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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/nhqrdr/chartbooks/patientsafety/qdr2015-ptschartbook.pdf
March 04, 2016 - Achievable
Benchmark: 2.2%
Importance: Nursing home residents who experience falls resulting in major injuries … are at
higher risk of death and disability, as well as emotional trauma that can affect functional … The home health team should regularly change wound dressing and teach the patient about
wound care … Only
Insignificant
Injury
Temporary
Injury
Permanent,
Minor Injury
Permanent,
Significant Injury … Only
Insignificant
Injury
Temporary
Injury
Permanent,
Minor Injury
Permanent,
Significant Injury
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/mvp/modules/technical/ltvv-mvpguide.pdf
January 01, 2017 - (so-called ZEEP)6-15 and limiting plateau pressures to < 30 cm/H2O (as
compared with 10–12 mL/kg and … to be beneficial in patients at risk for
ARDS, such as those with sepsis, pneumonia, or traumatic injuries … tidal volumes in the 6–8 mL/kg PBW range
along with the avoidance of ZEEP6-13,24 and limiting plateau pressures … admitted to the ICU already have risk factors for ARDS, such as pneumonia,
sepsis, noncardiogenic shock, trauma … Tidal volume
and plateau pressure use for acute lung injury from
2000 to present: A systematic literature
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/pfp/hacreport-2019.pdf
January 01, 2019 - due to
procedures, as well as pressure ulcers/pressure injuries and falls. … ulcers/pressure injuries increased from 2014 to 2015 and then decreased somewhat from
2015 to 2016 … Ulcers/
Pressure Injuries
21.7 23.5 22.7 23.0 6% 17.4
Surgical Site
Infections
2.5 2.5 2.5 … Pressure Ulcers/Pressure Injuries
Surgical Site
Infection
NHSN SSIs for 17 procedures w/CDC SCIP … Ulcers/Pressure
Injuries
Surgical
Site
Infection
NHSN SSIs for 17
procedures
w/CDC SCIP+5
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/long-term-care/resources/ontime/pruhealing/puh-assessment.pdf
June 02, 2025 - The On-Time Pressure Ulcer Assessment incorporates elements from the Bates-Jensen Wound Assessment … In partial thickness wounds it can occur throughout the wound bed as well as from the wound
edges. … In full thickness wounds it occurs from the edges only. … to <50% wound covered
5= <25% wound covered
Pain
Pressure Ulcer Site Pain
Select … Stage 1
Stage 2
Stage 3
Stage 4
Unstageable
Suspected Deep Tissue Injury
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www.ahrq.gov/topics/healthcare-costs.html
Patient Falls by 21 Percent
Chartbook on Care Affordability
Connecticut Hospital Reduces Pressure … Injuries Using AHRQ Toolkit
Estimating the Costs of Primary Care Transformation: A Practical Guide
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/mvp/modules/technical/ltvv-factsheet.docx
January 01, 2017 - Emerging evidence links protective tidal ventilation to decreased incidence of acute lung injury (ALI … Use at least 5 cm H2O positive end expiratory pressure (PEEP).
Why wait? … not yet have ARDS and particularly those with risk factors to prevent progressive development of lung injury … Ventilator-associated lung injury in patients without acute lung injury at the onset of mechanical ventilation … What tidal volumes should be used in patients without acute lung injury?
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/long-term-care/resources/ontime/prevhosp/prevhosp-reports-slides.pptx
November 30, 2013 - Major injury
Minor injury
Non-Fall-Related Injury
Major injury
Minor injury
Musculoskeletal
Joint pain … & Skin
Cellulitis
Edema
Infected wound or decubitus
Jaundice
Rash
Treatment Unavailable at Transferring … & Skin Injury: Fall Related Injury : Non-Fall Related Musculoskeletal Abnormal Labs or Anemia Fever/ … or Skin Fall-Related Injury Non-Fall-Related Injury Abnormal Lab Results Fever /
Possible Infection … Disease Asthma Circulatory Problems Hypertension or Renal Failure Gastroenteritis Angina Pectoris Falls /Trauma
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patient-safety/quality-measures/qsrs/qsrs-2021-2022-adverse-event-data-report-oct-rev.pdf
January 01, 2022 - injuries or complications of pressure injuries present on admission (POA)
was significantly higher … injuries or complications of pressure injuries
present on admission (13.4% vs. 4.7%) and catheter-associated … When the individual AE rates were analyzed by sex, the AE rate for advancing
pressure injuries or complications … of pressure injuries POA was significantly higher for males than
females (7.2% vs. 4.9%). … Pressure Injury/Ulcer
(PI)
Advancing PI or Secondary Comorbidity in PI Present
on Admission
New
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patient-safety/quality-measures/qsrs/qsrs-2021-2022-adverse-event-data-report-nov-rev.pdf
January 01, 2022 - injuries or complications of pressure injuries present on admission (POA)
was significantly higher … injuries or complications of pressure injuries
present on admission (13.4% vs. 4.7%) and catheter-associated … When the individual AE rates were analyzed by sex, the AE rate for advancing
pressure injuries or complications … of pressure injuries POA was significantly higher for males than
females (7.2% vs. 4.9%). … Pressure Injury/Ulcer
(PI)
Advancing PI or Secondary Comorbidity in PI Present
on Admission
New
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/hcbs/findings/tab15.html
February 01, 2023 - 8,997
6,894
8,597
6,888
Composite: ACSC Overall
22,706
18,412
21,951
18,376
Pressure … 10,186
7,869
9,760
7,859
Composite: ACSC Overall
24,978
20,372
24,196
20,327
Pressure … 4,856
4,215
4,625
4,246
Composite: ACSC Overall
14,792
13,022
14,282
13,066
Pressure … 3,483
3,293
3,410
3,308
Composite: ACSC Overall
5,671
5,408
5,482
5,469
Pressure … 7,968
6,752
7,567
6,782
Composite: ACSC Overall
20,938
18,196
19,552
18,470
Pressure
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/pfp/haccost2017-appendix.html
November 01, 2017 - , Closed"[Mesh] OR "Craniocerebral Trauma"[Mesh] OR "Cerebrovascular Trauma"[Mesh] OR "Cerebrovascular … ] OR "Decubitus Ulcer" [tiab] OR "Pressure Sore" [MeSH] OR "Pressure Sore" [tiab] OR "Suspected Deep … Tissue Injury" [tiab] OR "Pressure Ulcer" [MeSH] OR "Pressure Ulcer" [tiab] OR "osteomyelitis" [MeSH] … Ostomy/wound Mgmt . 2016 Nov;62(11):30.
d Weiser TG, Semel ME, Simon AE, et al. … The cost of serious fall-related injuries at three Midwestern hospitals.
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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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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/pressureulcer/tool/put5.html
October 01, 2014 - Remember, pressure ulcers are areas of soft tissue damage caused by pressure or pressure and shear. … If unsure whether it is a pressure ulcer, get help from the wound care nurse or another experienced clinician … Typically, this comprehensive evaluation is performed by an "outside" expert such as a wound nurse or … Therefore, consider performing a comprehensive skin assessment every 3 months with a wound care nurse … Pressure ulcers may take several days to develop after a severe pressure injury.
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www.ahrq.gov/es/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/pressureulcer/tool/put5.html
October 01, 2014 - Remember, pressure ulcers are areas of soft tissue damage caused by pressure or pressure and shear. … If unsure whether it is a pressure ulcer, get help from the wound care nurse or another experienced clinician … Typically, this comprehensive evaluation is performed by an "outside" expert such as a wound nurse or … Therefore, consider performing a comprehensive skin assessment every 3 months with a wound care nurse … Pressure ulcers may take several days to develop after a severe pressure injury.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/surveys/nursing-home/nursing-home-resource-list-2.0.pdf
April 01, 2025 - Preventing Falls and Reducing Injury from Falls
https://rnao.ca/bpg/guidelines/prevention-falls-and-fall-injuries … Pressure Ulcer Reduction
1. … Pressure Injury Training Modules
https://npiap.com/page/TrainingModules
The NPIAP Pressure Injury … injuries.
3. … Ulcer Data Collection Tool Instructions
Preventing Falls and Reducing Injury from Falls
Quality Assurance
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/mvp/modules/technical/early-mobility-icu-slides.pptx
January 01, 2017 - Patients
Adverse Events4
9 patients had 14 adverse events (<1% of activities)
Falls to knees without injury … (5)
Systolic blood pressure <90 mmHg (4)
Oxygen saturation <80% (3)
Nasal feeding tube removal (1) … Systolic blood pressure >200 mmHg (1)
No extubations
No patients required added therapy or increased … sessions (i.e., 6 per 1,000 PT treatment)
80% of events were transient physiological (heart rate, blood pressure … Safety Program for Mechanically Ventilated Patients
5-Year Sustainability of Time to PT
Postacute Lung Injury
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/acute/chipra-195-fullreport.pdf
December 17, 2019 - , seizure associated with trauma, loss of consciousness associated
with trauma, repeated vomiting, documented … These risks include dental trauma;
airway edema (swelling of the windpipe); vocal cord spasm or injury … Was there documentation of increased intracranial pressure? … The sensitivity of claims for identification of indicators of
increased intracranial pressure was 8.1 … in a
non-trauma center.
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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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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/acute/chipra-0206-technicalspecs.pdf
May 01, 2016 - Exclusions
• Denominator/Numerator Exclusions
o Trauma-related headache or pain (Table … IMG3) on the day of or within 7 days prior to
imaging
o Head trauma or suspected abuse/neglect (Table … 339.43
Other complicated 339.44
OTHER
Post-
traumatic
headache
339.2x
Acute pain
due to
trauma … excision of foreign body from brain 61570
Craniectomy or craniotomy; with treatment of penetrating wound … 852.x
Other/unspecified intracranial hemorrhage following injury 853.x
Intracranial injury of other
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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