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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/surgery/26-patient-education-guide.docx
June 01, 2023 - Guide to Using the Improving Surgical Care and Recovery Patient Education BookletsAHRQ Safety Program … for Improving
Surgical Care and Recovery
Purpose of Booklets
The booklets were developed for patients … Patients and caregivers need to know what they can do and what to avoid to have as safe a surgical and … ISCR is a collaborative program designed to enhance the perioperative care of surgical patients. … The content of the booklets is based on the program’s evidence-based pathways for improving surgical
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol1/Advances-Faltz_56.pdf
March 27, 2008 - The New York Model: Root Cause Analysis Driving Patient Safety Initiative to Ensure Correct Surgical … 1
The New York Model: Root Cause Analysis
Driving Patient Safety Initiative to Ensure
Correct Surgical … The scope and specificity of the New York State Surgical and Invasive
Procedure Protocol (NYSSIPP) are … • Only include procedures that have
proceeded to surgical incision. … New York State surgical and invasive
procedure protocol; 2006.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/044-ss-preop-dos-donts.docx
April 01, 2025 - SSI
Decolonization With Pre-Impregnated Wipes in the Preoperative Area:
Do’s and Don’ts for Surgical … Staff
Surgical Services
For: Cardiac, Hip and Knee Joint Replacement, and Spinal Fusion Surgeries
To … prevent surgical site infections (SSI), follow these directions:
DO
· When applying chlorhexidine …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/066-staff-safety-assessment.docx
April 01, 2025 - AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention: Targeting SSI
Staff Safety Assessment
Surgical Services
For … is designed to tap into your experience to determine what risks are present in your clinical area or surgical … How will the next patient develop a surgical site infection (SSI)?
4. … AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention | Surgical Services
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol1/Advances-Hougland_26.pdf
October 01, 2011 - For each surgical class, both overall AE PPV and
inpatient AE PPV are higher in the surgical population … Surgical event ICD-9-CM class positive predictive values
N (%)
Class All patientsa Surgical patients … Surgical event ICD-9-CM class positive predictive values (continued)
N (%)
Class All patientsa Surgical … Generally, PPV was much higher in the Missouri surgical population. … The AE codes for surgical inpatients perform better than those for all inpatients, not just for
surgical
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www.ahrq.gov/teamstepps-program/evidence-base/trauma.html
May 01, 2023 - Journal of Surgical Education 67(6), 439-43. Select to access the abstract . … Enhancing patient safety in the trauma/surgical intensive care unit.
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/ssi/ssiexh18.html
April 01, 2018 - Improving the Measurement of Surgical Site Infection Risk Stratification/Outcome Detection
Exhibit … Determining Surgical Site Infection Rates
Chapter 3. … Designing and Testing Methods to Stratify Risk of Surgical Site Infections
Chapter 4. … Surgeons' Acceptance of Surgical Site Infection Risk Adjustment Models
Appendix T. … Surgical Infection Society Abstract
Appendix U.
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/ssi/ssiexh13.html
April 01, 2018 - Improving the Measurement of Surgical Site Infection Risk Stratification/Outcome Detection
Exhibit … Determining Surgical Site Infection Rates
Chapter 3. … Designing and Testing Methods to Stratify Risk of Surgical Site Infections
Chapter 4. … Surgeons' Acceptance of Surgical Site Infection Risk Adjustment Models
Appendix T. … Surgical Infection Society Abstract
Appendix U.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/implementation/training-tools/asc-checklist-template.docx
January 01, 2009 - Nurse, Anesthesia Professional, and Patient Review:
· Patient identification (name and date of birth)
· Surgical … site
· Surgical procedure to be performed matches the consent form
· Site is marked by individual performing … Based on the WHO Surgical Safety Checklist, www.who.int/patientsafety/safesurgery/checklist/en/index.html … Surgeon, Nurse, and Anesthesia Professional perform the Timeout
· Patient’s name
· Surgical procedure … to be performed matches the consent
· Surgical site
· Has antibiotic prophylaxis been given within
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/pdi/d4i_pdi11-dehiscence-bestpractices.pdf
May 17, 2016 - • Postoperative wound dehiscence occurs in about 8 per 10,000 pediatric surgical discharges.1
• The … Assess the surgical wound postoperatively and document any
findings of wound dehiscence.3-5
Best … Surgical Site Infection (SSI)
http://www.cdc.gov/hai/ssi/ssi.html
Policies/Protocols
• WHO Surgical … Surgical wound dehiscence. MEDSURG Nurs 2006;15(5):296-301.
4. … Best practice recommendation: prevention and
management of open surgical wounds.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/d4w_combo_pdi11-dehiscence-bestpractices.pdf
May 17, 2016 - • Postoperative wound dehiscence occurs in about 8 per 10,000 pediatric surgical discharges.1
• The … Assess the surgical wound postoperatively and document any
findings of wound dehiscence.3-5
Best … Surgical Site Infection (SSI)
http://www.cdc.gov/hai/ssi/ssi.html
Policies/Protocols
• WHO Surgical … Surgical wound dehiscence. MEDSURG Nurs 2006;15(5):296-301.
4. … Best practice recommendation: prevention and
management of open surgical wounds.
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/surgery/materials.html
December 01, 2017 - provides an overview of the Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP) and its application to the surgical … In addition, five supplemental tools support the surgical setting. … Supplemental tools
Surgical Complication Prevention ( PDF , 465.8 KB)
The Surgical Complication … Prevention guide provides further information about developing quality improvement interventions in the surgical … It also introduces surgical care audit tools to critically assess your perioperative processes, and additional
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/implementation/implementation-guide/app-i.html
May 01, 2017 - information regarding the processes performed in the operating room or procedure room in order to improve surgical … discussed during the preoperative briefing.
|___| Patient identification (name and date of birth)
|___| Surgical … site
|___| Surgical procedure to be performed matches consent form
|___| Site marked
|___| Patient … check by each item the team discussed during the preoperative briefing.
|___| Patient's name
|___| Surgical … procedure to be performed
|___| Surgical site
|___| Antibiotic prophylaxis been given within 60 minutes
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/ssi/ssiexh52.html
April 01, 2018 - Improving the Measurement of Surgical Site Infection Risk Stratification/Outcome Detection
Exhibit … Determining Surgical Site Infection Rates
Chapter 3. … Designing and Testing Methods to Stratify Risk of Surgical Site Infections
Chapter 4. … Surgeons' Acceptance of Surgical Site Infection Risk Adjustment Models
Appendix T. … Surgical Infection Society Abstract
Appendix U.
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/ssi/ssiexh24.html
April 01, 2018 - Improving the Measurement of Surgical Site Infection Risk Stratification/Outcome Detection
Exhibit … Determining Surgical Site Infection Rates
Chapter 3. … Designing and Testing Methods to Stratify Risk of Surgical Site Infections
Chapter 4. … Surgeons' Acceptance of Surgical Site Infection Risk Adjustment Models
Appendix T. … Surgical Infection Society Abstract
Appendix U.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/d4k_combo_psi14-dehiscence-bestpractices.pdf
May 20, 2016 - site infections, and appropriate
post-surgical wound assessment and help decrease the incidence of … In 2008 the Centers for
Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) identified surgical site infections (a … Assess the surgical wound postoperatively and document any
findings of wound dehiscence.1,2,7
Best … Best practice recommendation: prevention and
management of open surgical wounds. … Surgical wound dehiscence. Medsurg Nurs 2006 Oct;15(5):296-301.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/009-ss-evidence-decolonization-fg.docx
April 01, 2025 - AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention: Targeting SSI
The Evidence for MRSA Decolonization
Surgical … Slide 2
Four Key Strategies
SAY:
There are four key strategies to prevent MRSA and target surgical … These studies have looked at various populations, some of which included surgical patients. … a closer look at the evidence of nasal decolonization specifically in surgical patients. … surgical.
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/ssi/ssiexh14.html
April 01, 2018 - Improving the Measurement of Surgical Site Infection Risk Stratification/Outcome Detection
Exhibit … Determining Surgical Site Infection Rates
Chapter 3. … Designing and Testing Methods to Stratify Risk of Surgical Site Infections
Chapter 4. … Surgeons' Acceptance of Surgical Site Infection Risk Adjustment Models
Appendix T. … Surgical Infection Society Abstract
Appendix U.
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/implementation/implementation-guide/guide-overview.html
May 01, 2017 - Guide
Overview
The Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP)
Measurement
Implementing the Surgical … (SSIs) and other surgical complications. … Implementing the Surgical Safety Checklist.
Infection Prevention. … Surgical Safety Checklist
The surgical safety checklist is an invaluable tool for optimizing patient … A surgical safety checklist to reduce morbidity and mortality in a global population.
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/implementation/implementation-guide/guide-cusp.html
May 01, 2017 - Guide
Overview
The Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP)
Measurement
Implementing the Surgical … slide sets, videos, and tools highlight the following themes: (1) Communication and Teamwork in the Surgical … Environment, (2) Coaching Clinical Teams, and (3) Patient and Family Engagement in the Surgical Environment … Patient and Family Engagement in the Surgical Environment
This module focuses on patient and family … Explain the importance of engaging patients and family members in the care of the surgical patient in