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  1. Improving Communication and Teamwork in the Surgical Environment

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/implementation/implementation-guide/appendix-p.pptx
    January 01, 2015 - Improving Communication and Teamwork in the Surgical Environment Appendix P. Evaluating and Selecting Hand Hygiene Products AHRQ Safety Program for Ambulatory Surgery Implementation Guide Timothy Landers, Ph.D., R.N., CNP, CIC Assistant Professor, The Ohio State University College of Nursing Evaluating and Selec…

  2. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    March 27, 2019 - Quality improvement in ambulatory surgery centers: a major national effort aimed at reducing infections and other surgical complications. March 27, 2019 Davis KK, Mahishi V, Singal R, et al. Quality Improvement in Ambulatory Surgery Centers: A Major National Effort Aimed at Reducing Infections and Other Surgical C…

  3. Cutaneous Procedures Adverse Events Reporting (CAPER). | PSNet

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    April 22, 2020 - Multi-use Website Cutaneous Procedures Adverse Events Reporting (CAPER). Citation Text: Cutaneous Procedures Adverse Events Reporting (CAPER). The American Society for Dermatologic Surgery Association and the Northwestern University Department of Dermatology. Copy Citation …

  4. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    May 26, 2016 - Wrong-site surgery, retained surgical items, and surgical fires: a systematic review of surgical never events. May 26, 2016 Hempel S, Maggard-Gibbons M, Nguyen DK, et al. Wrong-Site Surgery, Retained Surgical Items, and Surgical Fires : A Systematic Review of Surgical Never Events. JAMA Surg. 2015;150(8):796-805. …

  5. Recovering After Emergency Laparotomy (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/booklets/laparotomy-patient.pdf
    November 01, 2023 - Recovering After Emergency Laparotomy Recovering After Emergency Laparotomy e Emergency Laparotomy Patient Education Guide 1 Recovering After Emergency Laparotomy Patient Name ___________________________________________________________________ Surgeon Name ________________________________________________…

  6. PowerPoint Presentation: Premortem for Sustainability

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/surgery/modules/sustainability/sustainability_premortem.pptx
    December 01, 2017 - PowerPoint Presentation: Premortem for Sustainability Sustainability and the Premortem Tool AHRQ Safety Program for Surgery Sustainability AHRQ Pub. No. 16(18)-0004-15-EF December 2017 AHRQ Safety Program for Surgery -- Sustainability SAY: This module will cover Sustainability and the Premortem Tool. Projects can fa…

  7. PowerPoint Presentation: Learn From Defects Through Sensemaking

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    December 01, 2017 - SAY: However, interventions to reduce wrong-site surgeries may take years of collecting data before it … Frankly, wrong-site surgeries are too important a defect to merely hope for success.

  8. Appendix L. Final data sheet submitted by each site that included the list of potential SSI risk factors and other pertinent variables | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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    April 01, 2018 - Improving the Measurement of Surgical Site Infection Risk Stratification/Outcome Detection Appendix L. Final data sheet submitted by each site that included the list of potential SSI risk factors and other pertinent variables Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Improving the Measurement of Sur…

  9. Mortality due to hospital-acquired infection after cardiac surgery. | PSNet

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    February 12, 2020 - Study Mortality due to hospital-acquired infection after cardiac surgery. Citation Text: Massart N, Mansour A, Ross JT, et al. Mortality due to hospital-acquired infection after cardiac surgery. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2022;163(6):2131-2140.e3. doi:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2020.08.094. Copy C…

  10. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/72590/psn-pdf
    December 23, 2020 - Effects of night surgery on postoperative mortality and morbidity: a multicentre cohort study. December 23, 2020 Althoff FC, Wachtendorf LJ, Rostin P, et al. Effects of night surgery on postoperative mortality and morbidity: a multicentre cohort study. BMJ Qual Saf. 2020;30(8):678-688. doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2020-011684…

  11. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49596/psn-pdf
    December 01, 2009 - Round-Trip Service December 1, 2009 McGrath MH. Round-Trip Service. PSNet [internet]. 2009. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/round-trip-service The Case A 70-year-old man with a long history of degenerative joint disease was experiencing increased symptoms in his left knee. He was referred by his primary care provid…

  12. Using the Electronic Health Record To Identify Children Likely To Suffer Last-Minute Surgery Cancellation | Digital Healthcare Research

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    January 01, 2023 - Using the Electronic Health Record To Identify Children Likely To Suffer Last-Minute Surgery Cancellation Project Final Report ( PDF , 1.1 MB) Disclaimer Disclaimer The findings and conclusions in this document are those of the author(s), who are responsible for its content, and …

  13. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/838012/psn-pdf
    September 07, 2022 - The physiology of failure: identifying risk factors for mortality in emergency general surgery patients using a regional health system integrated electronic medical record. September 7, 2022 Baimas-George M, Ross SW, Hetherington T, et al. The physiology of failure: identifying risk factors for mortality in emerg…

  14. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    July 16, 2015 - Errors upstream and downstream to the Universal Protocol associated with wrong surgery events in the Veterans Health Administration. July 16, 2015 Paull DE, Mazzia L, Neily J, et al. Errors upstream and downstream to the Universal Protocol associated with wrong surgery events in the Veterans Health Administration.…

  15. Independent Mortality Review of Cardiac Surgery at St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. | PSNet

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    May 24, 2023 - Book/Report Independent Mortality Review of Cardiac Surgery at St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Citation Text: Independent Mortality Review of Cardiac Surgery at St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. NHS Improvement. Independent Mortality Review of …

  16. Relationship between preventability of death after coronary artery bypass graft surgery and all-cause risk-adjusted mortality rates. | PSNet

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    September 23, 2020 - Study Relationship between preventability of death after coronary artery bypass graft surgery and all-cause risk-adjusted mortality rates. Citation Text: Guru V, Tu J, Etchells E, et al. Relationship between preventability of death after coronary artery bypass graft surgery and all-cau…

  17. Did We Forget Something? | PSNet

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    April 28, 2021 - The patient had not had any other surgeries.

  18. Optimal Methods for Notifying Clinicians About Epilepsy Surgery Patients | Digital Healthcare Research

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    January 01, 2023 - Optimal Methods for Notifying Clinicians About Epilepsy Surgery Patients Project Final Report ( PDF , 647.83 KB) Disclaimer Disclaimer The findings and conclusions in this document are those of the author(s), who are responsible for its content, and do not necessarily represent…

  19. Presentation: Implementing Your SSI Prevention Bundle

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    December 01, 2017 - It shows the significant drop in surgical site infections achieved in colorectal surgeries at Johns Hopkins

  20. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47826/psn-pdf
    March 27, 2019 - Office-based surgery and patient outcomes. March 27, 2019 Young S, Shapiro FE, Urman RD. Office-based surgery and patient outcomes. Curr Opin Anaesthesiol. 2018;31(6):707-712. doi:10.1097/ACO.0000000000000655. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/office-based-surgery-and-patient-outcomes Office-based surgery is increasing…
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