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  1. Interventions to Prevent Falls in Older Adults: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review of the USPSTF (pdf file)

    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/nMb54adBfgajp8dG87kPcw
    April 17, 2018 - Beil, MS IMPORTANCE Falls are the most common cause of injury-related morbidity and mortality among … of falls resulting in injury as reported in the trials. … number of the following components: balance, gait, vision, cardiovascular health (eg, postural blood pressure … Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System (WISQARS) website. https://www.cdc.gov /injury … Injury. 2014;45(1):265-271. 38.

  2. Determining the skills needed by frontline NHS staff to deliver quality improvement: findings from six case studies. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/determining-skills-needed-frontline-nhs-staff-deliver-quality-improvement-findings-six-case
    March 30, 2022 - Multifactorial interventions to reduce duration and variability in delays to identification of serious injury … Root cause analysis to identify contributing factors for the development of hospital acquired pressure … injuries.

  3. Table 12: Outcome Indicators by Use of Selected Home and Community-Based Services 1915(c) Waiver Services, 2005 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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    February 01, 2023 - Composite: ACSC Overall Yes 26,515 17,685 7,028 No 18,855 19,300 20,127 Pressure … 7,404 Composite: ACSC Overall 6,233 33,102 8,819 20,714 16,992 19,479 Pressure

  4. Communication: Obstetric Hemorrhage (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/perinatal-care-2/hemorrhage_3-communication-speaker-notes.pdf
    July 01, 2023 - communication breakdowns are identified as the primary root cause of maternal and perinatal deaths and injuries … Other root causes for maternal and perinatal deaths and injuries are— • Assessment (i.e., the adequacy … Her blood pressures have remained normotensive, and she has had good reflexes throughout the shift. … Her blood pressures have remained normotensive, and she has had good reflexes throughout the shift. … 2023 Communication Obstetric Hemorrhage Communication is… Maternal and Perinatal Deaths and Injuries

  5. Measuring Patient Safety | PSNet

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    December 14, 2022 - Falls and pressure ulcers also went up – in skilled nursing facilities, we saw rates of falls causing … major injury increase by 17% and pressure ulcers increase by over 40%. … healthcare-acquired infections, complications, medication safety, safety of the EMR, patient falls with injury … , and pressure injuries. … Did you take someone's blood pressure?

  6. In Conversation With... Dr. Michelle Schreiber on Measuring Patient Safety | PSNet

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    December 14, 2022 - Falls and pressure ulcers also went up – in skilled nursing facilities, we saw rates of falls causing … major injury increase by 17% and pressure ulcers increase by over 40%. … healthcare-acquired infections, complications, medication safety, safety of the EMR, patient falls with injury … , and pressure injuries. … Did you take someone's blood pressure?

  7. Lessons in Safety Climate and Safety Practices from a California Hospital Consortium (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol3/Singer.pdf
    April 01, 2003 - This heightened interest has increased pressure on hospitals to reduce medical errors. … Increased regulatory and payer pressures have encouraged hospital leaders to undertake efforts to improve … For example, one consortium participant from a large multihospital network created an injury graph that … Based on this analysis, she categorized injuries by hospital. … The visual image helped motivate the organization to set system goals for reducing patient injuries.

  8. TeamSTEPPS Core Curriculum. | PSNet

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    August 01, 2012 - July 12, 2018 Pressure Injury Prevention in Hospitals Training Program.

  9. 'The ABC of Handover': impact on shift handover in the emergency department. | PSNet

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    June 17, 2010 - June 17, 2010 Teams under pressure in the emergency department: an interview study. … Settings Help Improve Management of Sepsis May 31, 2023 High delayed and missed injury … rate after inter-hospital transfer of severely injured trauma patients.

  10. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/840141/psn-pdf
    November 16, 2022 - reporting and improvements in safety culture, as well as decreases in adverse events such as falls, pressure … injuries and healthcare-acquired infections.

  11. The Forgotten Drip | PSNet

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    April 01, 2014 - Multiple therapies were initiated to reduce the intracranial pressure and swelling, including intubation … The "Lund protocol," derived in patients with elevated ICP in the setting of head trauma, assumes that … Continuous recording and control of ventricular fluid pressure in neurosurgical practice. … Introduction to cerebral perfusion pressure management. Neurosurg Clin N Am. 1995;6:761-773. … Hyperventilation in head injury: a review. Chest. 2005;127:1812-1827. [go to PubMed] 5.

  12. Medical malpractice: why is it so hard for doctors to apologize? | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medical-malpractice-why-it-so-hard-doctors-apologize
    August 24, 2011 - August 24, 2011 Assessment of nursing home reporting of major injury falls for quality … February 5, 2020 Accuracy of pressure ulcer events in US nursing home ratings.

  13. NASHP Environmental Scan 3-1 to TR v2.xls (pdf file)

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/race/50StateScan04_26forweb.pdf
    December 01, 2010 - and Illnesses, Census of Fetal Occupational Injuries, Current Population Survey), DPH Infectious … (2008) http://tinyurl.com/ 46tflsy Physical Activity, Mental Health, Tobacco Use, High Blood Pressure … Cancer, Cardiovascular Disease, Diabetes, Obesity, HIV/AIDS, Infant Mortality, Unintentional Injuries … Deaths, Deaths of Children 1-17, Deaths of teens 15-17, Tobacco Use, General Nutrition, Blood Pressure … Diabetes, Stroke, Homicide, Motor Vehicle Deaths, Suicide Deaths, Obesity, Tobacco Use, Blood Pressure

  14. Final Research Plan: Healthy Diet and Physical Activity for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Adults With Cardiovascular Risk Factors: Behavioral Counseling Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce

    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/healthy-diet-and-physical-activity-counseling-adults-with-high-risk-of-cvd
    September 13, 2018 - activity for cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevention among adults with hypertension, elevated blood pressure … e.g., morbidity and mortality) in adults with known CVD risk factors (hypertension or elevated blood pressure … glucose, or body mass index) in adults with known CVD risk factors (hypertension or elevated blood pressure … What is the relationship between intermediate outcomes (e.g., blood pressure, lipid levels, blood glucose … Adverse outcomes Harms requiring medical attention (e.g., nutritional deficiency, musculoskeletal injury

  15. Final Research Plan: Healthy Diet and Physical Activity for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Adults Without Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors: Behavioral Counseling Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce

    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/healthy-lifestyle-and-physical-activity-for-cvd-prevention-adults-without-known-risk-factors-behavioral-counseling
    June 04, 2020 - Abbreviations: BP=blood pressure; BMI=body mass index; CVD=cardiovascular disease; yr=year. … activity, and reduce sedentary behavior improve intermediate outcomes associated with CVD (g., blood pressure … *CVD risk factors include hypertension or elevated blood pressure, dyslipidemia or elevated lipid levels … intervention (e.g., nutritional deficiencies, disordered eating, symptoms of anxiety, musculoskeletal injuries … † Persons with known traditional CVD risk factors (i.e., hypertension or elevated blood pressure,

  16. PowerPoint Presentation (ppt file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/import/webmm.ahrq.gov.347_slideshow.ppt
    May 01, 2015 - Her vital signs were notable for a temperature of 38.6° C, heart rate of 115 beats per minute, blood pressure … 2 hours despite adequate fluid resuscitation Creatinine > 2 mg/dL Worsening hypoxemia Acute lung injury … with PaO2/FiO2 < 250 in the absence of pneumonia as infection source Acute lung injury with PaO2/FiO2 … Shock Septic shock is defined as severe sepsis with lactate ≥ 4 mmol/L or hypotension (mean arterial pressure … [MAP] < 65 mm Hg; systolic blood pressure < 90 mm Hg) not responsive to a fluid bolus In this case,

  17. Developing a tool for assessing competency in root cause analysis. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/developing-tool-assessing-competency-root-cause-analysis
    May 01, 2014 - May 22, 2019 Fake it 'til you make it: pressures to measure up in surgical training. … Root cause analysis to identify contributing factors for the development of hospital acquired pressure … injuries.

  18. Are measurements of patient safety culture and adverse events valid and reliable? Results from a cross sectional study. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/are-measurements-patient-safety-culture-and-adverse-events-valid-and-reliable-results-cross
    February 04, 2015 - Analysis of incidents resulting in patient injuries in a web-based system in Swedish health care. … room hospital accommodation associated with differences in healthcare-associated infection, falls, pressure … July 1, 2016 Does time pressure have a negative effect on diagnostic accuracy?

  19. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49732/psn-pdf
    May 01, 2015 - 4 mmol/L or hypotension (mean arterial pressure [MAP] 4) In this case, the patient presented to the … mental status Lactate > 2 mmol/L Urinary output Creatinine > 2 mg/dL Worsening hypoxemia Acute lung injury … with PaO2/FiO2 Acute lung injury with PaO2/FiO2 Bilirubin > 2 mg/dL Platelet count 9/L International … normalized ratio > 1.5 Partial thromboplastin time > 60 seconds MAP: mean arterial pressure SBP: … systolic blood pressure Reprinted from (4) with permission from Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc.

  20. Layout 1 (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/renal-artery-stenosis_executive.pdf
    October 01, 2006 - Renal artery revascularization may provide immediate improvement in kidney function and blood pressure … While there was a benefit in blood pressure after angioplasty, particularly in patients with bilateral … patients, transient deterioration of kidney function in 1 to 13 percent, renal artery or parenchymal injury … are independently associated with direct kidney injury. … Blood pressure Acceptable • The 2 RCTs both found some evidence of greater blood pressure improvement
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