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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/management-csf-leaks-after-elective-spine-surgery-routine-laminectomy-leads-fatal-discitis
March 09, 2022 - wound care and intravenous antibiotics. … Despite animal studies suggesting sealant alone can withstand high hydrostatic pressures, 52–54 some … Suture Choice in Lumbar Dural Closure Contributes to Variation in Leak Pressures: Experimental Model. … Quantification of leakage pressures after durotomy repairs in the canine. … January 23, 2019
Classifying errors in preventable and potentially preventable trauma
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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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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.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan109/preeclampsia-screening-april-2017
August 14, 2014 - How effectively do screening tests (e.g., blood pressure, proteinuria) identify women with preeclampsia … Preeclampsia risk assessment and screening
KQs 1, 4, 5: Screening tests for preeclampsia (e.g., blood pressure … information obtained from patient history or measurements routinely collected in primary care (e.g., blood pressure … health outcomes (KQ 1): Maternal mortality and serious morbidity (e.g., organ or system failure or injury … neonatal mortality and serious morbidity (e.g., intrauterine growth restriction, low birthweight, brain injury
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb130.pdf
March 01, 2012 - Introduction
All-terrain vehicles (ATVs) are small open motorized vehicles
designed with large low-pressure … Annual Report of ATV-Related Deaths and Injuries. … Journal of Trauma-Injury Infection and Critical Care 69(6): 1344–1349.
5 Aitken, M. E., C. J. … ED visits for ATV injuries were more likely to occur
on a weekend than the total of other injury-related … Compared with all injury related visits, those for ATV injuries were more likely to be
covered by private
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/dont-bite-your-tongue
September 18, 2024 - Changes in motor evoked potentials can indicate an impending neurologic injury and should trigger an … Dental injury associated with anesthesia: a report of 161,687 anesthetics given over 14 years. … Airway injury during anesthesia: a closed claims analysis. … Cost analysis of intubation-related tracheal injury using a national database. … August 1, 2010
WebM&M Cases
Under Pressure: Delayed
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41985/psn-pdf
October 26, 2016 - The most common adverse events reported were pressure ulcers and fall-
related injuries or deaths. … serious-reportable-events-healthcare-2011-update
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/preventing-falls-and-fall-related-injuries-health-care-facilities … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/preventing-falls-and-fall-related-injuries-health-care-facilities
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/Xm5_jgUrXXGAJe8WJh_9KK
June 01, 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 … In 2021, 38,742 deaths resulted from fall-related injuries. … • The CDC’s STEADI (Stopping Elderly Accidents, Death, and Injuries) initiative helps reduce fall
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/estimating-economic-cost-nurse-sensitive-adverse-events-amongst-patients-medical-and-surgical
July 11, 2018 - Some adverse events are sensitive to aspects of nursing care , including pressure injuries , falls, … Shift-to-shift nursing handover interventions associated with improved inpatient outcomes - falls, pressure … injuries and medication administration errors: an integrative review. … room hospital accommodation associated with differences in healthcare-associated infection, falls, pressure
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/improvement-patient-safety-may-precede-policy-changes-trends-patient-safety-indicators-united
November 01, 2017 - The authors discuss major CMS payment policy changes and their intersection with the PSI; except for pressure … injuries, the implementation of payment policy reforms did not precede the decline trends in PSI rates … August 10, 2022
Complexity bias in the prevention of iatrogenic injury: why specific … May 13, 2020
Assessment of nursing home reporting of major injury falls for quality measurement
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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
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/867429/psn-pdf
December 18, 2024 - wound care and intravenous antibiotics. … Despite animal studies suggesting sealant alone can withstand high hydrostatic
pressures,52–54 some … Suture Choice in Lumbar Dural Closure Contributes to
Variation in Leak Pressures: Experimental Model … Quantification of leakage pressures after durotomy repairs
in the canine. … Occult spinal pseudomeningocele following a trivial injury
successfully treated with a lumboperitoneal
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/injuries/fallspx/manapb6.html
February 01, 2023 - Orthostatic Hypotension
Risk Factor: Unsafe Behavior
Selected Interventions
__ Low blood pressure … __ Behavior management strategies
__ Increase assistance and surveillance
__ Position or pressure … _ Increase activities involvement
__ Other ___________________________
__ Reduce risk of injury
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol1/Advances-Aydin_2.pdf
January 01, 2021 - Patient outcome variables
Patient falls and injury falls
• Patient falls/1,000 patient days. … • Injury falls/1,000 patient days. … • Percent of patients with suspected deep tissue injury.
3
Table 1. … • Percent of patients with hospital-acquired suspected deep tissue injury. … ulcers stages III and IV, as well as fall and injury fall
incidence and rates.
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www.ahrq.gov/downloads/pub/advances2/vol1/advances-hook_25.pdf
February 26, 2008 - , impaired physical
mobility, accidental injuries, patient safety, safety management, injury control … Minor: Resulted in application of a dressing, ice, cleaning of a wound, limb
elevation, or topical … Blood
pressure changes on upright tilting predict falls in
older people. … Complications
of preinjury warfarin use in the trauma patient. J
Trauma 2003; 54: 842-847.
36. … Minor head
trauma in anticoagulated patients. Acad Emerg Med
1999; 6: 121-124.
38.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol1/Advances-Hook_25.pdf
February 26, 2008 - , impaired physical
mobility, accidental injuries, patient safety, safety management, injury control … Minor: Resulted in application of a dressing, ice, cleaning of a wound, limb
elevation, or topical … Blood
pressure changes on upright tilting predict falls in
older people. … Complications
of preinjury warfarin use in the trauma patient. J
Trauma 2003; 54: 842-847.
36. … Minor head
trauma in anticoagulated patients. Acad Emerg Med
1999; 6: 121-124.
38.
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/pfp/hacrate2013-refs.html
October 01, 2015 - Injury From Falls
Barrett JA, Bradshaw M, Hutchinson K, et al. … Fall and injury prevention (Chapter 10). In: Hughes RG, ed. … Preventing falls and eliminating injury at Ascension Health. … Eliminating birth trauma at Ascencion Health. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf 2007;33:15-24. … Pressure Ulcers
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/pfp/interimhac2013-ref.html
December 01, 2014 - Fall and injury prevention (Chapter 10). In: Hughes RG, ed. … Preventing falls and eliminating injury at Ascension Health. … Eliminating birth trauma at Ascencion Health. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf 2007;33:15-24. … Pressure Ulcers
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. … Eliminating facility-acquired pressure ulcers at Ascension Health .
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/mismanagement-acute-decompensated-heart-failure-hypertensive-emergency
May 01, 2018 - 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