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1041. Appendix A, Pt. 2 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      April 01, 2018 - Other risk factors were male sex (OR 2.01, 95% CL 0.44-10.45), injury-operation interval less than … The incidence increased from 13.2% in clean wounds to 70.0% in dirty wounds. … for specific operation Intraoperative recommendations Ventilation Maintain positive-pressure … Risks include effusions (12% or procedures), deep vein thrombosis (1.8%-46%), nerve injuries, and arterial … injury or aneurysm formation.

1042. NASHP Environmental Scan 3-1 to TR v2.xls (pdf file)
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      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

1043. HCUPAnalysisCA2018Wildfires (pdf file)
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      November 07, 2019 - (Including Burns) Figures 7a–7l present ED visits for the initial encounter of injuries (including … ICD-10-CM Code Range Injury Code Range Description S00- to S99 Injuries head, neck, thorax, abdomen … shoulder, arm, elbow, forearm, wrist, hand, hip, thigh, knee, leg, ankle, and foot T07- to T14- Injuries … effects of health and light, hypothermia, other effects of reduced temperature, effects of air and water pressure … unspecified effects of other external causes and adverse effects T79- Certain early complications of trauma

1044. 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
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      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

1045. Emergency Department and Catheter Insertion | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      December 01, 2017 - So because of his immobility, he developed a pressure ulcer on his sacrum and the physician decided to … Now we know the elderly are very vulnerable to infection and other injury in the hospital. … Possibly, the patient needs immobilization for trauma or surgery, patient is incontinent with open wounds … ; protocolized care for trauma; incontinence without open sacral or perineal wounds; pre-operative placement … On the next slide, we’ll – one case study is trauma.

1046. Navigating Complications: The Unintended Journey of a Guidewire During Dialysis Catheter Placement | PSNet
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      February 23, 2022 - The patient’s blood pressure was 174/101 mmHg, heart rate 126, respiratory rate 26, temperature 37.5 … The patient’s laboratory results were notable for acute kidney injury and metabolic acidosis, with an … only reported in 38 cases, but operator error, distraction, interruption, and emergency or after-hours pressure … December 4, 2024 WebM&M Cases Under Pressure: Tracheostomy

1047. Patient Safety Tools | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      June 01, 2022 - The Preventing Pressure Ulcers in Hospitals Toolkit assists hospital staff in implementing effective … pressure ulcer prevention practices through an interdisciplinary approach to care. … The toolkit draws on literature on best practices in pressure ulcer prevention and includes both validated … patients can suffer adverse outcomes and even fatal complications, and clinicians can be exposed to injury

1048. Code Status Confusion | PSNet
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      September 01, 2006 - On physical examination, her blood pressure was 145/85, pulse 85, oxygen saturation of 94%, with a respiratory … At this point, the patient’s blood pressure was 90/palpable with a heart rate of 40 and an O2 saturation … s preference to avoid invasive ventilation, she was started on noninvasive bi-level positive airway pressure … with uncertain outcomes, such as successful cardiac resuscitation with resultant severe anoxic brain injury

1049. Endotracheal Tube Fallout in a Patient with Severe Obesity During Eye Surgery. | PSNet
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      January 29, 2021 - When continuous positive airway pressure is prescribed for sleep apnea for these patients, it may not … anesthetic with an endotracheal tube was therefore necessary in this case so that positive end expiratory pressure … so quickly. 24 Inserting an airway, applying high flow nasal oxygen or continuous positive airway pressure … April 24, 2024 WebM&M Cases Uterine Artery Injury

1050. In Conversation With… Michelle Mello, MPhil, JD, PhD | PSNet
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      July 01, 2017 - this area from personal acquaintance with physicians and understanding their narratives of how legal pressures … it would be useful for us to deliberate about what we think the value of different common types of injuries … That caring relationship doesn't end when an injury occurs, particularly if the injury is our fault. … They reduce the underlying safety problems that can lead to injuries that lead to claims. … Then, we have a few cases in which EHR systems themselves have had problems that have led to injuries

1051. A Unit Guide To Infection Prevention for Long-Term Care Staff | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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      March 01, 2017 - Infections cause pain, injury, disability, and sometimes even death, and can be very expensive to treat … signs, such as— Increased temperature Changes in respiration or pulse rate Changes in blood pressure … resident, if needed, that the law requires the use of safety lancets and needles to prevent needle stick injuries … Make sure that wounds are covered. Contain any urine, stool, or wound drainage. … An LTC facility must have negative pressure rooms and a respiratory fit-test program in order to safely

1052. AHRQ Slide Template 2019-Widescreen (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2020 - Late, Planned, Unplanned • Restraint Utilization • Falls/Unassisted Falls o By Diagnosis Group • Injuries … Resulting from Falls/Unassisted Falls o By Diagnosis Group • Pressure Injuries • Venous Thromboembolism … Sharing 2019 • Our Recent TJC Survey Experience • Eliminating CAUTI among patients with spinal cord injuries

1053. The Safety of Medical Devices | PSNet
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      June 01, 2011 - While the team adjusted the table, it swung loose and the patient fell to the floor but sustained no injury … analysts who see this behavior as a universal law: automobile seat belts actually do reduce deaths and injuries … So I think the combination of a high frequency of alarms and pressure for productivity is potentially … In studying some of the recent mine accidents, I found there was an institutional pressure there to have … come not because people are greedy or selfish or that they don't care, but that their bias and the pressures

1054. Final Progress Report: Health Journalism 2011, national conference on healthcare journalism (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2024 - Soldiers with traumatic brain injuries. Athletes with concussions. … care o From pee wee to pro: Head injuries in sports o Can the FDA ensure food safety? … Journalism Graduate Program • How nanotechnology may revolutionize the detection of traumatic brain injury … interim deputy director, Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury … "Sim Man" and "Harvey" reproduced physiological signs, such as blood pressure and heart and breathing

1055. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      September 15, 2024 - anesthesia were integral to the redesign of anesthesia equipment, significantly reducing the risk of injury … critical system property, reflecting the organization's capacity to bounce back in the face of continuing pressures

1056. In Conversation With… Leah Binder, MA, MGA | PSNet
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      February 26, 2025 - reason for us to make sure, at least from Leapfrog's spot, that there's a continued laser focus and pressure … We graded every hospital for which there's adequate data on errors, accidents, and injuries. … Then hopefully they will go to the hospital and put some pressure on them to elevate the priority of … How do I protect them from the errors and injuries that are rampant? What can I do better?

1057. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      February 01, 2013 - history of hypertension, psychiatric illness, and a previous suicide attempt overdosed on her blood pressure … The ED team thought this was likely due to severe hypotension (her systolic blood pressure was around … The possibilities for harm are numerous and include accidental trauma to non-venous structures (arteries … , lung, nerve, visceral organs); bleeding (hematoma, hemothorax, or hemorrhage); operator injury (needle … wire, bloodstream infections, sheared catheter, dysrhythmias, thrombosis, through-and-through vessel trauma

1058. PowerPoint Presentation (ppt file)
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      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,

1059. Developing a tool for assessing competency in root cause analysis. | PSNet
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      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.

1060. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      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.