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761. Aspirin Use in Primary Care (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/heart-health/aspirin-detail-aid.pdf
     April 01, 2016 - Aspirin for primary prevention: balancing risk & benefit • Aspirin as primary prevention reduces total … Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. … Meta-analysis of multiple primary prevention trials of cardiovascular events using aspirin. … Aspirin for secondary prevention: the clear choice Aspirin for primary prevention: balancing risk … & benefit Which patients should take aspirin for primary prevention?

762. Bleeding Risks With Aspirin Use for Primary Prevention in Adults: A Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/j69Hq5ALvzg74e-ngkzSep
     April 01, 2016 - We stratified results by population (primary prevention of CVD, secondary prevention of CVD, and colorectal … Major GI bleeding in CVD primary prevention trials. … and Diabetes; PPP = Primary Prevention Project; TPT = Thrombosis Prevention Trial; WHS = Women's Health … ratio; PHS = Physicians' Health Study; PPP = Primary Prevention Project; TPT = Thrombosis Prevention … Data are from 8 CVD primary prevention trials.

763. Facilitator Guide: Build Your SSI Prevention Bundle (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/mvp/modules/technical/painmgmt-facguide.docx
     January 01, 2017 - Facilitator Guide: Build Your SSI Prevention Bundle Slide Title and Commentary Slide Number and Slide … “A” represents the assessment, prevention, and management of pain. … with safety through protocolization, the ABCDEF bundle, and delirium monitoring and management for the prevention … of such errors as hospital-acquired infections, falls, deep vein thromboses, pressure ulcers, and medication

764. Final Progress Report: Effects of Patient Turnover on Nursing Care and Patient Outcomes in Acute Care Hospital Settings (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-09/park-report.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - example, by failing to provide the remaining patients with adequate nursing care required for fall prevention … and pressure injury (formerly known as ulcers) prevention and treatment due to lack of time or increased … NDNQI Unit-acquired pressure injury Unit Number of patients who acquired a pressure ulcer after arrival … to the unit/total number of patients assessed in the pressure ulcer survey.

765. Quality Indicators Sensitive to Nurse Staffing in Acute Care Settings (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol4/Savitz.pdf
     March 01, 2004 - represent an evolution of AHRQ’s interest in quality of care and consist of three indicator sets: prevention … ulcers, and mortality, with increasing detail in measure specification.11 For example, nosocomial … accepted n=7) Provisional NQF (n=13) ANA (n=10) Death in low mortality DRG X Decubitus/pressure … ulcer X X X Failure to rescue X X X Infection due to medical care X • Urinary tract infection … We see virtually no direct overlap in these measure sets, with the exception of decubitus/pressure ulcer

766. Hospital Expands Use of AHRQ’s QI Toolkit To Improve Patient Safety Measures Prioritized by Medicare (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/standalone_psi_casestudy.pdf
     June 02, 2025 - They then developed activities designed to improve DVT/PE prevention, including: • Providing additional … five PSIs that have been identified as priorities at HMC based on the volume of cases: • PSI 03 Pressure … Ulcer Rate • PSI 07 Central Venous Catheter-Related Blood Stream Infection Rate • PSI 11 Postoperative

767. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2023 - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that 37.3 million Americans have diabetes … Risk factors and prevention strategies for diabetic ketoacidosis in people with established type 1 diabetes … Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Accessed December 5, 2022. [Available at] 6.

768. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/866217/psn-pdf
     July 10, 2024 - We are interested in whole healthcare, quality of life, patient experience, and prevention of patient … safety events and adverse events such as medication issues, falls, pressure ulcers, and infections. … As we all experience healthcare, we consider how we can minimize unplanned care and maximize prevention … Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS) measures that we use, including chronic care prevention

769. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/865296/psn-pdf
     March 27, 2024 - facilitating clinician communication, as well as preventing hospital-associated infections, falls, pressure … ulcers, and inpatient suicide.

770. Patient Safety Indicators | PSNet
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     June 15, 2024 - It involves the prevention and mitigation of harm caused by errors of omission or commission in healthcare … deaths due to health care-associated venous thromboembolism, sepsis, or patient falls; in-hospital pressure … ulcers; and ventilator-associated pneumonia incidents. … person-centered care, equity, safety, affordability and efficiency, chronic conditions, wellness and prevention

771. S16 (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/s16.pdf
     October 01, 2007 - An analysis of 7 primary prevention trials suggests that the TABLE 4. … A randomized trial of low-dose aspirin in the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease in women. … Aspirin for the primary prevention of cardiovascular events in women and men. … Low-dose aspirin for the prevention of atherothrombosis. N Engl J Med. 2005;353:2373–2383. 22. … Long-term adherence to evidence-based secondary prevention therapies in coronary artery dis- ease.

772. Part 3: National Quality Strategy Priority—Patient Safety | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/chartbooks/blackhealth/part3-nqs2.html
     June 01, 2018 - of the Heckler Report—Care for Diabetes Part 2: Trends in Priorities of the Heckler Report—Suicide Prevention … Male 25.1 33.2 Female 42 49.8 Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention … are restrained can become weak, lose their ability to go to the bathroom by themselves, and develop pressure … ulcers or other medical conditions.

773. Transforming Healthcare Quality through Health IT (2004-2010) | Digital Healthcare Research
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     January 01, 2023 - id=1174&type=seg ) "Preventing Bed Sores," featuring Dr. … Nursing Home Health IT Reduces Pressure Ulcers and Increases Staff’s Job Satisfaction  ( PDF , 144.42

774. Final Progress Report: A National Report of Nursing Home Quality Measures and Information Technology (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-07/alexander-report.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - Characteristics of United States Nursing Homes In 2014, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention … sores; 4) who are at low risk and who have pressure sores; 5) who are physically restrained; 6) who … sores. … Ulcers, and % Short Stay Assessed/Given Pneumococcal Vaccine. … Centers for Disease Control and Prevention FastStats Homepage https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/nursing-home-care.htm

775. Recovering After Emergency Laparotomy (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/booklets/laparotomy-patient.pdf
     November 01, 2023 - Recovering After Emergency Laparotomy Recovering After Emergency Laparotomy e Emergency Laparotomy Patient Education Guide 1 Recovering After Emergency Laparotomy Patient Name ___________________________________________________________________ Surgeon Name ________________________________________________…

776. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/846171/psn-pdf
     July 26, 2022 - .16,17 Due to the high incidence of delirium among hospitalized patients, strategies for surveillance, prevention … , and management should be implemented for older adults.16,17 Delirium prevention and care bundles, … delirium or worsening agitation.19 Currently, there are no recommended pharmacologic treatments for prevention

777. Update: Patient Engagement in Safety | PSNet
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     January 01, 2017 - While this intervention did not reduce safety incidents like pressure ulcers or falls , it did identify … March 13, 2024 Patient and caregiver perspectives on causes and prevention of ambulatory

778. Supportive and Palliative Care | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/chartbooks/healthyliving/supportive.html
     June 01, 2018 - Weight loss also may lead to muscle wasting, infections, and increased risk of pressure ulcers.

779. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/847934/psn-pdf
     April 26, 2023 - It involves the prevention and mitigation of harm caused by errors of omission or commission in healthcare … deaths due to health care-associated venous thromboembolism, sepsis, or patient falls; in-hospital pressure … ulcers; and ventilator-associated pneumonia incidents. … person-centered care, equity, safety, affordability and efficiency, chronic conditions, wellness and prevention … how-often-are-potential-patient-safety-events-present-admission https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/complexity-bias-prevention-iatrogenic-injury-why-specific-harms-may-inhibit-performance

780. Preventing CAUTI in Specialized Patient Populations: The ICU | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/preventing-cauti-specialized-populations-icu.html
     December 01, 2017 - they were also that because of her immobility and functional incontinence that she might develop a pressure … ulcer or skin breakdown. … She started to get decubitus ulcers from her immobility, very stage I stage II decubitus ulcers. … And then she gets the CAUTI, which results in C. diff , which results in a pressure ulcer, increased