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  1. AHRQ-Funded Patient Safety Highlights: Improving Healthcare Safety by Supporting Measure Implementation (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patient-safety/highlights/ps-project-highlights-measure-implementation.pdf
    August 01, 2025 - ulcers, urinary tract infections (UTIs), and pneumonia, all of which are generally preventable but … ulcers at 68%, and infections at even lower rates (UTIs: 19–29%, pneumonia: 66–71%). … ulcer rates than Black residents, and facilities with higher proportions of White residents showed … better reporting for falls but worse for pressure ulcers. … ulcers, skin tears, and falls with injury representing the most common types of events in this category

  2. Infantile-Hemangioma Executive (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/infantile-hemangioma_executive.pdf
    January 01, 2016 - 1 Comparative Effectiveness Review Number 168 Diagnosis and Management of Infantile Hemangioma Executive Summary Introduction Infantile hemangiomas (IH) are the most common tumors of childhood. IH are benign but possess potential for local tissue damage, ulceration, infection, bleeding, functional impact, and…

  3. PDI Charts for Presentations (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/pdi/b3a_pdi_chartsforpresentations.pdf
    January 01, 2006 - 0.0010748 0.00057 -47.877193 -100 88.5614035 PDI 01 No Statistically Significant Difference 0 PDI 02 Pressure … Ulcer Rate 0 PDI 03 Retained Surgical Item or Unretrieved Device 0 PDI 05 Iatrogenic Pneumothorax Rate

  4. A4A Combo Psi Casestudy (pdf file)

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    June 02, 2025 - 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

  5. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49737/psn-pdf
    June 01, 2015 - because like restraints, catheters can cause functional impairment leading to emboli, discomfort, and pressure … ulcers.

  6. WebM&M: Case Studies | PSNet

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    March 25, 2025 - Delirium (6) Nosocomial Infections (16) Patient Falls (8) Pressure … Ulcers (1) Venous Thrombosis and Thromboembolism (10) Medication Safety

  7. Dissecting the Presentation | PSNet

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    May 05, 2021 - SPOTLIGHT CASE Dissecting the Presentation Citation Text: Suat-Ooi SB. Dissecting the Presentation. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2015. Copy Citation Format: Google Scholar BibTeX EndNote X3 …

  8. Noninvasive Treatments for Low Back Pain: A Summary of the Research for Adults (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/back-pain-treatment_consumer.pdf
    November 01, 2016 - Noninvasive Treatments for Low Back Pain: A Summary of the Research for Adults Noninvasive Treatments for Low Back Pain A Summary of the Research for Adults e DRAFT: CONFIDENTIAL - For review only, not for dissemination - Task 3.7c- LowBackPain_consumer - Last mod on: 15-Nov-2016, 11:04 Archived: This report i…

  9. Archived: Evidence Summary: Aspirin for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce

    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary10/aspirin-for-the-prevention-of-cardiovascular-disease-preventive-medication-2009
    March 15, 2009 - Share to Facebook Share to X Share to WhatsApp Share to Email Print archived Evidence Summary Aspirin for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease: Preventive Medication March 15, 2009 Recommendations made by the USPSTF are independent of t…

  10. Getting a Good Report Card: Unintended Consequences of the Public Reporting of Hospital Quality | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/getting-good-report-card-unintended-consequences-public-reporting-hospital-quality
    October 01, 2004 - Intramuscular injection site injuries masquerading as pressure ulcers. Wounds. 2003;15:302-312.

  11. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49522/psn-pdf
    November 01, 2006 - Intramuscular injection site injuries masquerading as pressure ulcers. Wounds. 2003;15:302-312.

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    January 03, 2017 - untitled Copyright 2017 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Screening for Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Adults US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement US Preventive Services Task Force T he US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) makes rec- ommendations about the effectiveness of s…

  13. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/842919/psn-pdf
    February 01, 2023 - Hospital-Acquired Diabetic Ketoacidosis. February 1, 2023 Zuidema D, Bagley B, Tan CL. Hospital-Acquired Diabetic Ketoacidosis. PSNet [internet]. 2023. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/hospital-acquired-diabetic-ketoacidosis The Cases Case #1: A 46-year-old Hindi-speaking resident of a skilled nursing facility (SNF) …

  14. Managing Gout: A Review of the Research for Adults (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/gout_consumer.pdf
    January 01, 2017 - Managing Gout: A Review of the Research for Adults Managing Gout A Review of the Research for Adults e Is This Information Right for Me? This information is right for you if: � Your health care professional* has said that you have gout. � You are age 18 or older. This information is from research on adults. …

  15. Prompting Removal of Unnecessary Indwelling Urinary Catheters

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    April 01, 2022 - intolerance due to severe impairment (e.g., severe contractures, pelvic or hip fractures) Open stage III/IV pressure … ulcer to sacrum/perineum AND incontinent and cannot protect wound otherwise Critically ill patient with

  16. Aspirin for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease: Recommendation Statement (pdf file)

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    March 01, 2009 - Aspirin for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease: Recommendation Statement Aspirin for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement U.S. Preventive Services Task Force* Description: Update of the 2002 U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommend…

  17. Implementing U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) Recommendations into Health Professions Education (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cpi/centers/ockt/kt/tools/impuspstf/impuspstf.pdf
    September 21, 2010 - Implementing U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) Recommendations into Health Professions Education TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE DOCUMENT IMPLEMENTING U.S. PREVENTIVE SERVICES TASK FORCE (USPSTF) RECOMMENDATIONS INTO HEALTH PROFESSIONS EDUCATION September 21…

  18. Aspirin for the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Events: An Update of the Evidence (pdf file)

    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/t6yV6ZMHngeWgmTsoMMefM
    March 01, 2009 - Aspirin for the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Events: An Update of the Evidence Aspirin for the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Events: An Update of the Evidence for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Tracy Wolff, MD, MPH; Therese Miller, DrPH; and Stephen Ko, MD, MPH Background: Coronary heart dise…

  19. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49744/psn-pdf
    October 01, 2015 - He was diagnosed, again, with sepsis secondary to sacral decubitus ulcers.

  20. Views of Emergency Medicine Trainees on Adverse Events and Negligence: Survey Results from an Emergency Medicine Training Program in a Regional Health Care System Following the National Standard of Care (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol2/Advances-Shah_99.pdf
    March 23, 2008 - medical error and adverse events causes: “pneumothorax, retained objects, hospital-acquired infections, decubitus … ulcers, perioperative myocardial infarctions (MIs), line infections, and falls.” … A few examples include pneumothorax, retained objects, hospital-acquired infections, decubitus ulcers
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