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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/surgery/43-pathway-worksheet.docx
June 01, 2023 - All Emergency General Surgery Pathways
Preoperative Antibiotics
Recommended approach:
· Begin broad … Considerations for emergency general surgery (EGS) (major abdominal procedures): Fluid management in … Considerations for emergency general surgery (EGS) (major abdominal procedures): Nasogastric tubes may … Emergency General Surgery: Major Abdominal Surgery
Postoperative Antibiotics
Recommended approach: … Enter ISCR measures here
Emergency General Surgery: Appendectomy and Cholecystectomy
Postoperative
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/cognitive-biases-surgery-systematic-review
April 27, 2022 - Review
Cognitive biases in surgery: systematic review. … Cognitive biases in surgery: systematic review. … Cognitive biases in surgery: systematic review. … January 26, 2022
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Outpatient Surgery … Operating Room
Anesthesiology
Surgery
Medical/Surgical Nursing
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/preventing-cauti-proc-related-catheter-use-slides.html
December 01, 2017 - Division of General Surgery
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine
Images: Photos of the 2 presenters … Slide 16
Postoperative Urinary Retention (POUR)
Incidence: varies widely:
General surgery … Division of General Surgery
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine
Slide 34
UW CAUTI Team … units of the hospital, with an arrow pointing to the General Surgery Unit rate. … Trial of observers for insertions underway Med/Surg ICU, Neuro ICU, Ortho, General Surgery
Better patient
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/surgery/tools/surgical-complication-prevention/glucose-control-factsheet.html
December 01, 2017 - Glucose Control Factsheet
AHRQ Safety Program for Surgery
Facts About Glucose Control … Postoperative Complications
Although tight glucose control has not been studied rigorously in the general … . 10-14
In a study of general surgery patients, postoperative blood glucose was the only significant … JAMA Surgery 2017;152(8):784-791. … Postoperative hyperglycemia and surgical site infection in general surgery patients.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/building-culture-safety-ophthalmology
March 14, 2022 - Efforts to reduce medical errors in ophthalmology often focus on cataract surgery , a high-volume procedure … March 14, 2022
Readiness of US general surgery residents for independent practice. … January 31, 2018
Advancing Patient Safety in Cataract Surgery: A Betsy Lehman Center … June 15, 2016
Patient safety in cataract surgery. … December 19, 2014
Wrong site surgery.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/wrong-site-surgeries-rise
November 08, 2006 - This article reports on a recent AHRQ-funded study on the incidence of wrong-site surgery and shares … 3, 2017
Universal Protocol for Preventing Wrong Site, Wrong Procedure, Wrong Person Surgery … May 21, 2013
When surgery goes wrong: weighing up the risks. … December 22, 2010
Operating room briefings and wrong-site surgery. … July 28, 2010
Doing the "right" things to correct wrong-site surgery.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/evolving-story-overlapping-surgery
April 19, 2016 - Commentary
The evolving story of overlapping surgery. … The Evolving Story of Overlapping Surgery. JAMA. 2017;318(3):233-234. doi:10.1001/jama.2017.8061. … The Evolving Story of Overlapping Surgery. … April 19, 2016
Association of overlapping surgery with perioperative outcomes. … About The Topic
Operating Room
Health Care Providers
Facility and Group Administrators
Surgery
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/stpra/stpraexh5.html
April 01, 2018 - Proactive Risk Assessment of Surgical Site Infection in Ambulatory Surgery Centers
Exhibit 5. … Orthopedic surgery
Shady Grove Adventist Hospital
Jude Alexander
M.D. … General surgery, infection control practices
Alegent Health Mercy Hospital
Joshua Felsher
M.D … Ambulatory surgery
HAS Physicians, LLC
Stephen Wolf
P.A. … -C
Ambulatory surgery
Shady Grove Adventist Hospital
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/837901/psn-pdf
August 24, 2022 - Trial and error: learning from malpractice claims in
childhood surgery. … Trial and error: learning from malpractice claims in childhood
surgery. … database,
researchers found that a wide range of pediatric surgical specialties – including orthopedics, general … surgery, and otolaryngology – are most frequently associated with malpractice lawsuits. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/improving-pediatric-surgery-quality-and-outcomes-21st-century
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/anticipated-consequences-2011-duty-hours-standards-views-internal-medicine-and-surgery
August 22, 2018 - Anticipated consequences of the 2011 duty hours standards: views of internal medicine and surgery … Anticipated consequences of the 2011 duty hours standards: views of internal medicine and surgery program … of the 2011 ACGME duty hour limits , this survey found that the majority of internal medicine and surgery … Effects of duty hour restrictions on core competencies, education, quality of life, and burnout among general … surgery interns.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-safety-and-quality-surgery
August 26, 2011 - Commentary
Patient safety and quality in surgery. … Patient safety and quality in surgery. Surg Clin North Am. 2007;87(4):867-81, vii. … Patient safety and quality in surgery. Surg Clin North Am. 2007;87(4):867-81, vii. … August 14, 2019
Office-based surgery and patient outcomes. … August 27, 2010
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Physicians
Surgery
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/853057/psn-pdf
August 30, 2023 - ordering of venous
thromboembolism chemoprophylaxis is associated with
increased VTE events in high-risk general … surgery
patients. … surgery
patients. … This study of 4,252 high-risk general surgery patients found that only one-third received care in
compliance … surgery patients.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/preoperative-site-marking-are-we-adhering-good-surgical-practice
August 02, 2017 - Wrong-site surgery represents a never event . … In the United States, The Joint Commission requires marking of the surgical site prior to surgery as … April 10, 2024
Readiness of US general surgery residents for independent practice. … August 11, 2021
Wrong Site Surgery–Wrong Tooth Extraction. … Wrong-Site Surgery
Active Errors
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/delayed-management-necrotizing-soft-tissue-infection-who-does-patient-belong
March 31, 2021 - of a presumed necrotizing soft tissue infection (a.k.a., necrotizing fasciitis) by the Emergency General … Surgery (EGS) service. … Tanya Rinderknecht, MD Assistant Professor of Surgery Department of Surgery, Division of Trauma UC Davis … Health Garth Utter, MD, MSc Professor of Surgery Department of Surgery, Division of Trauma UC Davis … World society of emergency surgery study group initiative on Timing of Acute Care Surgery classification
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/surgery/materials.html
December 01, 2017 - Toolkit Materials
Toolkit To Promote Safe Surgery
The products consist of two guides, supplemental … Guides
Applying CUSP To Promote Safe Surgery ( PDF , 508 KB)
This guide provides an overview of
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46603/psn-pdf
April 12, 2019 - Comparison of internal medicine and general surgery
residents' assessments of risk of postsurgical … Comparison of Internal Medicine and General Surgery Residents'
Assessments of Risk of Postsurgical Complications … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/comparison-internal-medicine-and-general-surgery-residents-assessments- … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/comparison-internal-medicine-and-general-surgery-residents-assessments-risk-postsurgical … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/comparison-internal-medicine-and-general-surgery-residents-assessments-risk-postsurgical
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/prospective-study-patient-safety-operating-room
July 25, 2012 - Surgery. 2006;139(2):159-173. … Surgery . 2006; 139 (2) :159-173 .
View more articles from the same authors. … The observational team carefully followed and recorded events from 10 general surgery cases. … Surgery. 2006;139(2):159-173. … More
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Operating Room
Quality and Safety Professionals
General
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/surgical-management-and-outcomes-165-colonoscopic-perforations-single-institution
November 16, 2022 - Effects of duty hour restrictions on core competencies, education, quality of life, and burnout among general … surgery interns. … Resources
The physiology of failure: identifying risk factors for mortality in emergency general … May 27, 2020
Association of the 2011 ACGME resident duty hour reform with general surgery … 2009
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Operating Room
Physicians
General
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46033/psn-pdf
July 05, 2017 - Effect of day of the week on short- and long-term
mortality after emergency general surgery. … Effect of day of the week on short- and long-term mortality after
emergency general surgery. … surgery. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/effect-day-week-short-and-long-term-mortality-after-emergency-general-surgery … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/effect-day-week-short-and-long-term-mortality-after-emergency-general-surgery
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/surgery/2-overview-guide.docx
June 01, 2023 - this toolkit, hospitals can establish an ISCR program within the following service lines: colorectal surgery … , hip fracture surgery, hip and knee replacement surgery, gynecologic surgery, and emergency general … surgery (major abdominal surgery, appendectomy, and cholecystectomy). … ISCR Surgery Patient Education Booklets to help you create your local patient education material. … , hip fracture surgery, hip/knee replacement surgery, gynecologic surgery, or emergency general surgery