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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/injuries/fallspx/manapb1txt.html
December 01, 2017 - Monthly falls analysis by:
location and time of fall
shift and day of week
type of injury … Monthly falls analysis by # of falls, fallers, patients ≥2 falls, and falls with serious injury?
… of falls
high-risk medications, sleep hygiene measures for management of anxiety
low blood pressure … care plan include general behavior management strategies and specific interventions to reduce risk of injury … results of fall (BP, BS, mental status, VS, tests ordered, ER or hospital visit)
description of injury
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-07/spotlight_case_mismanagement_of_acute_decompensated_heart_failure_slides_final.pptx
January 01, 2024 - hypervolemia, leading to mismanagement of her hypertensive emergency, irreversible progression of cardiac injury … to the ED.1
12
12
Background (4)
The presence of pulmonary edema with hypoxemia and acute kidney injury … with an especially elevated diastolic pressure. … nitroglycerin (given that nitroprusside is relatively contraindicated in the setting of acute kidney injury … treating hypertensive emergencies, choosing appropriate antihypertensives for patients with end-organ injury
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/hcbs/findings/tab16.html
December 01, 2012 - 9,257
6,892
Composite: ACSC Overall
17,570
24,934
20,620
17,662
23,518
18,337
Pressure … 10,435
7,884
Composite: ACSC Overall
19,406
27,524
22,656
19,821
25,958
20,278
Pressure … 5,382
4,110
Composite: ACSC Overall
12,450
16,541
14,919
11,150
15,491
12,897
Pressure … 3,777
3,248
Composite: ACSC Overall
5,094
6,963
6,484
4,695
6,310
5,297
Pressure … 8,215
6,780
Composite: ACSC Overall
17,579
23,121
20,378
17,055
21,295
18,297
Pressure
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb237-Patient-Safety-Adverse-Events-2011-2014.pdf
January 01, 2014 - The PSIs focus on adverse events during the
hospital stay (such as pressure ulcers), complications associated … Ulcer Rate Wounds caused by unrelieved pressure on the skin usually
around bony prominences
PSI … to the body’s tissues and organs following an elective
surgery
PSI 14 Postoperative Wound
Dehiscence … requiring dialysis (70.8 percent), postoperative wound dehiscence (70.3 percent), pressure ulcers … The 10 risk-adjusted rates contributing to PSI 90 are as follows:
Pressure Ulcer Rate (PSI 03)
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digital.ahrq.gov/2020-year-review/research-summary/supporting-clinicians-improve-decision-making-and-patients-care-emerging-research
January 01, 2020 - patient care in hazardous decision-making environments fraught with excessive cognitive loading and time pressure … Hopkins University are investigating the use of AI to provide CDS in the detection of acute kidney injury … development and implementation of this AI-driven CDS system for detection and treatment of acute kidney injury … developed EHR-linked CDS tool, Peds & TeenBP, on screening and treatment of hypertension and high blood pressure … The research team aims to advance the standard practice of blood pressure measurement, increase hypertension
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/factsandfigures/figures/2005/2005_2_4.jsp
January 01, 2005 - 192
Umbilical cord complication
216.7
8.676
2.0
0.014890
7,100
175
193
Trauma … complications following abortion)
2.7
0.175
2.6
0.110958
12,800
831
235
Open wounds … examination/evaluation
16.7
4.161
*
*
*
*
98
Essential hypertension (high blood pressure … 246
Fever of unknown origin
86.4
4.815
3.4
0.073659
13,300
507
244
Other injuries … during pregnancy)
220.3
8.652
3.5
0.043953
12,000
324
236
Open wounds of extremities
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/report-ispe-drug-shortages-survey
January 26, 2022 - Root cause analysis to identify contributing factors for the development of hospital acquired pressure … injuries.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/eliminating-vincristine-administration-events
February 15, 2023 - October 10, 2018
Early identification and evaluation of severe pressure injuries.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/clabsi-cauti-icu/urinary-catheter-indications.pptx
April 01, 2022 - Knight is a 25-year-old man who was admitted with acute urinary retention, due to spinal injury. … when no or little urine is seen in bladder
Consider urology consultation for prostatitis and urethral trauma … Closed pressure ulcers: stage I, deep tissue injury No No, unless has chronic ISC needs Yes, if the patient … require an indwelling urinary catheter if the wound can be kept clean by other methods
Use alternatives … J Wound Ostomy Continence Nurs. 2020;47(6):601-18. PMID: 33201147.
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb3.jsp
April 01, 2006 - burden of hospitalizations related to pressure sores (figure 1). … The mean charge for hospital stays principally for pressures sores was $37,800, but charges varied by … paralysis, spinal cord injury, substance abuse, malnutrition, multiple sclerosis, stroke, and senility … percent), paralysis (27.4 percent), senility (22.7 percent), malnutrition (17.8 percent), spinal cord injury … Paralysis, spinal cord injury, and substance abuse were prominent among younger patients, while malnutrition
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/how-can-interventions-more-directly-address-drivers-unprofessional-behaviour-between
October 09, 2024 - December 19, 2018
Association of hospital participation in a regional trauma quality … Root cause analysis to identify contributing factors for the development of hospital acquired pressure … injuries.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-safety-palliative-care-end-life-perspective-complex-thinking
October 05, 2022 - care can include inappropriate pain management , preventable hospital (re)admissions, falls, and pressure … injuries .
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psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/long-term-care-and-patient-safety
February 24, 2022 - care hospitals, including the ability to care for patients requiring mechanical ventilation, complex wound … Inpatient rehabilitation facilities (IRFs) care for patients recovering from surgery, trauma, or an … daily evaluation by a physician but do require services such as intensive nursing, physical therapy, or wound … injuries) during their stay, half of which were preventable. … injuries, and falls).
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/falls-prevention-community-dwelling-older-adults-interventions
June 04, 2024 - initial assessment of modifiable risk factors for falls (eg, balance, gait, vision, postural blood pressure … Falls are the leading cause of injury-related morbidity and mortality among older adults in the US. … adults 65 years or older reported at least 1 fall in the past year and 10.2% reported a fall-related injury … (170 fall-related injuries per 1000 older adults). … assessment using a combination of various components, such as balance, gait, vision, postural blood pressure
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/866343/psn-pdf
December 31, 2024 - hypervolemia, leading to mismanagement of her hypertensive emergency, irreversible progression of
cardiac injury … patients first present to the ED.1
The presence of pulmonary edema with hypoxemia and acute kidney injury … with an especially
elevated diastolic pressure. … nitroglycerin
(given that nitroprusside is relatively contraindicated in the setting of acute kidney injury … treating hypertensive emergencies, choosing appropriate antihypertensives for patients
with end-organ injury
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/airway-obstruction-during-anterior-cervical-spine-surgery
January 29, 2021 - His peak airway pressures were initially 23-25 cm H 2 O but suddenly increased to 48-52 about 30 minutes … Obesity is often associated with difficult ventilation because high airway pressures are required to … Thirty minutes into the operation the airway pressures suddenly increased from 25 to 50 cm of H 2 O and … Pneumothorax can occur in trauma patients who may have undiagnosed rib fractures. … Airway management in trauma.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/c1_combo_prioritizationworksheet.pdf
June 02, 2025 - purchasing
• Sentinel
event
• Publicly
reported
• Public
perception
• Marketing
• Competitive
pressure … Rate on scale of 10 (agree/high) to 0 (disagree/low)
PSI 14 Postoperative
Wound … Dehiscence
PSI 15 Accidental
Puncture or Laceration
PSI 17 Birth Trauma-
Injury to Neonate
PSI … 18 Obstetric Trauma-
Vaginal Delivery With
Instrument
PSI 19 Obstetric Trauma-
Vaginal Delivery … 09 Postoperative
Respiratory Failure Rate
PDI 10 Postoperative
Sepsis Rate
PDI 11 Postoperative
Wound
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/how-safety-compromised-when-hospital-equipment-poor-fit-patients-who-are-obese
October 07, 2020 - the identified events resulted in a delay in care and 41% resulted in temporary harm (e.g., falls, pressure … injuries, skin tears, abrasions).
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49725/psn-pdf
January 01, 2015 - Benefits include measurement of important parameters (e.g.,
PA occlusion wedge pressure [an indirect … indication of left atrial pressure, a surrogate for left ventricular
function], cardiac output, and … hurry-up" situation should be a red flag that leads to recognition of the
danger of such production pressures … While it is tempting to look at a case like this and focus only on understaffing or production pressures … Under all perioperative circumstances, but particularly with dangerously increased production
pressure
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/ed-catheter-insertions-slides.html
December 01, 2017 - Few days later, he develops fever and his blood pressure drops. … Keeps patients from having to get up to urinate, protecting them from injury. … Trauma)
Admitting service (e.g. … Is the patient incontinent with open sacral or perineal wounds? … Protocolized care for trauma
Incontinence without open sacral or perineal wounds
Pre-operative