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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/data/3P-RD-Geographic-Physician-Practice-PUF-Codebook.pdf
February 01, 2023 - Description (Label): Percentage of practices in the ZIP Code with a surgical specialty
Variable … Specialty
Description (Label): Surgical specialty most common among the ZIP Code's practices … Specialty
Description (Label): Surgical specialty second most common among the ZIP Code's practices … Specialty
Description (Label): Surgical specialty third most common among the ZIP Code's practices … Most common surgical specialty
Second Most common surgical specialty
Third Most common surgical specialty
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/surgery/modules/onboarding/onboarding_overview_impmodel.pptx
December 01, 2017 - the skin as opposed to shaving the skin prior to a surgical incision as part of the Surgical Care Improvement … Is the quality of skin prep appropriate to prevent surgical site infections? … Implementation of a surgical comprehensive unit-based safety program to reduce surgical site infections … These individuals should lead the surgical safety team. … Complete this premortem exercise with your surgical safety team.
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/surgery/modules/implementation/opt-briefings-fac-notes.html
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. … It does not take much time for the surgical team to run through relevant items. … The surgical audit tools will also identify system flaws. … Tailor the tools to fit your intervention bundle and surgical area.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/surgery/modules/implementation/imp_opt_briefings_facnotes.docx
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. … It does not take much time for the surgical team to run through relevant items. … The surgical audit tools will also identify system flaws. … Tailor the tools to fit your intervention bundle and surgical area.
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/ssi/ssiapl.html
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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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol1/Rojas.pdf
March 15, 2004 - Matched on surgical procedure, date of
procedure, and hospital. … Identify eligible adverse
occurrences and surgical
procedures
2. … This pattern was consistent
across surgical procedures. … As a result, findings cannot be generalized to all
surgical procedures. … Adverse events in
surgical patients in Australia.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/surgery/52-regional-analgesia-arthroplasty-facilitator.docx
June 01, 2023 - Hip Arthroplasty and Total Knee Arthroplasty: Facilitator Guide AHRQ Safety Program for Improving
Surgical … components of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality’s, or AHRQ’s, Safety Program for Improving Surgical … Regional is ideal for orthopedic procedures because it can target discrete surgical incisions and the … These include the match of the anatomical nerve distribution of a block to the surgical site, the side … No. 23-0052
June 2023
AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Surgical Care and RecoveryRegional Analgesia
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/047-ss-faqs-staff-safety-side-effects.docx
April 01, 2025 - Preoperative Decolonization
Staff – Frequently Asked Questions:
Safety and Side Effects
Surgical … , Hip and Knee Joint Replacement, and Spinal Fusion Surgeries
The products we are recommending for surgical … Its use is currently considered standard of care for—
· Central line and surgical skin prep
· Surgical … tools/abate/index.html
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Decolonization FAQs (Staff)
AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention | Surgical
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www.ahrq.gov/teamstepps/instructor/videos/ts_vig003b/vig003b.html
November 01, 2017 - Inpatient Surgical: Successful Outcome With TeamSTEPPS Techniques
TeamSTEPPS Training Video … Inpatient Surgical: Successful outcome with TeamSTEPPS techniques [6 min., 59 sec.]
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/136-ss-premortem-tool.docx
April 01, 2025 - Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP) Premortem Project Assessment
Surgical Services
For: Cardiac … Understanding potential implementation barriers and challenges before launching a surgical site infection … Surgical Service Input Worksheet
Barriers, threats, and challenges can derail a program or project. … Date of Premortem Project Assessment: _____________________________________
Surgical Service: _______ … Premortem Assessment
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AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention | Surgical Services
2. Klein G.
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/ssi/ssiexh56-58.html
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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www.ahrq.gov/teamstepps/instructor/videos/ts_vig003a/vig003a.html
December 01, 2017 - Inpatient Surgical: Opportunity to Apply TeamSTEPPS Technique to Improve Outcome
TeamSTEPPS Training … Inpatient Surgical: Opportunity to apply TeamSTEPPS technique to improve outcome [3 min., 26 sec.]
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/surgery/5-red-light-green-light.docx
June 01, 2023 - AHRQ Safety Program for Improving
Surgical Care and Recovery
Red Light, Green Light: An Overview of … of this tool: To help team leaders identify barriers to and facilitators of implementing Improving Surgical … use of a practice1—can be challenging for multifaceted interventions such as pathways for enhanced surgical … Surgical services are technically, organizationally, and culturally complex, and a concerted effort is … No. 23-0052
June 2023
AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Surgical Care and RecoveryRed Light, Green
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/surgery/modules/implementation/opt-briefings-slides.html
December 01, 2017 - Review issues with surgical site infection improvement team. … Slide 33: Colorectal Surgical Safety Checklist
Sample checklist created for colorectal surgical … Surgical audits tools. … Tailor to specific surgical procedure areas. … Surgical Safety Checklist.
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/sustainability/management/observation-slides.html
June 01, 2017 - *Quality improvement
Slide 3: Benefits of Direct, Regular Observation: Surgical Safety Checklist Usage … Direct evidence of how well people are able to use your center's surgical safety checklist … Reliable use of agreed-to work methods (e.g. surgical safety checklist and communication behaviors) … Better alignment between agreement and actual practice shown in surgical safety checklist record
What … The surgical safety checklist observation form is a natural addition to your visual management board.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/021-ss-mrsa-surveillance-fg.docx
April 01, 2025 - AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA
Prevention: Targeting SSI
MRSA Surveillance
Surgical Services
For: Cardiac … patients, and also how MRSA surveillance strategy can help inform other surgical site infection (SSI … The risk of death is 2 to 11 times as high among surgical patients with an SSI. … The Perioperative Roadmap tool can help surgical teams see what is really happening. … This information can help surgical teams monitor their decolonization programs.
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/stpra/stpra1.html
April 01, 2018 - Proactive Risk Assessment of Surgical Site Infection in Ambulatory Surgery Centers
Chapter 1. … Introduction
Previous Page Next Page
Table of Contents
Proactive Risk Assessment of Surgical … These risks can result in surgical mishaps, ranging from infections to wrong site surgeries. … They include the surgical scrub, patient draping, sterilization, and patient preoperative risk factor … intervention to mitigate the probability of SSIs for the most common risk factors for a particular surgical
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/surgery/safe_surgery_finalreport.pdf
December 01, 2017 - Hospital and Perioperative Surgical Units Recruitment Data
TOTAL
HOSPITALSa
TOTAL
SURGICAL … INCLUDED IN SURVEILLANCE
NHSN
SURGICAL
TEAMSa
(N=270)
NSQIP
SURGICAL
TEAMSa
(N=80)
COLO … In some hospitals, surgical teams
performed a small number of surgical procedures during the project … The differences between
surgical services and surgical product lines affect communication from safety … Adherence to surgical care
improvement project measures and post-
operative surgical site infections.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/action-alliance/slides-healthcare-safer-by-design.pdf
August 20, 2024 - tab=1
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Surgical Fire: Preventable
• Fuel: Prep solution,
drapes … IGNITION SOURCE
Surgical fires near the upper chest, neck, both internal and external,
and head which … ©2024 ECRI | ECRI Confidential52
Opportunities to Ensure Surgical Fire Prevention
• Culture
• Surgical … Fire: Preventable
Fire Prevention: Nuclear and Airline Industries
Surgical Fire: Areas of Greatest … Risk
Surgical Fire Harm: Preventable
Slide Number 45
Slide Number 46
Surgical Fire Response
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/abate/faqs/faq-wound-cleaning.pdf
March 01, 2022 - CHG is beneficial and should be applied over a closed surgical incision to kill bacteria and
reduce … What if my surgical patient has a wound vacuum-assisted closure (VAC),
dressing, or closed wound? … and
clean the portion of any device that is within 6 inches of the body, including wound VACs and
surgical … Can I use CHG cloths over a closed surgical incision? … What if my surgical patient has a wound vacuum-assisted closure (VAC), dressing, or closed wound?