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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/implementation/implementation-guide/app-c.html
May 01, 2017 - “There is no evidence that the checklist works in ambulatory surgery centers. … Surgery is surgery. It's complicated, and it puts patients at risk. … The burden really is on all of us, whether we practice in an ambulatory surgery center or in a tertiary
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/sustainability/management/observation-comp-kit.html
June 01, 2017 - As you’ve adapted a surgical safety checklist for your site, the AHRQ Safety Program for Ambulatory Surgery … (1) Follow the recommendation from the AHRQ Safety Program for Ambulatory Surgery to give feedback to … nurse anesthetist
IVATB: Intravenous antibiotics
MD: Doctor of medicine
RN: Registered nurse
ST: Surgery … AHRQ Safety Program for Ambulatory Surgery .
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/surgery/tools/surgical-complication-prevention/glucose-control-audit.html
December 01, 2017 - Glucose Control Audit Tool
AHRQ Safety Program for Surgery
Introduction
Problem … You can use the materials in the AHRQ Toolkit to Promote Safe Surgery, such as the Surgical Complication … Question 4: Document the patient’s most recent blood glucose within 30 days prior to surgery. … metabolic panel obtained as part of the preoperative evaluation, or a finger stick taken the day of surgery … JAMA Surgery 2017;152(8):784-791.
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/implementation/implementation-guide/guide-conclusion.html
May 01, 2017 - Creating a Culture of Safety in the Ambulatory Surgery Environment: Implementation Guide
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May 01, 2017 - Creating a Culture of Safety in the Ambulatory Surgery Environment: Implementation Guide
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Creating a Culture of Safety in the Ambulatory Surgery … This tool is really meant as a way of beginning an important dialogue among the teams at the surgery … For example, routine observation of surgery timeouts and of other standard practices like huddles can … As part of the AHRQ Safety Program for Ambulatory Surgery, IHI developed a series of online modules as
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/implementation/implementation-guide/guide-prevent.html
May 01, 2017 - Creating a Culture of Safety in the Ambulatory Surgery Environment: Implementation Guide
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/surgery/modules/on-boarding/ssi-investigation-fac-notes.html
December 01, 2017 - Performing an SSI Investigation: Facilitator Notes
AHRQ Safety Program for Surgery
Slide 1: … First, is your frontline staff aware of this safety program for surgery? … them know what CUSP, the Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program, is within the safety program for surgery … For example, your team decides that patients are coming out of surgery cold, and that needs to be addressed
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/implementation/training-tools/pf-engagement-fac-notes.html
May 01, 2017 - Dismissive Attitudes
Many patients may feel as though a procedure or surgery in the ambulatory surgery … Patients are often uncomfortable or afraid about their surgery/procedure. … ; and includes a Safe Surgery Checklist for the patient. … Opportunities for engagement exist throughout the ambulatory surgery center experience. … to prepare for the day of surgery.
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/item-sets/cg/suppl-decisionmaking-cg30-adult.html
November 01, 2017 - In the last 6 months, did you and this provider talk about having surgery or any type of procedure? … Did you and this provider talk about the reasons you might want to have the surgery or procedure? … Did you and this provider talk about the reasons you might not want to have the surgery or procedure … When you and this provider talked about having surgery or a procedure, did this provider ask what you
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/stpra/stpraape.html
April 01, 2018 - Proactive Risk Assessment of Surgical Site Infection in Ambulatory Surgery Centers
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Proactive Risk Assessment of Surgical Site Infection in Ambulatory Surgery … will focus specifically on procedures performed in freestanding and/or hospital-affiliated ambulatory surgery … We will develop a fault tree accounting for patients who present at risk in the ambulatory surgery center … develop a fault tree accounting for patients introduced to a microbe (or infection) in the ambulatory surgery
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/ssi/ssi5.html
April 01, 2018 - , being male, number of surgeons, preop hemoglobin, surgery duration, and herniorrhaphy, while number … of procedures, postop hematocrit, and CABG surgery were no longer significant. … In the combined dataset, emergency surgery was significant in addition to postop admission. … Multivariate analysis of the datasets including only total hip surgery. … Multivariate analysis of the datasets including only total knee surgery.
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/implementation/training-tools/learn.html
April 01, 2017 - Learn From Defects - Implementation Guide
AHRQ Safety Program for Ambulatory Surgery
Purpose
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/surgery/modules/implementation/opt-briefings-fac-notes.html
December 01, 2017 - Optimize Briefings and Debriefings: Facilitator Notes
AHRQ Safety Program for Surgery
Slide … The four primary types of critical team interactions in surgery are briefings, debriefings, huddles, … Slide 36: Case Study: Laparoscopic Surgery Trays
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Debriefing also uncovered an inefficiency … Slide 37: Case Study: Laparoscopic Surgery Trays
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Debriefing at the end of a case, the staff … We assured them that the surgery would continue, but the nurse would debrief to confirm the procedure
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/surgery/tools/applying-cusp/learn-from-defects.html
December 01, 2017 - Learn From Defects Tool—Perioperative Setting
AHRQ Safety Program for Surgery
What … Task Factors
The patient's midsection was exposed during surgery . … being NPO and having a bowel preparation .
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The patient's midsection was exposed during surgery … A lot of our anesthesia providers wanted to trial the bladder temperature probes that the cardiac surgery … They were actually more accurate than bladder probes during colon surgery, because the bladder probe
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/surgery/tools/surgical-complication-prevention/normothermia-audit.html
December 01, 2017 - Normothermia Audit Tool
AHRQ Safety Program for Surgery
Introduction
Problem … You can use the materials in the AHRQ Toolkit to Promote Safe Surgery, such as the Surgical Complication
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/surgery/8-building-core-team.docx
June 01, 2023 - on (e.g., outpatient clinics or doctors’ offices might not be relevant to implementing the emergency general … surgery pathway)
Work with ISCR team to co-lead initiative
Adapt ISCR pathway to your local environment
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mrsa-prevention/surgery/translating-research-into-practice.html
April 01, 2025 - MRSA Prevention Toolkit: Targeting SSI
Translating Research Into Practice
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MRSA Prevention Toolkit: Targeting SSI
The Four Key Strategies of MRSA Prevention: Targeting SSI
MRSA and SSI Prevention Phases
The Evidence for MRSA Decolonization
Nasal Decol…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mrsa-prevention/surgery/index-cusp-tools-resources.html
April 01, 2025 - MRSA Prevention Toolkit: Targeting SSI
Index of CUSP Tools and Resources
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MRSA Prevention Toolkit: Targeting SSI
The Four Key Strategies of MRSA Prevention: Targeting SSI
MRSA and SSI Prevention Phases
The Evidence for MRSA Decolonization
Nasal Decolo…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/sustainability/training-tools/slides.html
October 01, 2020 - Select audio symbol to play audio, or access audio at:
https://www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/ambulatory-surgery … Select audio symbol to play audio, or access audio at:
https://www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/ambulatory-surgery … Percentage of on-time administration of prophylactic antibiotics
Safe surgery checklist use/implementation
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/surgery/modules/implementation/ssi-bundle-fac-notes.html
October 01, 2020 - Implementing Your Surgical Site Infection Prevention Bundle: Facilitator Notes
AHRQ Safety Program for Surgery … The Safety Program for Surgery has modified that tool for the surgical setting into the Perioperative … Say:
Key stakeholders in the surgical arena are critical to a successful safety program for surgery … Here is an example of a tool developed by the Johns Hopkins Colorectal Surgery team.