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  1. Appendix B7: Wheelchair Seating Assessment (Text Description) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/injuries/fallspx/manwsa.html
    December 01, 2017 - _______________________________________________________________________ * Anterior Superior Iliac Spine

  2. AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention: Targeting SSI

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/004-ss-antimicrobial-prophylaxis-part-2.pptx
    April 01, 2025 - Spine update: prevention of postoperative infection in patients undergoing spinal surgery. … Spine. 2004 Apr;29(8):938-45. … Spine update: prevention of postoperative infection in patients undergoing spinal surgery. … Spine. 2004 Apr;29(8):938-45. PMID: 15083000. McDonald M, Grabsch E, Marshall C, et al.

  3. Statistical Brief #19

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb19.jsp
    May 19, 2016 - Other fractures included spine, rib, and pelvis fractures (9.9 percent), arm fractures (8.6 percent), … 16.0% $12,000 6.3 2.9% 2 Leg fracture 284,900 15.0% $10,700 4.7 0.6% 3 Spine … fracture 1 31,700 (15.0%) 1 95,500 (16.1%) 1 80,300 (20.7%) 3 75,800 (10.9%) Spine

  4. Data Infographics | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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    July 01, 2025 - Costs for Spine Fusions Frequency of Cesarean Sections Adult Hospital Readmissions in 2018 All-Cause

  5. The One That Got Away—Elopement of a Suicidal Patient in the Emergency Department. | PSNet

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    September 27, 2023 - incomplete, standard ED evaluation for similar patients would consider possibilities such as cervical spine … Computed tomography of the brain, cervical spine, and cervical vasculature are routinely ordered, in … Similarly, cervical spine fractures, hypoxic brain injury, and vascular (e.g., carotid artery, vertebral

  6. Benefits of AHRQ Patient Safety Organizations (PSOs): Success Stories From Hospital PSO Members (pdf file)

    pso.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/OnDemand%20Webinar%20Slides%20-%20June%2010%202015.pdf
    January 01, 2010 - members of the PSO via the quarterly newsletter • Examples of process improvement: ► Clarifying C-spine … and L-spine x-rays (3-view vs. 5-view) helped to decrease patient exposure to radiation

  7. Systematic Review on Treatments for Acute Pain: Surveillance Report 1 (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/main-apps-surv-rept-1-acute-pain.pdf
    May 01, 2022 - Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2009;34(18):1929-41. doi: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e3181b1c99f. … Design of the spine pain intervention to enhance care quality and reduce expenditure trial (SPINE CARE … Gender differences in preoperative opioid use in spine surgery patients: a systematic review … Spine J. 2021;21(5):772-8. doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2021.01.016. PMID: 33460812. … Protocol for testing yoga to reduce post-lumbar spine surgery pain: a methodology article.

  8. 52-Regional-Analgesia-Arthroplasty-Facilitator (doc file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/surgery/52-regional-analgesia-arthroplasty-facilitator.docx
    June 01, 2023 - Providers may choose a neuraxial technique, which blocks all nerves from that level of the spine downward

  9. WebM&M: Case Studies | PSNet

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    March 25, 2025 - Management of CSF Leaks After Elective Spine Surgery: Routine Laminectomy Leads to Fatal Discitis and … to address intraoperative durotomy and CSF leaks, and approaches to ensuring patient safety during spine … Hemorrhagic Shock after Elective Spine Surgery: Failure to Rescue after Limited Response to Nursing Concerns

  10. Using the CAHPS Database to Compare, Report, and Improve Organizational Performance (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/news-and-events/events/20140115_DB/6_Ed_Karls_slide_53-71.pdf
    May 01, 2013 - 43% 78% 71% 37% Burlington Pain Clinic - Anesthesiology [n=71] 69% 62% 59% 26% 85% 36% Burlington Spine

  11. Nis 2010 Maskedstats Severity (pdf file)

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/nation/nis/tools/stats/NIS_2010_MaskedStats_Severity.PDF
    January 01, 2010 - Systemic Lupus Erythematosus 3,874 0.05% MUS45: Vasculitis 460 0.01% MUS46: Osteoarthritis, Cervical Spine … 17,412 0.22% MUS47: Osteoarthritis, Thoracic Spine 603 0.01% MUS48: Osteoarthritis, Lumbar Spine 26,718 … NEU10: Huntington's Chorea 239 0.00% NEU11: Injury: Craniocerebral 55,679 0.71% NEU12: Injury: Spine … 0.00% NEU20: Parkinson's Disease 4,838 0.06% NEU21: Tuberous Sclerosis 102 0.00% NEU22: Injury: Spine … and Spinal Cord: Thoracic 7,411 0.10% NEU23: Injury: Spine and Spinal Cord: Low Back 25,282 0.32%

  12. Medicines to Help Prevent Breast Cancer: Let's Talk About It (pdf file)

    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/inline-files/breast-cancer-risk-reduction-discussion-guide_3.pdf
    September 01, 2019 - In addition, some of these medicines may also lower the chance of breaking a bone, such as the spine

  13. Medicines to Help Prevent Breast Cancer: Let's Talk About It (pdf file)

    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/inline-files/breast-cancer-risk-reduction-discussion-guide.pdf
    September 01, 2019 - In addition, some of these medicines may also lower the chance of breaking a bone, such as the spine

  14. Knowledge Engineering for Decision Support in Osteoporosis - Final Report (pdf file)

    digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/citation/k08hs018582-lafleur-final-report-2015.pdf
    January 01, 2015 - (1) the occurrence of a hip fracture or (2) the occurrence of a fracture of the hip, spine … For non-­‐traumatic, non-­‐pathologic fractures of the hip, spine, forearm, or proximal humerus (any … characteristics (number of patients, age, male proportion, average BMI, average %-­‐score at lumbar spine … Fragility fracture was defined as an ICD-­‐9 code for a fracture of the hip, spine, forearm, or proximal … Outcomes were hip, central body, and limb fractures and hip, spine, and whole body BMD.

  15. Study Identifies Trends in Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Medication Misuse | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/969.html
    August 01, 2025 - comment through August 7): The Performance of Fusion Procedures for Degenerative Disease of the Lumbar Spine

  16. Module 1: Overview | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/cauti-icu/facil-guide/mod1-slides.html
    February 01, 2023 - perineal wounds Patient requires prolonged immobilization (e.g., potentially unstable thoracic or lumbar spine

  17. 6-Gap-Analysis-Goal (doc file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/surgery/6-gap-analysis-goal.docx
    June 01, 2023 - hospitals have spread enhanced recovery pathways to other surgical procedures (e.g., bariatric and spine

  18. Archived: Osteoporosis: Screening 2011 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce

    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/osteoporosis-screening-2011
    January 15, 2011 - Current diagnostic and treatment criteria rely on dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry of the hip and lumbar spine … The most commonly used tests are dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) of the hip and lumbar spine and … commonly used bone measurement tests used to screen for osteoporosis are DXA of the hip and lumbar spine … Quantitative ultrasonography of the calcaneus predicts fractures of the femoral neck, hip, and spine

  19. The Different Count Contributions to Retention (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-10/The%20Different%20Count%20Contributions%20to%20Retention.pdf
    January 01, 2024 - The NCRC that involved the retained raytex in the spine was the result of a specific policy for spine

  20. Screening for Osteoporosis to Prevent Fractures: USPSTF Recommendation Statement (pdf file)

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    February 13, 2018 - The most commonly used test is central dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) of the hip and lumbar spine … Central DXA measures BMD at the hip and lumbar spine. … The most commonly used test is central dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) of the hip and lumbar spine … of fractures.9,12 The World Health Organization defines osteoporosis as bone density at the hip or spine … Central DXA uses radiation to measure BMD at central bone sites (hip and lumbar spine), which is the
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