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41. Toolkits To Reduce Hypertension in Pregnancy and Obstetric Hemorrhage | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/labor-delivery/perinatal-care-2/index.html
    July 01, 2023 - The new tools are designed to help L&D units reduce obstetric hemorrhage and severe hypertension in pregnancy … , two leading known causes of preventable maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity in the United … Toolkit Background To address the leading known causes of preventable maternal mortality and severe … to improve care for obstetrical and perinatal conditions that contribute to maternal mortality and severe … with adaptive components, given the major contribution of these conditions to maternal mortality and severe

42. 047-Ss-Faqs-Staff-Safety-Side-Effects (doc file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/047-ss-faqs-staff-safety-side-effects.docx
    April 01, 2025 - In extremely rare circumstances, severe allergic reactions to CHG, topical nasal mupirocin, or topical … However, if you think a patient may be developing a severe allergic reaction (including hives, severe … For less severe side effects, please contact the treating physician for all patient care needs.

43. The “Sometimes Antibiotics” Diagnoses: Acute Otitis Media in Children  – Slides
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/aom-children-slides.pptx
    September 01, 2022 - 1,2 Moderate to severe bulging of the tympanic membrane or new onset otorrhea with signs and symptoms … Signs and Symptoms Moderate to severe otalgia​ ​ Otalgia lasting at least 2 days​ ​ Temperature of 102.2 … Severe symptoms with ear findings (severe otalgia, otalgia lasting at least 2 days, or if no improvement … years with mild to moderate acute otitis media 6 years+ with mild to moderate symptoms Any age with severe … Pediatric sepsis: important considerations for diagnosing and managing severe infections in infants,

44. The Contribution of Diagnostic Error to Maternal Mortality and Severe Maternal Morbidity | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/maternal-mortality-2.html
    September 01, 2021 - After Childbirth: State of the Science The Contribution of Diagnostic Error to Maternal Mortality and Severe … State of the Science Introduction The Contribution of Diagnostic Error to Maternal Mortality and Severe … activated due to the lack of an organized standard approach. h The patient had a cardiac arrest from severe … Framework 16 as a Model for Improvement of Diagnostic Error and Contributions to Maternal Mortality and Severe

45. Addressing Questions Asked by Staff: Safety and Side Effects of Chlorhexidine and Iodophor (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/abate/faqs/faq-safety-chg-iodophor.pdf
    March 01, 2022 - In extremely rare circumstances, severe allergic reactions to CHG or topical nasal iodophor have been … However, if you think a patient may be developing a severe allergic reaction (including hives, severe … For less severe side effects, please contact the treating physician.

46. Addressing Questions Asked by Staff: Safety and Side Effects of Chlorhexidine and Mupirocin (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/abate/faqs/faq-safety-chg-mupirocin.pdf
    March 01, 2022 - In extremely rare circumstances, severe allergic reactions to chlorhexidine or topical nasal mupirocin … However, if you think a patient may be developing a severe allergic reaction (including hives, severe … For less severe side effects, please contact the treating physician for all patient care needs.

47. The Contribution of Diagnostic Errors to Maternal Morbidity and Mortality During and Immediately After Childbirth: State of the Science | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/maternal-mortality.html
    September 01, 2021 - State of the Science Introduction The Contribution of Diagnostic Error to Maternal Mortality and Severe … Brief 6 Contents Introduction The Contribution of Diagnostic Error to Maternal Mortality and Severe

48. Management of Clostridiodes difficile Infection (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/best-practices/CDI-one-page.pdf
    November 01, 2019 - lower abdominal pain, cramping, and nausea (with or without low-grade fevers and leukocytosis) to severe … period without an alternative explanation, and positive stool test for C. difficile • Patients with severe … times a day or vancomycin (10 mg/kg/dose PO 3 times a day; max dose 500 mg/dose) for 10 days • Severe … prompt surgical consultation o Adults: vancomycin 125 mg PO/nasogastric tube (NG) 4 times a day for severe … colitis for 10 days o Children: vancomycin 10 mg/kg/dose PO/NG 4 times a day (max 500 mg/dose) for severe

49. Introduction | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/maternal-mortality-1.html
    September 01, 2021 - State of the Science Introduction The Contribution of Diagnostic Error to Maternal Mortality and Severe … Maternal mortality is thought of as the “tip of the iceberg,” as severe maternal morbidity has similar … Severe maternal morbidity (SMM) is defined as an unintended outcome of birth that results in significant … short-term or long-term consequences. 8 For every maternal death, 70 women are estimated to suffer from a severe

50. Section 5, Table 3 (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/acute/chipra-229-section-5-table-3.pdf
    August 01, 2014 - Level of Evidence (USPSTF Ranking*) Citations Clinical guidelines Pediatric considerations in severe … sepsis: Empiric antibiotics should be administered within 1 hour of the identification of severe sepsis … the same organism is recovered from both cultures, the likelihood that the organism is causing the severe … Surviving Sepsis Campaign: International guidelines for management of severe sepsis and septic shock … Improving outcomes for severe sepsis and septic shock: Tools for early identification of at-risk

51. Section 2, Technical Specifications (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/acute/chipra-229-section-2-tech-specs.pdf
    June 02, 2025 - children admitted to the hospital, including the Emergency Department Sepsis syndrome Sepsis, severe … Table 3-A: Definition of Sepsis Syndrome Term Definition Sepsis syndrome Sepsis, severe sepsis … “Rule out infection” OR • “Suspected infection” OR • “Rule out sepsis” OR • “Suspected sepsis” Severe … to gram-negative organisms 038.49 Other specified septicemias 038.8 Unspecified septicemia 038.9 Severe … 19 years of age during measurement year Event/Diagnosis Diagnosed with sepsis syndrome (sepsis, severe

52. Rationale for Improvement Tools | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/maternal-mortality-3.html
    September 01, 2021 - State of the Science Introduction The Contribution of Diagnostic Error to Maternal Mortality and Severe … improvement collaborative with adoption of this safety bundle 23 led to a 21 percent reduction in severe … Addressing Implicit Bias, Structural Barriers, and Social Determinants of Health Severe maternal morbidity … birthing people of color, especially Black women, with Black women twice as likely to experience a severe

53. 066-Dec-Staff-Faqs-Safety-Side-Effects (doc file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa/066-dec-staff-faqs-safety-side-effects.docx
    October 01, 2024 - In extremely rare circumstances, severe allergic reactions to CHG, topical nasal mupirocin, or topical … If you think a patient may be developing a severe allergic reaction (including hives, severe itching, … For less severe side effects, please contact the treating physician for all patient care needs.

54. Section 1, Tables 1 and 2 (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/acute/chipra-0231-section-1-tables-1-2.pdf
    June 02, 2025 - Section 1, Tables 1 and 2 Table 1: Definition of Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock Term Definition … Severe sepsis Sepsis plus one of the following: cardiovascular organ dysfunction OR acute respiratory … for age Septic Shock Sepsis and cardiovascular organ dysfunction Table 2: Codes to Identify Severe … to gram-negative organisms 038.49 Other specified septicemias 038.8 Unspecified septicemia 038.9 Severe

55. Program Evaluation (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/perinatal-care-2/hypertension_8-program-evaluation-speaker-notes.pdf
    July 01, 2023 - provider communication tools and strategies with the AIM patient safety bundles for hemorrhage and severe … teamwork and provider communication aspects with the AIM patient safety bundles for hemorrhage and severe … Hospital AIM Team Leads SPPC‐II Growing Interest in Severe Maternal Morbidity (SMM) □ Calls by … Links: https://www.cdc.gov/reproductivehealth/maternalinfanthealth/smm/severe- morbidity-ICD.htm https … • Severe morbidity during delivery hospitalizations more than doubled during 1993‐2014, with the

56. Program Evaluation (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/perinatal-care-2/hemorrhage_8-program-evaluation-speaker-notes.pdf
    July 01, 2023 - provider communication tools and strategies with the AIM patient safety bundles for hemorrhage and severe … teamwork and provider communication aspects with the AIM patient safety bundles for hemorrhage and severe … it has been shown that preventable deaths are those contributed by conditions like hemorrhage and severe … Hospital AIM Team Leads SPPC‐II Growing Interest in Severe Maternal Morbidity (SMM) □ Calls by … • Severe morbidity during delivery hospitalizations more than doubled during 1993‐2014, with the

57. Supportive and Palliative Care | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/chartbooks/healthyliving/supportive.html
    June 01, 2018 - Nursing home residents with moderate to severe pain. … Moderate to Severe Pain Among Nursing Home Residents Pain management is a particularly important … and increase loneliness and depression. 1 Long-stay nursing home residents who have moderate to severe … Overall Rate: In 2013, 10.0% of nursing home residents had moderate to severe pain. … In both years, American Indians and Alaska Natives were more likely than Whites to have moderate to severe

58. Final Progress Report: Quality of bag mask ventilation in critically ill children (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-05/nishisaki-report.pdf
    January 01, 2024 - There is a concern that low-quality BMV is common, contributing to severe oxygen desaturation and physiologic … ill children and to evaluate the association of quality of BMV on the occurrence of adverse TIAE, severe … These children who suffered adverse TIAE or severe desaturation had a longer duration of mechanical … There is a substantial concern that low-quality BMV is common, which may contribute to severe … Our primary outcome was the occurrence of adverse TIAEs or severe oxygen desaturation (SpO2<80%) during

59. Management of Clostridioides Difficile Infection (pdf file)
    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/one-pager-clostridioides-difficile.pdf
    June 01, 2021 - lower abdominal pain, cramping, and nausea (with or without low-grade fevers and leukocytosis) to severe … tests who do not have symptoms of CDI should not be treated for CDI.2,5 • Transfer residents with severe … or fulminant CDI to an acute care setting.1,6 − Severe CDI: WBC ≥15,000 cells/mL OR acute increase … − Individuals with severe disease may have ileus without stool output; they generally have colitis … Recurrent disease may be nonsevere, severe, or fulminant.

60. Section 1, Tables 1 to 3 (pdf file)
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    June 02, 2025 - Section 1, Tables 1 to 3 Table 1: Definition of Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock Term Definition … Severe sepsis Sepsis plus one of the following: cardiovascular organ dysfunction OR acute respiratory … normal for age Septic Shock Sepsis and cardiovascular organ dysfunction Table 2: Codes to Identify Severe … to gram-negative organisms 038.49 Other specified septicemias 038.8 Unspecified septicemia 038.9 Severe