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June 01, 2024 - Long-Term Care Facilities Medical devices: Toolkit for Decolonization of Non-ICU Patients With Devices Surgical … care and recovery: Toolkit for Improving Surgical Care and Recovery Surgical site infections: Toolkit
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April 01, 2025 - resources and tools to help tackle the complex problems of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and surgical … site infection prevention for surgical services, specifically cardiac, hip and knee joint replacement … Toolkit for Improving Surgical Care and Recovery This toolkit helps hospitals implement evidence-based … Toolkit To Promote Safe Surgery This toolkit helps surgical units improve safety culture and reduce surgical … To Improve Safety in Ambulatory Surgery Centers This toolkit helps ambulatory surgery centers reduce surgical
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April 01, 2025 - CUSP Tip Sheet:
Engaging Senior Leaders in MRSA Prevention
Surgical Services
For: Cardiac, Hip and Knee … healthcare workers can have a dramatic impact on methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and surgical … your program’s importance clear by describing how your program’s goals directly impact patients, the surgical … Suggested Strategies
Surgical service leads can take these actions to support senior leader involvement … and socio-adaptive factors.
· Seek senior leader support to engage nurse and surgeon champions on the surgical
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April 01, 2018 - Proactive Risk Assessment of Surgical Site Infection in Ambulatory Surgery Centers
Exhibit 13. … Probability of intervention reducing risk of surgical site infection (SSI) by multiple concurrent interventions … rates (25, 5
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Proactive Risk Assessment of Surgical
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March 01, 2020 - The AMF has been used in more than 112,500 surgical procedures at the University of Illinois College … The one exception was the surgical site being
signed by the surgeon: this was at 75.8 percent in the … Effectiveness of surgical safety checklists in
improving patient safety. … Wrong-site surgery, retained surgical items,
and surgical fires a systematic review of surgical never … Current practice on preoperative correct site surgical marking.
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April 01, 2018 - Improving the Measurement of Surgical Site Infection Risk Stratification/Outcome Detection
Exhibits … 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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April 01, 2018 - Improving the Measurement of Surgical Site Infection Risk Stratification/Outcome Detection
Appendix … 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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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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April 01, 2025 - AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention: Targeting SSI
Pre-Op Surgical Nasal Decolonization Protocol … for Staff: Nasal Mupirocin
Surgical Services
For: Cardiac, Hip and Knee Joint Replacement, and Spinal … Commonly used for—
· Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) decolonization for prevention of surgical … tools/abate/index.html
Nasal
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May 01, 2017 - Slide 5
SAY:
The surgical environment makes communication challenging. … ASK: What is a briefing in the surgical environment? … Slide 26
SAY:
The surgical checklist was designed to improve communication and teamwork in the surgical … nurses, surgical technicians, and anesthesiologists. … Say them outside the surgical environment.
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December 01, 2017 - Say:
For many patients, surgical care is a risky endeavor. … specific measures to improve surgical care and reduce surgical-site infection, like giving the right … These individuals should lead the surgical safety team. … Slide 31: Engage Surgeons on the Surgical Safety Team
Say:
When developing a surgical safety team … the Surgical Team Roles and Responsibilities tool.
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December 01, 2017 - SAY:
For many patients, surgical care is a risky endeavor. … measures to improve surgical care and reduce surgical-site infection, like giving the right antibiotic … part of the Surgical Care Improvement Project, or SCIP. … Slide 30
Engage Surgeons on the Surgical Safety Team
SAY:
When developing a surgical safety team, … Surgical Team Roles and Responsibilities tool.
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April 01, 2025 - Lists of Rooms (Preoperative, Post-Anesthesia Care Unit, and Operating Room) and High-Touch Surfaces
Surgical … machine gas knobs
IV pole
Anesthesia machine computer screen
Anesthesia computer keyboard
Arm board
Surgical … light – handle
References
Surgical Services
AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention | Surgical … Services | 2
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January 01, 2016 - TeamSTEPPS was expanded hospital-wide after its successful introduction in the facility's 28 surgical … training at the San Antonio facility, preoperative briefings are conducted in operating rooms with all surgical … Surgical teams also attend a postoperative briefing before leaving the operating room after each procedure … While TeamSTEPPS was implemented throughout the surgical unit, officials conducted an evaluation of operating … time in minutes, on-time start rates for procedures, and the average time for a surgical case.
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April 01, 2025 - AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention: Targeting SSI
Perioperative Infection Prevention Strategies
Surgical … Surgical services are a multi-team system, with a diverse and multidisciplinary membership. … SAY:
Hair should only be removed if its presence will interfere with the surgical procedure. … Slide 6
How to Remove Hair
SAY:
If possible, leave the hair in place at the surgical site. … Slide 21
Hyperglycemia in Surgical Patients and Wound Healing
SAY:
Surgical patients, even without
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April 01, 2025 - AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention: Targeting SSI
Perioperative Infection Prevention Strategies
Surgical … Surgical services are a multi-team system, with a diverse and multidisciplinary membership. … SAY:
Hair should only be removed if its presence will interfere with the surgical procedure. … Slide 6
How to Remove Hair
SAY:
If possible, leave the hair in place at the surgical site. … Slide 21
Hyperglycemia in Surgical Patients and Wound Healing
SAY:
Surgical patients, even without
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April 01, 2018 - Improving the Measurement of Surgical Site Infection Risk Stratification/Outcome Detection
Exhibits … 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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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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January 01, 2025 - Depending on the cause and the severity of the condition, both surgical and nonsurgical treatment options … Robotic technology is used to expand and extend a surgeon’s reach while performing delicate surgical … Surgical technologies, such as RAS, provide benefits to both patients and surgeons. … Anger and her colleagues were interested in how best to integrate innovative surgical technologies within … study identified evidence-based opportunities to improve performance, reduce errors, and shorten the surgical
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December 01, 2017 - ASK:
What can we do to improve communication among our surgical teams? … briefings were conducted in only 62 percent of surgical cases. … area.
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Colorectal Surgical Safety Checklist
Sample checklist created for colorectal surgical unit … The surgical audit tools will also identify system flaws. … Tailor the tools to fit your intervention bundle and surgical area.