, 3, 4, U (Unstageable) or Suspected Deep Tissue Injury (sDTI).

195. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     April 24, 2024 - His left calf was noted to be very tense; the surgeon confirmed elevated compartment pressures and performed … from fractures or crush injuries. … Unless there is an associated arterial injury, compartment pressure is rarely elevated sufficiently … Interobserver variability in the measurement of lower leg compartment pressures. … J Trauma. 2006;60(5):1037-1040. [ Available at] 14.

196. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     March 20, 2024 - demands during the crisis to affect falls, medication safety, healthcare associated infections, and pressure … injuries.

197. Delays in diagnosis, treatment, and surgery: root causes, actions taken, and recommendations for healthcare improvement. | PSNet
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     March 25, 2020 - Root cause analysis to identify contributing factors for the development of hospital acquired pressure … injuries. … March 18, 2020 Applying modern error theory to the problem of missed injuries in trauma

198. Appendix B4: Falls Assessment | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     February 01, 2023 - ___ Psychiatric evaluation Orthostatic Hypotension ___ Reduction of ≥20 mm Hg in systolic pressure

199. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2017 - Use of vasopressors to raise blood pressure and improve perfusion in fluid refractory shock is considered … standard of care (1), with vasopressors generally titrated to achieve a mean arterial pressure of 65 … Vasopressor medications achieve their desired effects on blood pressure through powerful vasoconstriction … of 49 hours (± 22 hours).( 4) While 2% of patients experienced vasopressor extravasation, no tissue injuries … Management of extravasation injuries: a focused evaluation of noncytotoxic medications.

200. Harm Free Care. | PSNet
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     April 15, 2020 - This initiative seeks to reduce four key sources of harm in hospitals: pressure ulcers, falls, catheter-associated … Shift-to-shift nursing handover interventions associated with improved inpatient outcomes - falls, pressure … injuries and medication administration errors: an integrative review.