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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/034-ss-action-chart-decisionmaking-readiness.docx
April 01, 2025 - Even usual bacteria on the skin can cause infections during surgical procedures. … Preventing surgical-site infections in nasal carriers of Staphylococcus aureus. … Strategies to prevent surgical site infections in acute-care hospitals: 2022 update. … Surgical Site Infection (SSI) Prevention Guidelines. https://www.cdc.gov/infection-control/hcp/surgical-site-infection … Preoperative prevention of surgical-site infection in spine surgery.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/132-gap-analysis-hospital-level.pdf
April 01, 2025 - Is an infection preventionist assigned to each surgical service? [IF NO, SKIP TO QUESTION 18]. … Are the data for SSIs associated with hip joint replacement fed back to the surgical service? … Are the data for SSIs associated with knee joint replacement fed back to the surgical service? … Are the data for SSIs associated with spinal fusion fed back to the surgical service? … Are the data for SSIs associated with CABG with sternotomy fed back to the surgical service?
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/101-or-traffic-one-pager.docx
April 01, 2025 - Operating Room Traffic
Surgical Services
For: Cardiac, Hip and Knee Joint Replacement, and Spinal Fusion … 4-6
· Airborne contaminants can cause surgical site infections (SSIs).
· The air in the OR is influenced … Guideline for prevention of surgical site infection, 1999. … Cardiac surgical theatre traffic: time for traffic calming measures? … Strategies to prevent surgical site infections in acute-care hospitals: 2022 update.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/surgery/49-multimodal-analgesia.pptx
June 01, 2023 - PowerPoint Presentation
Multimodal Analgesia Tips
AHRQ Safety Program for Improving
Surgical Care and … No. 23-0052
June 2023
AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Surgical Care and Recovery
1
Defining Multimodal … decrease opioid-related side effects
Multimodal Analgesia Tips 2
AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Surgical … Care and Recovery
Tools to support implementation are available in the Toolkit for Improving Surgical … Care and Recovery
Multimodal Analgesia Tips 9
AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Surgical Care and
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/041-ss-training-preop-chg-bathing.pptx
April 01, 2025 - AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention: Targeting SSI
Preoperative Surgical Decolonization
Staff Training … Gluconate Bathing in the Preoperative Area
AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention: Targeting SSI
Surgical … No. 25-0029
April 2025
AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention: Targeting SSI | Surgical Services
CHG … AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention: Targeting SSI | Surgical Services
CHG in the Preoperative Area … Clean any parts of devices within 6 inches of the body, including wound VACs and surgical drains.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-05/anderson-thomas-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - apprenticeship model of surgical training. … of Surgical Performance. … image sequence, including details of
surgical strategy, surgical skill, and the quantitative assessment … Developing an objective
assessment of surgical performance from operating room video and surgical imagery … Simulating articular fracture reduction for surgical training. M.S.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/surgery/15-engaging-stakeholders-facilitator.docx
June 01, 2023 - Facilitator Guide for Engaging Stakeholders: Developing a Vision for Your Improving Surgical Care and … Recovery ProgramAHRQ Safety Program for Improving
Surgical Care and Recovery
Slide Title and Commentary … As a member of the Improving Surgical Care and Recovery team at _________, I am eager to speak to you … What does the surgical team look like? … Imagine…surgical care where we eliminate confusion, rework, waste, and harm.
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/surgery/tools/surgical-complication-prevention/antibiotic-audit.html
December 01, 2017 - Appropriate selection, dosing, and redosing ensure that the antibiotic concentration in surgical site … Question 17: Document the time of the surgical incision. … Compare the antibiotic infusion stop time to the surgical incision time; the antibiotic infusion stop … Yes ___ No ___
Time of surgical incision.
… Question 16: Document the time of the surgical incision.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/100-skin-prep-prior-incision-one-pager.docx
April 01, 2025 - prior to incision is important for targeting methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and surgical … These investigators did not find differences overall nor in surgical specialty subgroups when examining … Services Skin Preparation Prior to Incision | 2
AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention | Surgical … Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Guideline for the Prevention of Surgical Site Infection, 2017 … Strategies to prevent surgical site infections in acute-care hospitals: 2022 update.
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/implementation/training-tools/senior-leader.html
May 01, 2017 - Senior Leader Checklist - Patient and Family Engagement in the Surgical Environment Module … care conferences and individual meetings with patients and family members to specifically focus on surgical … Provide opportunities to educate patients and family members concerning the surgical safety programs. … patient stories involving safety issues, examples of how patients and families want to be engaged in surgical … Provide surgical safety reports during patient council meetings.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/127-roles-responsibilities-tool.docx
April 01, 2025 - Targeting SSI
Core Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP) Team Member
Roles & Responsibilities
Surgical … · Am I using CUSP tools to help facilitate and sustain learning on the surgical service? … Surgical Service Manager
The Surgical Service Manager, often a nurse manager, is the accountable supervisor … What Is Expected of a Surgical Service Manager? … · Am I using CUSP tools to help facilitate and sustain learning on the surgical service?
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/data/3P-RD-Data-Dictionary.xlsx
June 02, 2025 - Surgical Specialty Flag X 3P-RD Physician APCD/ CMS Claims X X X X X X SURG_SPEC_FLAG Surgical Specialty … Common Surgical Specialties: 1 X 3P-RD Physician APCD/ CMS Claims X X X X X X COMMON_SPEC_SURG1 Surgical … Common Surgical Specialties: 2 X 3P-RD Physician APCD/ CMS Claims X X X X X X COMMON_SPEC_SURG2 Surgical … Common Surgical Specialties: 3 X 3P-RD Physician APCD/ CMS Claims X X X X X X COMMON_SPEC_SURG3 Surgical … Common Surgical Specialties: 4 X 3P-RD Physician APCD/ CMS Claims X X X X X X COMMON_SPEC_SURG4 Surgical
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-surgery/147-implementation-guide.pdf
April 01, 2025 - Program for MRSA
Prevention: Targeting SSI
Implementation Guide:
MRSA and SSI Prevention
Surgical … site infection (SSI)
prevention program in the surgical services within a hospital or surgical center … Do you consistently use a decolonization protocol for your surgical
patients? … Surgical Site Infection Investigation Tool
The Surgical Site Infection Investigation Tool can help your … the care of surgical patients
in all relevant settings of care.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/092-evidence-decolonization-one-pager.docx
April 01, 2025 - Key Evidence for Decolonization
Surgical Services
For: Cardiac, Hip and Knee Joint Replacement, and Spinal … PLOS ONE, 20091
Clinical and Financial Outcomes Due to Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Surgical … : A Multi Center Matched Outcomes Study
Purpose: To evaluate the clinical and financial outcomes of surgical … For the surgical population, there was a 79 percent decrease in risk of developing a deep SSI due to … Preventing surgical-site infections in nasal carriers of Staphylococcus aureus.
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/surgery/tools/applying-cusp/briefing-debriefing.html
December 01, 2017 - Debriefing Tool
AHRQ Safety Program for Surgery
Introduction
Problem Statement
Surgical … Patients in acute care hospitals underwent more than 16 million surgical procedures in the United States … Share names and roles of the surgical team.
Antibiotics given, if appropriate. … Surgical Site Infection (SSI) Event. April 2015.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-03/gawande-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - technician 37 10%
Surgeons
Surgical attending 25 7%
Surgical resident 17 5%
Other 6 2%
Declined to … technician 15 2%
Surgeons
Surgical attending 135 21%
Surgical resident 83 13%
Nurse Practitioner/Physician … all surgical patients by
ensuring that surgical teams perform key processes and communicate critical … Surgical Safety Web Map. maps.cga.harvard.edu. … Is the Surgical Safety Checklist successfully conducted?
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/final-reports/ssi/ssiapu.pptx
September 18, 2011 - Improving the Measurement of Surgical Site Infection Risk Stratification and Outcome Detection
Improving … site infection, surgical risk factor, risk factor, surgical wound, surgical infection. … Keywords used for the search included: SSI, surgical site infection, surgical risk factor, risk factor … , surgical wound, surgical infection. … Risk factors identified from any surgical site were included in the list.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/036-ss-nursing-practice-guide.docx
April 01, 2025 - AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention: Targeting SSI
Decolonization Nursing Practice Guide
Surgical … and leadership support are in place to actively support the decolonization interventions to prevent surgical … prevention, nursing, nurse educators, pharmacy, purchasing, executive leadership, and surgeons
· Review surgical … for all participating units (clinic, pre-op, OR, PACU) at regular intervals
· Facility leadership, surgical … e.g., mupirocin, iodophor)
· Ensure escalation support pathway is in effect for patient refusals
· Surgical
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/145-cusp-tip-sheet-celebrating-success.docx
April 01, 2025 - Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP) Tip Sheet:
Promoting SSI and MRSA Prevention
Surgical … To continue success and work toward sustainable changes such as reducing surgical site infection (SSI … ) rates, promoting the best practices to other areas outside of the surgical service is key. … When interventions have been successfully piloted in surgical services, it is important to rapidly share … teams are not allowed to adapt the new process to additional surgical procedures, surgical departments
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/043-ss-training-preop-nasal-mupirocin.pptx
April 01, 2025 - MRSA Prevention: Targeting SSI
AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention: Targeting SSI
Preoperative Surgical … Decolonization
Staff Training: Nasal Decolonization in the Preoperative Area
Nasal Mupirocin Ointment
Surgical … No. 25-0029
April 2025
AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention | Surgical Services
Nasal Mupirocin … | 3
AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention | Surgical Services
Nasal Mupirocin Staff Training
How … | 4
AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention | Surgical Services
Nasal Mupirocin Staff Training