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  1. PROMPTLY REMOVE (doc file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/cauti-tools/impl-guide/implementation-guide-appendix-f.docx
    June 02, 2025 - Perioperative use in selected surgeries 3.

  2. Risk factors and outcomes for foreign body left during a procedure: analysis of 413 incidents after 1,946,831 operations in children. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/risk-factors-and-outcomes-foreign-body-left-during-procedure-analysis-413-incidents-after
    December 04, 2016 - prior studies in adults have defined risk factors for retained instruments, which include emergency surgeries … Gynecologic surgeries emerged as the only type of surgery significantly associated with an increased

  3. Surgical case listing accuracy: failure analysis at a high-volume academic medical center. | PSNet

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    September 25, 2011 - Wrong-site surgeries are a rare yet devastating complication for patients. … While no wrong-site surgeries occurred, there were nearly 800 cases where this potential was noted and

  4. CAHPS Surgical Care Survey (doc file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/surveys-guidance/surgical/surgical-eng20-1451a.docx
    October 01, 2011 - Not counting this surgery, about how many other surgeries have you had? … 1|_| None 2|_| 1 surgery 3|_| 2 surgeries 4|_| 3 to 5 surgeries 5|_| 6 to 9 surgeries 6|_| 10 or more

  5. 089-Or-Traffic-Fg (doc file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/089-or-traffic-fg.docx
    April 01, 2025 - Operating Room Traffic Surgical Services For: Cardiac, Hip and Knee Joint Replacement, and Spinal Fusion Surgeries … In looking at cardiac, hip and knee joint replacement, and spinal fusion surgeries, it is noted that … The first is a study conducted in orthopedic trauma implant surgeries in Sweden. … These authors found that among those surgeries where the patient developed an SSI the mean number of

  6. Deficiencies in the Community Care Network Credentialing Process of a Former VA Surgeon and Veterans Health Administration Oversight Failures. | PSNet

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    November 29, 2023 - July 27, 2022 Quality of Care in Cranial Implant Surgeries at James A. … March 27, 2017 Concurrent and Overlapping Surgeries: Additional Measures Warranted.

  7. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    March 01, 2012 - cancer treatment alone in 2010, primarily in the office setting.(7) Our best estimates of wrong-site surgeries … recent analysis described 46 deaths and 263 procedure-related complications occurring from office-based surgeries … from occurring should focus on the role of photography and standardized protocols for office-based surgeries … access to preoperative biopsy site photographs in an EHR is incredibly useful for preventing wrong-site surgeries … protocol over a 6-year period, there were 0 cases of wrong-site surgery in 7983 Mohs micrographic surgeries

  8. Patient, surgeon, and health care worker safety during the COVID-19 pandemic. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-surgeon-and-health-care-worker-safety-during-covid-19-pandemic
    August 25, 2021 - , 2021 Ethical considerations and patient safety concerns for cancelling non-urgent surgeries … Resources Ethical considerations and patient safety concerns for cancelling non-urgent surgeries

  9. PowerPoint Presentation (pdf file)

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/news/exhibit_booth/NASSBrochure_031220.pdf
    March 18, 2020 - in the United States, making it an exceptional resource for conducting research on major ambulatory surgeries … For the NASS, major ambulatory surgeries are defined as selected invasive, therapeutic surgical procedures

  10. Appendix V. JAMIA Draft Manuscript Tables | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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    April 01, 2018 - Total Surgeries sSSI dSSI oSSI Total 35551 374 106 38   # Flagged (% Total … Total Surgeries sSSI dSSI oSSI Total 27,739 279 75 33   # Flagged (% Total …         Negative Predictive Value 99.6%       This table also removes surgeries

  11. VA hospitals flooded with complaints about care. | PSNet

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    August 09, 2017 - January 29, 2020 5 cataract surgeries, 5 people blinded: what went wrong? … August 24, 2016 Surgeons must tell patients of double-booked surgeries, new guidelines

  12. HCUP-US Statistical Briefs Chronological

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/statbriefs.jsp
    July 01, 2025 - provide healthcare statistics on hospital inpatient stays, emergency department visits, and ambulatory surgeries

  13. Remove that Foley (doc file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/cauti-tools/impl-guide/implementation-guide-appendix-h.docx
    June 02, 2025 - Catheters are indicated for: · Acute urinary retention or obstruction · Perioperative use in selected surgeries

  14. 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 - Beyond the Basics Surgical Services For: Cardiac, Hip and Knee Joint Replacement, and Spinal Fusion Surgeries … PMID: 32947035. 11 | 12 Cabral et al., 202318 >500,000 elective surgeries in 825 U.S. hospitals from … Adherence to antimicrobial prophylaxis guidelines for elective surgeries across 825 US hospitals, 2019 … Occurred in 31% of all surgeries Vancomycin was the second most administered agent overall | 21 Are … Adherence to Antimicrobial Prophylaxis Guidelines for Elective Surgeries Across 825 US Hospitals, 2019

  15. Appendix N. Surgeon Focus Group Guide | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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    April 01, 2018 - Probes: Are these general variables that apply to all surgeries? … Probes: Are these general variables that apply to all surgeries?

  16. Trends in Bilateral and Unilateral Mastectomies in Hospital Inpatient and Ambulatory Settings, 2005-2013 (pdf file)

    hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb201-Mastectomies-Inpatient-Outpatient.pdf
    November 01, 2014 - Surgeries in Hospital-Owned Outpatient Facilities, 2012. HCUP Statistical Brief #188. … -2012.pdf http://www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb188-Surgeries-Hospital-Outpatient-Facilities … In contrast, White women were a smaller proportion of inpatient versus outpatient surgeries (bilateral … Women with Medicare were a higher proportion of outpatient than inpatient surgeries for both types of … Hospital inpatient surgeries and hospital-based ambulatory surgeries are combined. Figure 1.

  17. Chapter 3. Designing and Testing Methods to Stratify Risk of Surgical Site Infections | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/ssi/ssi3.html
    April 01, 2018 - The limitation on procedure codes is not a large problem, though, as only seven surgeries (0.5 percent … During the univariate analyses of the derivation dataset for total knee surgeries, only five different … During the univariate analyses of the derivation dataset for appendectomy surgeries, seven different … Thus, total hip surgeries need to be compared with total hip surgeries, and not just the group of other … orthopedic surgeries. 3.6.2.

  18. Non-technical skills in surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic: an observational study. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/non-technical-skills-surgery-during-covid-19-pandemic-observational-study
    December 06, 2023 - , 2021 Ethical considerations and patient safety concerns for cancelling non-urgent surgeries … , 2021 Ethical considerations and patient safety concerns for cancelling non-urgent surgeries

  19. We asked the experts: the WHO Surgical Safety Checklist and the COVID-19 pandemic: recommendations for content and implementation adaptations. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/we-asked-experts-who-surgical-safety-checklist-and-covid-19-pandemic-recommendations-content
    May 19, 2021 - , 2024 Ethical considerations and patient safety concerns for cancelling non-urgent surgeries … , 2021 Ethical considerations and patient safety concerns for cancelling non-urgent surgeries

  20. Appendix B. In-Person Meetings | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/ssi/ssiapb.html
    April 01, 2018 - Possible add-on/continuation of SSI detection work Expanding the algorithm for other surgeries … JEF: send SSI rate for Calendar Years 2007, 2008, 2009 to Makoto (# SSIs/# total surgeries)→Clarification … , All Surgeries or Just Ones We Are Looking At? … We will estimate national SSI rate by applying the rate to total # of surgeries. … on page 11 LIMITATION TO NOTE: Old NHSN used wound class, ASA score, duration of operation for all surgeries
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