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8921. Situational Awareness and Patient Safety | PSNet
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      May 01, 2012 - Use of a bundle checklist combined with physician confirmation reduces risk of nosocomial complications … Hypoxemia June 30, 2021 WebM&M Cases The Risks

8922. Opioid Use Disorder Resources—2018 Updates | The Academy
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      January 11, 2018 - Drug Abuse)—this new clinician screening tool from the Clinical Trials Network assesses a patient’s risk … Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration)—this fact sheet series aims to raise awareness about the risks

8923. Archived: Final Recommendation Statement: Intimate Partner Violence and Elderly Abuse: Screening, 2004 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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      March 08, 2004 - have not been tested in the primary care clinical setting. 4 Home visit programs directed at high-risk … mothers (identified on the basis of sociodemographic risk factors) have improved developmental outcomes … The intervention trials identified "high-risk" women and children based on various inclusion criteria … False-positive test results, most common in low-risk populations, may compromise the clinician-patient … Adverse childhood experiences and risk of paternity in teen pregnancy.

8924. Evidence Summary: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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      May 10, 2022 - COPD remains a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the US. 1 The major risk factor for developing … Screening or active case finding (ie, spirometry based on systematically assessing for symptoms, risk … To address KQ1 on the effectiveness of screening or risk-tailored screening (referred to as active case … Association of cardiovascular risk with inhaled long-acting bronchodilators in patients with chronic … of serious cardiovascular events, and inhaled corticosteroids are associated with an increase in risk

8925. rheumatoid-arthritis-medicine-update-protocol-170515 (pdf file)
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      May 15, 2017 - of cardiovascular disease that contributes to higher mortality risk. … Also, some study methods lead to a high risk of bias. … Assessment of Methodological Risk of Bias of Individual Studies To assess the risk of bias (i.e., internal … A study with medium risk of bias is susceptible to some risk of bias but probably not enough to invalidate … Cigarette smoking increases the risk of rheumatoid arthritis.

8926. Disposition of Comments Report for Imaging Tests for the Diagnosis and Staging of Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma (pdf file)
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      September 23, 2014 - high or moderate risk of bias TEP Reviewer 1 Methods c. … Because many studies were considered Low risk of bias, and some were Moderate risk of bias, we did … high or moderate risk of bias TEP Reviewer 1 Results d. … We agree that the studies defined high-risk differently. … This value needs to be considered alongside the potential risks of repeat imaging, for example, the

8927. Using Root Cause Analysis to Reduce Falls in Rural Health Care Facilities (pdf file)
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      March 09, 2008 - of falls, medications, incontinence, dizziness, delirium, and certain diagnoses are all potential risks … America is characterized as older, sicker, and poorer than its urban counterpart, suggesting that the risk … Specifically, staff were not routinely completing falls risk assessments at admission, nor were they … Was patient determined to be at risk for a fall? Was fall protocol in place? … Prediction of falls using a risk assessment tool in the acute care setting.

8928. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      May 01, 2014 - psnet.ahrq.gov//#references https://psnet.ahrq.gov//#references https://psnet.ahrq.gov//#references risks … This has prompted the development of selection criteria for high-risk patients who would theoretically … However, this case does provide a cautionary note: although this patient was likely identified as high-risk … Targeting this resource-intensive intervention towards patients with high-risk features, such as older … Transdermal patches: High risk for error? FDA Safety Page. [Available at] 14. Fernandes O.

8929. A Weighty Mistake | PSNet
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      September 01, 2016 - Describe how adoption of computerized provider order entry (CPOE) systems can introduce the risk of automation … A 2006–2007 analysis of the United States Pharmacopeia's MEDMARX database illustrated the risk inherent … pediatric dosing errors led to patient harm.( 5 ) The case presented is a striking reminder of the risks … data" (inaccurate data) are recorded, especially data as foundational as weight, patient safety is at risk … Yet, they have also introduced the risk of automation complacency.

8930. Archived: Prostate Cancer: Screening, 2008 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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      August 05, 2008 - same uncertainties about the effects of screening that apply to other men also apply to these higher-risk … Assessment of Risk Older men, African-American men, and men with a family history of prostate cancer … found no reduction in prostate cancer mortality in men invited versus men not invited for screening (relative … risk, 1.01 [95% CI, 0.80 to 1.29]). 12 A recent RCT reported that men who received PSA screening had … Evidence from small, selected cohorts of men with arbitrarily defined "favorable risk" (that is, with

8931. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      March 27, 2024 - Recent efforts have sought to identify the risk of radiographic pneumonia in pediatric patients based … In 2022, Lipsett and colleagues published a Pneumonia Risk Score (PRS) to predict the risk of radiographic … An overview of clinical decision support systems: benefits, risks, and strategies for success. … Development of the novel pneumonia risk score to predict radiographic pneumonia in children. … Pneumonia severity in children: utility of procalcitonin in risk stratification.

8932. Preventing, and managing the impact of, anesthesia awareness. | PSNet
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      May 27, 2020 - This alert provides recommendations for minimizing the risk of anesthesia awareness.  … Analgesia (PCA) Opioid-Induced Respiratory Depression May 27, 2020 Managing risk … View More See More About The Topic Operating Room Physicians Nurses Risk

8933. Preventing accidents and injuries in the MRI suite. | PSNet
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      July 18, 2024 - This alert provides risk reduction strategies and recommendations to minimize opportunities for failures … August 14, 2019 Managing risk during transition to new ISO tubing connector standards … View More See More About The Topic Hospitals Allied Health Professionals Risk

8934. Section II: Detailed Measure Specifications (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2011 - This measure describes the extent to which multidisciplinary outpatient care is available to high risk … High risk pregnant women. ii. … Identify those deliveries associated with high risk conditions as described in Table 1. iii. … Step 2: Identify High Risk Pregnancies using Table 2. … The Denominator is the number of high risk pregnancies using the indicated look back period.

8935. Rapid Evidence Product: Misuse of ADHD Prescription Stimulants in Adults (pdf file)
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      July 01, 2025 - Systematic Review: Nonmedical Use of Prescription Stimulants: Risk Factors, Outcomes, and Risk Reduction … Risk of Incident Psychosis and Mania With Prescription Amphetamines. … reduced when studies had serious risk of bias. … reported more symptomatology than low-risk non- users (p .001)] Why? … .001) and perceptions of not having to worry about potential negative side effects and other health risks

8936. 2019NHQDRMethodsReport (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2020 - Rates were not risk-adjusted. … Rates were not risk-adjusted. … Rates were not risk-adjusted. … Rates were not risk-adjusted. … Rates were not risk-adjusted.

8937. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
      psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49399/psn-pdf
      May 01, 2003 - The largest published study to date that evaluated risk factors for methotrexate failure found that … Before treatment with methotrexate is initiated, patients must be counseled extensively about the risks

8938. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
      psnet.ahrq.gov/node/50930/psn-pdf
      February 21, 2020 - the potential to reduce adverse events, reduce patient hospital readmissions, and even reduce the risk … safety, pharmacists have also had to learn to work with the limitations of technology to address new risks

8939. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
      psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49794/psn-pdf
      May 01, 2017 - femoral catheter placement is contraindicated on the same side as a transplanted kidney due to the risk … patient required vasopressor administration through the right femoral line for several hours despite the risks

8940. Premature or Overdue? | PSNet
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      December 23, 2020 - An amniocentesis showing fetal lung maturity would permit induction of labor without the risks of loss … Clinical Significance of Postterm Pregnancies There is an increased risk of perinatal mortality with