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  1. Heart-Failure-Natriuretic-Peptide Executive (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/heart-failure-natriuretic-peptide_executive.pdf
    November 01, 2013 - The BNP concentration was inversely related to renal function. … Renal function: Two papers48,80 reported an inverse association between renal function and NT-proBNP … Renal function: One study assessed the effect of renal function on test performance.101 Patients were … function: One study101 examined the effect of renal function on the ability of NT-proBNP to identify … of both BNP and NT-proBNP, and to establish cutpoints in situations of reduced renal function

  2. Statistical Brief #123: Clostridium difficile Infections (CDI) in Hospital Stays, 2009 (pdf file)

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb124.pdf
    January 01, 2012 - Other commonly- associated and severe conditions included septicemia (26.7 percent), renal failure … After septicemia, renal failure was the most frequent condition associated with CDI stays (23.6 percent … disorders 102,005 92.3% 171,315 75.8% 273,320 81.2% Septicemia 6,876 6.2% 83,048 36.7% 89,924 26.7% Renal … of device, implant or graft 8,700 5.4% Congestive heart failure 8,000 4.9% Acute and unspecified renal … Septicemia 003.1, 020.2, 022.3, 036.2, 038.0, 038, 038.0-038.9, 054.5, 449, 771.81, 790.7 Renal

  3. Sb168-Hospital-Costs-United-States-2011 (pdf file)

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb168-Hospital-Costs-United-States-2011.pdf
    January 01, 2011 - ■ The aggregate cost for stays with acute and unspecified renal failure increased in rank from … 54th in 1997 to 20th in 2011, as costs for stays with renal failure more than quadrupled since 1997 … The aggregate cost for stays with acute and unspecified renal failure more than quadrupled from $1.0 … During this period, the change in rank for costs for stays with renal failure was gradual: these costs … adult) (6.6%) Osteoarthritis (7.9%) Septicemia (except in labor) (11.5%) Acute and unspecified renal

  4. Always Check the Muscle Twitch: Residual Neuromuscular Block After Removal of a Gastric Balloon | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/always-check-muscle-twitch-residual-neuromuscular-block-after-removal-gastric-balloon
    January 29, 2021 - increased in patients taking anticonvulsant medications and significantly reduced in patients with impaired renal … Reduce the dose of rocuronium in patients with renal and hepatic impairment The amount of sugammadex … Older patients and patients with impaired renal and hepatic function are at particular risk for persistent … (PACU). 16 Anesthesia care providers may not always appreciate how significantly the impairment of renal … Cis-atracurium does not rely on renal and hepatic function for elimination, but it has the significant

  5. Preventing Perioperative Medication Errors and Adverse Drug Events Through the Use of Clinical Decision Support - Final Report (pdf file)

    digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/citation/k08hs24764-nanji-final-report-2022.pdf
    January 01, 2022 - pressure control, which has been shown to prevent end-organ damage, such as acute myocardial injury and renal … various features of the CDS software such as the customized dosing windows with patient-specific renal … efficient, and leads to higher quality of care (tighter blood pressure control, and more accurate renal … by 20% (see Table 1), improving efficiency and quality of care metrics (blood pressure control and renal … patient care, while giving clinicians helpful information, such as patient-specific weight-, age-, and renal-based

  6. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35620/psn-pdf
    February 03, 2011 - directed at vulnerable populations such as elderly patients with specific comorbidities (eg, diabetes, renal

  7. Spotlight (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2020-02/final_spotlight_opat_powerpoint_01102020_tocme.pdf
    January 01, 2020 - therapy • A minimum of once weekly laboratory monitoring is recommended in OPAT patients with stable renal … Vancomycin per IDSA OPAT Guidelines requires weekly therapeutic drug monitoring in patients with stable renal … recommended in the OPAT guidelines and at minimum should be performed once weekly in patients with stable renal

  8. Aspirin or Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs for the Primary Prevention of Colorectal Cancer (pdf file)

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    March 01, 2007 - There is good evidence that NSAIDs increase the in- cidence of gastrointestinal bleeding and renal impairment … There is good evidence that cyclooxygenase-2 inhibi- tors, a class of NSAID, increase the incidence of renal … Tennessee Medicaid enrollees age 65 years or older who had been hospitalized with community-acquired acute renal … after adjustment for demo- graphic factors and comorbidity, use of NSAIDs increased the risk for acute renal … Nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs and acute renal failure in elderly persons.

  9. Improving Safety and Quality with Outpatient Order Entry (pdf file)

    digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/publication/r01hs015226-gandhi-final-report-2008.pdf
    January 01, 2008 - Chronic Disease Management Reminders and Guidelines: Chronic Renal Disease and anemia—rule out iron … Chronic Disease Management Reminders and Guidelines: Chronic Renal Disease and Iron deficiency—replete … Medications requiring monitoring by type of laboratory test Renal Function Thyroid Function Liver … disease management (e.g. high HbA1c for patients with diabetes or iron deficiency in patients with renal … dysfunction • Elevated creatinine and taking a med that may be affected by renal dysfunction

  10. Mistakes We Make in Dialysis. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/mistakes-we-make-dialysis
    April 04, 2018 - Articles in this special issue explore common renal replacement management strategies that may need to

  11. Optimal Vascular Care (pdf file)

    integrationacademy.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2020-07/Optimal_Vascular_Care.pdf
    January 01, 2020 - stenosis of pre-cerebral arteries 434 – 434.91 Occlusion of cerebral arteries 440.1 Atherosclerosis of renal … 410.72 SUBENDO INFARCT, SUBSEQ 434.91 CRBL ART OCL NOS W INFRC 410.80 AMI NEC, UNSPECIFIED 440.1 RENAL

  12. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49440/psn-pdf
    March 01, 2004 - that he had experienced very similar complaints the previous year, which were diagnosed as due to renal … The emergency physician's working diagnosis was renal colic, but he also considered the possibility of … He planned to obtain a right upper quadrant ultrasound if the pain did not respond to treatment for renal … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/autopsy-revelation The Commentary The discharge diagnosis of renal colic

  13. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45575/psn-pdf
    November 09, 2016 - in reducing the unneeded intervention: fewer serum creatinine tests ordered in those with end stage renal

  14. Decision Support System Design and Implementation for Outpatient Prescribing: The Safety in Prescribing Study (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol3/Feldstein.pdf
    January 01, 2004 - For dose adjustment in renal insufficiency, the outcome measure for patients with study-defined renal … For dose adjustment in renal insufficiency, patients with chronic kidney disease25 were those with two … A similar approach was taken for renal dosing. … • Case presentations for medications in the elderly, drug interactions, dose adjustment in renal … Modification of Diet in Renal Disease Study Group. Ann Intern Med 1999;130(6):461–70.

  15. Low-Dose Aspirin for the Prevention of Morbidity and Mortality From Preeclampsia: Clinical Summary of USPSTF Recommendation (pdf file)

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    accompanied by an adverse outcome • Multifetal gestation • Chronic hypertension • Type 1 or 2 diabetes • Renal

  16. Comprehensive Diabetes Care: Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) Control (<8.0%) (pdf file)

    integrationacademy.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2020-07/HbA1c.pdf
    January 01, 2020 - Poor control puts the individual at risk for complications including renal failure, blindness, and

  17. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/836843/psn-pdf
    April 07, 2022 - indications for stress ulcer prophylaxis, rate of VTE prophylaxis prescribing, and recognition of reduced renal

  18. Autopsy Revelation | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/autopsy-revelation
    December 01, 2007 - stressed that he had experienced very similar complaints the previous year, which were diagnosed as due to renal … The emergency physician's working diagnosis was renal colic, but he also considered the possibility of … He planned to obtain a right upper quadrant ultrasound if the pain did not respond to treatment for renal … The Commentary The discharge diagnosis of renal colic in this case almost certainly reflected the operation

  19. Adverse and Temporary Harm Events in Long-Term-Care Hospitals (LTCH) Designated in Office of Inspector General Report1 as Clearly Preventable or Likely Preventable, by Clinical Category (pdf file)

    pso.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/oig-list-long-term-care-hospitals-2019.pdf
    January 01, 2019 - fungemia contributing to death • Fungal central line-associated bloodstream infection leading to acute renal … medications • Toxic metabolic encephalopathy due to opioid pain medication (oxycodone) with underlying renal … insufficiency • Cascade initiated by failed catheter replacement resulting in urethral obstruction leading to renal … status changes not associated with medication • Inadequately treated and monitored patient with oliguric renal

  20. New Oral Anticoagulants | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/new-oral-anticoagulants
    July 01, 2011 - within 1–2 days.( 5 ) TSOACs are cleared, to varying degrees, by the kidneys, and patients with impaired renal … Renal insufficiency can delay clearance of anticoagulant effect and TSOACs are not recommended in patients … with severe renal insufficiency (e.g., creatinine clearance Case & Commentary—Part 2 A few hours … Examples include prescribing TSOACs to a patient with severe renal insufficiency or using TSOACs for
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