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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/studies/index.html?page=359
January 01, 2024 - Since the published brachial plexus injuries (BPI) experience is largely from individual centers, the … They found that nearly one third of patients underwent BPI surgery more than 1 year after the injury, … Keywords: Healthcare Delivery, Quality of Care, Injuries and Wounds, Neurological Disorders, Patient-Centered … Keywords: Surgery, Provider Performance, Injuries and Wounds, Orthopedics
Mueller SK , Yoon … Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial (SPRINT).
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www.ahrq.gov/downloads/monahrq/xls/MONAHRQ_Measure_List_20.xls
December 09, 2011 - PSI13 Post-operative sepsis Severe bloodstream infection after surgery 1.0
PSI14 Post-operative wound … dehiscence Surgical wound splits open surgery on stomach or pelvis * 1.0
PSI15 Accidental puncture … Accidental cut or tear * 1.0
PSI16 Transfusion reaction Blood transfusion reaction * 2.0
PSI17 Birth trauma … - Injury to Neonate Newborns with a birth injury or infection * 1.0
PSI18 Obstetric trauma - vaginal … trauma - vaginal without instrument Obstetric injury after a vaginal delivery without medical instruments
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www.ahrq.gov/prevention/curriculum/diabnotebk/diabnotebk2512.html
October 01, 2014 - Pressure Titration Protocol for the Diabetes Planned Visit
2.13 Blood Pressure Titration Protocol Flow … Sheet
2.14 Blood Pressure Control Medication
2.20 Glycemic Control at the Diabetes Planned Visit … Injury Free: Walking is gentle on the body. Be sure to follow the rules of good foot care. … Proper stretching will increase your performance and reduce the chance of injury. … To care for your injuries, stop exercising for a few days.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patient-safety/quality-measures/qsrs/qsrs-2021-2022-adverse-event-data-report.pdf
January 01, 2022 - Injuries or Complications of Pressure Injuries Present on Admission (POA) (4.9%), and
Hypoglycemic … Injuries or Complications of Pressure Injuries POA (13.4% vs. 4.7%) and Catheter-
associated Urinary … Injuries or Complications of
Pressure Injuries POA is significantly higher (8.4% vs. 4.4%) for the … 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
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/pfp/Updated-hacreportFInal2017data.pdf
July 01, 2020 - 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
Obstetric Adverse Events
Falls
Clostridioides difficile
Infections
Central … Ulcers/
Pressure Injuries
21.7 23.5 22.7 23.0 6%
Surgical Site Infections 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.7 8% … Pressure Ulcers/Pressure Injuries
Surgical Site
Infection
NHSN SSIs for 17 procedures w/CDC SCIP
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/pressure_ulcer_prevention/webinars/webinar3_pu_staffroles.pdf
January 01, 2014 - Program.
8
Wound Care Team: Roles and Duties
• Serve as your hospital’s content experts on
pressure … ulcer
injury prevention … Nursing 2014 survey results: Wound care and
prevention. … Advances in Skin and Wound Care. 2010; 23(3):120-31.
• Levine J, et al. … Advances in Skin and Wound Care. 2007;
20(1):34-38.
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Staff Roles and Training forYour Pressure
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/studies/index.html?page=326
January 01, 2024 - A national comparison of rural/urban pressure ulcer and fall rates. … Keywords: Injuries and Wounds, Nursing, Patient Safety, Pressure Ulcers, Quality of Care, Quality Improvement … Anxiety and posttraumatic stress disorder among Medicare beneficiaries after traumatic brain injury. … J Head Trauma Rehabil 2017 May/Jun;32(3):178-84. doi: 10.1097/htr.0000000000000266.
. … Keywords: Anxiety, Brain Injury, Medicare, Behavioral Health, Trauma
Carlson AE , Aronson BD
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/pressure_ulcer_prevention/webinars/webinar4_pu_skinassesst_final.pdf
April 01, 2011 - deep tissue injury
– Preulceration in the diabetic foot
– Inflammation or infection
15
Parameter … – Skin tears (especially forearm of older adults)
– Trauma
• Make sure to get the etiology right … For each patient, record—
• Whether he/she has pressure ulcers
• How many pressure ulcers he/she has … • Highest stage of his/her deepest ulcer
• Treatment for any existing wounds
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Reporting Results … Wound care essentials: practice principles. 3rd ed.
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mvp/modules/technical/ltvv-fact-sheet.html
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/downloads/monahrq/xls/MONAHRQ_v3_MeasureList.xls
June 16, 2012 - DRGs Dying in the hospital while getting care for a condition that rarely results in death Y 1.0
PSI3 Pressure … Accidental cut or tear Y 1.0
PSI16 Transfusion reaction Blood transfusion reaction Y 2.0
PSI17 Birth trauma … - Injury to Neonate Newborns with a birth injury or infection Y 1.0
PSI18 Obstetric trauma - vaginal … Obstetric trauma - vaginal delivery without instrument Obstetric injury after vaginal delivery without … Kept on the Beta Blockers During the Period Before and After Their Surgery Medicine to lower blood pressure
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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/hai/tools/mvp/modules/technical/early-mobility-icu-slides.html
February 01, 2017 - Systolic blood pressure <90 mmHg (4).
Oxygen saturation <80% (3). … Systolic blood pressure >200 mmHg (1).
No extubations. … (i.e., 6 per 1,000 PT treatment):
80% of events were transient physiological (heart rate, blood pressure … Subjects: 2,176 trauma and burn ICU patients,
Pre (n=1044) and post (n=1132) EM program. … Slide 23: 5-Year Sustainability of Time to PT Postacute Lung Injury Diagnosis 8
Post-QI → earlier
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/4_TK2_T1-Medical_Care_Referral_Form_Word_doc_for_html_only.doc
June 17, 2014 - including recent fever pattern and change in recent/current health status:
CURRENT VITAL SIGNS
Blood pressure … Suspected minor injury
Yes No ?
Suspected serious injury
Yes No ? … New or increasing pus draining from wound
Y
N
?
New breakdown
Y
N
? … New or expanding redness around wound
Y
N
?
Pain / tenderness
Y
N
?
Warmth
Y
N
?
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/fallprevention-training/webinars/webinar5_falls_measuringratespractices.pdf
January 01, 2013 - • Level of injury for each fall. … rates such as—
– Falls related to toileting needs
– Falls related to risk factors (medicines, blood
pressure … —
• Collects data after a patient falls
• Seeks to find out if the patient
has immediate risk of injuries … Injury Rates
Data Needed for Fall and Fall-Related Injury Rates
How Often To Calculate Fall and Fall-Related … Injury Rates
How To Calculate Fall and Fall-Related Injury Rates
Improving Data for Fall and Fall-Related
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-05/sarcevic-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - , and (4) patients with external injuries. … 1(0-3) 0(1-3)
Injury 0(0-2) 0(0-1)
External 0.014 0.053 <.001* <.001* 0.92 0.13
No injury 1(0-1.5) … with penetrating injuries and those with a blunt injury. … Of 187 patients, 111 (59.4%)
had external injuries. … without external injuries (p<.001, Table 1).
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/index.html
February 01, 2025 - Preventing Pressure Ulcers in Hospitals is a toolkit that assists hospital staff in implementing effective … pressure ulcer prevention practices through an interdisciplinary approach to care. … Pressure Injury Prevention in Hospitals Training Program supports the training of hospital staff on … how to implement AHRQ's Preventing Pressure Ulcers in Hospitals Toolkit. … injury prevention.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/4_TK2_T1-Medical_Care_Referral_Form.pdf
May 01, 2014 - Positive culture
If yes, positive for:_______________________________
CURRENT VITAL SIGNS
Blood pressure … New or increasing pus draining from wound
Y N ? New breakdown
Y N ? … New or expanding redness around wound
Y N ? Pain / tenderness
Y N ? Warmth
Y N ? … Suspected minor injury Yes No ?
Suspected serious injury Yes No ?
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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/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/factsheets/fullreports/chipra-203-section-6-b-workgroup.pdf
September 18, 2014 - providers dedicated to skin care and HAPU prevention, e.g., an
institution-wide skin-care council led by wound … stakeholders including CCM, ENT, General Surgery, Plastic
Surgery, Dermatology, Transplant Surgery, Trauma … • Staging of Pressure ulcers would need to be done by a wound care expert vs. the PICU staff nurse … • Evaluation of potential pressure injury is labor intensive and subjective; data cannot be obtained … • Given the severity of illness/injury in PICU patients, 48 or 72 hours seems more reasonable to
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/acute/chipra-199-section-6-b-pmcoe-picu-expert-workgroup.pdf
September 18, 2014 - providers dedicated to skin care and HAPU prevention, e.g., an
institution-wide skin-care council led by wound … stakeholders including CCM, ENT, General Surgery, Plastic
Surgery, Dermatology, Transplant Surgery, Trauma … • Staging of Pressure ulcers would need to be done by a wound care expert vs. the PICU staff nurse … • Evaluation of potential pressure injury is labor intensive and subjective; data cannot be obtained … • Given the severity of illness/injury in PICU patients, 48 or 72 hours seems more reasonable to