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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/nhqrdr/2023-NHQDR-appendixes-ACDE-rev.pdf January 01, 2023 - over 
HCUP 2020 
Reclosure of postoperative abdominal wound dehiscence per 
1,000 abdominopelvic-surgery … per 1,000 
medical and surgical admissions, age 18 and over 
HCUP 2020 
Deaths per 1,000 elective-surgery … who received 
axillary node dissection or sentinel lymph node biopsy at the time 
of breast cancer surgery … 11 
Disparities Map 
Measure Title Data Source Data Year 
Postoperative sepsis per 1,000 elective-surgery … over 
HCUP 2020 
Reclosure of postoperative abdominal wound dehiscence per 
1,000 abdominopelvic-surgery 
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/nhqrdr/2023-NHQDR-appendixes-ACDE.pdf January 01, 2023 - over 
HCUP 2020 
Reclosure of postoperative abdominal wound dehiscence per 
1,000 abdominopelvic-surgery … per 1,000 
medical and surgical admissions, age 18 and over 
HCUP 2020 
Deaths per 1,000 elective-surgery … who received 
axillary node dissection or sentinel lymph node biopsy at the time 
of breast cancer surgery … 11 
Disparities Map 
Measure Title Data Source Data Year 
Postoperative sepsis per 1,000 elective-surgery … over 
HCUP 2020 
Reclosure of postoperative abdominal wound dehiscence per 
1,000 abdominopelvic-surgery 
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/nhqrdr/2022qdr-appendix-combined.pdf October 25, 2022 - MAPS 
Disparities Map 
Measure Title Data Source Data Year 
Postoperative sepsis per 1,000 elective-surgery … and over HCUP 2019 
Reclosure of postoperative abdominal wound dehiscence per 1,000 
abdominopelvic-surgery … Report
Quality Map 
Measure Title Data Source Data Year 
Postoperative sepsis per 1,000 elective-surgery … and over HCUP 2019 
Reclosure of postoperative abdominal wound dehiscence per 1,000 
abdominopelvic-surgery … who received axillary 
node dissection or sentinel lymph node biopsy at the time of breast 
cancer surgery 
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/takeheart/training/getting-started-slides.pptx December 31, 2022 - effective for people who have or have had:
A heart attack
A percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI)
CABG surgery … Excluding Opted-Out Patients: 2021 YTD
A heart attack in the last 12 months	Coronary artery bypass surgery … Opted-Out Pts): 2021	Year-to_date
	A heart attack in the last 12 months	19
	Coronary artery bypass surgery … Excluding Opted-Out Patients: 2021 YTD
A heart attack in the last 12 months	Coronary artery bypass surgery 
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/publications/files/universalicu.pdf September 01, 2013 - The protocol should continue for patients being transferred for procedures in radiology 
and surgery. … If your hospital has a policy for cardiac or orthopedic surgery patients to undergo nares 
screening … for Staphylococcus aureus prior to surgery, then this practice should continue. … • MRSA or MSSA decolonization prior to cardiac and orthopedic surgery. 
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/making-healthcare-safer/mhs3/delirium-1.pdf March 01, 2020 - Precipitating risk 
factors for delirium include acute illness, surgery, pain, dehydration, sepsis, electrolyte … Family 
Confusion Assessment Method 
(FAM-CAM) and the researcher-
led CAM 2 days after the 
patient’s surgery … with 
NuDESC 
Prospective study; 91 
patients; adults aged 
70+ receiving general 
anesthesia during 
surgery … Acute care; cardiac 
and orthopedic 
surgery units at a 
short-stay hospital 
The educational nursing … Size: 
n=59 
(intervention), 
and n=63 
(control) 
Patient 
Population:  
Adult abdominal 
or cardiac surgery 
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/tools-and-materials/60-tenn-health-coach-sustainability-plan-toolkit.pdf June 02, 2025 - annually)
• Prostate screening annually for men who have been treated for prostate cancer with
radiation, surgery 
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol4/Advances-Devine_83.pdf April 06, 2008 - Facilities include eight urgent care clinics, two outpatient surgery centers, 
comprehensive laboratory 
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/policymakers/chipra/factsheets/fullreports/chipra-89-adhd-behavior-section-5-attach-1.pdf January 01, 2009 - Black Box Working Group, Section on Cardiology and Cardiac 
Surgery. 
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/mvp/modules/cusp/actionplan-trip-slides.pptx January 01, 2017 - You will be able to distinguish the AHRQ Safety Program for Surgery from that of other national improvement 
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/surveys-guidance/american-indian/american-indian-eng-851.docx March 04, 2009 - Choices for your treatment or health care can include choices about medicine, surgery, or other treatment 
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-12/moyer-report.pdf January 01, 2024 - HFMEA: Death or major permanent loss of 
function, suicide, rape, hemolytic transfusion 
reaction, surgery 
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/best-practices/ASB-UTI-slides.pptx November 01, 2019 - the community
Elderly nursing home residents
Renal transplant patients
Patients undergoing orthopedic surgery 
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www.ahrq.gov/ncepcr/reports/2024-annual-report/recent-grants-digital.html May 01, 2024 - Thompson; Chandy Skaria Ellimootil Organization:  University of Michigan at Ann Arbor; School of Medicine; Surgery 
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/final-reports/stpra/stpraapf.pdf June 02, 2025 - pre-op and pp surg 
Gate310 
SSI risk, pt w/ vascular 
compromise in limb 
Event626 
Postpone surgery … Event236 
Fail to notice drape not 
sterilize 
Q:0.3 Q:0.01 
Event644 
Fail to readmin for 
longer surgery 
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/clabsi-tools/vascular-access-device-policy.pdf March 01, 2008 - For patients less than 12 years old, the supervisor will be a PICU fellow, a general
pediatric surgery … For patients less than 12 years, the supervisor will be a PICU fellow, a general pediatric surgery
fellow 
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-02/mackenzie-report.pdf January 01, 2024 - patients, three (12%) developed empyema (an  
infection between the lung and chest wall) requiring surgery … surviving 19 patients, three developed empyema (15% 
incidence), requiring video-assisted thorascopic surgery 
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/ptfamilyscan/ptfamilyref.html April 01, 2020 - Surgery  2008 Feb; 143(2):168-71. 
 116 . Chukmaitov AS, Bazzoli GJ, Harless DW, et al. … Patient compliance in avoiding wrong-site surgery. 
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol2/Advances-Ballard_12.pdf February 02, 2008 - ,9 cholecystectomy,10 carotid endarterectomy,11 
gastrectomy,12 inguinal hernia repair,13 and colon surgery … Standardized 
perioperative care protocols and reduced length of stay 
after colon surgery. 
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol3/Advances-King_1.pdf April 07, 2008 - For example, Healey, Undre, and Vincet developed Observational 
Teamwork Assessment for Surgery (OTAS … Trauma: 
Resuscitation, anesthesia, surgery, and critical care.