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401. Chapter 1. Administration | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/ssi/ssi1.html
     April 01, 2018 - Improving the Measurement of Surgical Site Infection Risk Stratification/Outcome Detection Chapter … 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.

402. Barrier Identification and Mitigation Tool | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/surgery/tools/surgical-complication-prevention/bim.html
     December 01, 2017 - This BIM team should be a subcommittee of the surgical safety program team.

403. Addressing Questions Asked by Staff: Targeted Decolonization (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/abate/faqs/faq-targeted-decolonization.pdf
     March 01, 2022 - continue to be given to patients with devices who are temporarily transferred out for radiologic or surgical … Does targeted decolonization affect the use of skin preps before a surgical procedure? No. … Standard skin preps prior to a surgical or bedside procedure should be utilized per routine hospital … continue to be given to patients with devices who are temporarily transferred out for radiologic or surgical … Does targeted decolonization affect the use of skin preps before a surgical procedure?

404. Preparing for and Recovering After Colorectal Surgery (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/booklets/colorectal-booklet.pdf
     November 01, 2023 - ■ Write down any questions to ask your surgical team when you see them. … If your surgical team tells you to take any pills, take them with a sip of water. … ■ You may get a pain patch to help with pain by the surgical area. … or surgical glue. … If you have surgical staples, these will be removed at your follow-up appointment.

405. Appendix H. Calculating Sensitivity and Specificity for Validation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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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.

406. Physician and Physician Practice Research Database Physician Practice Directory Codebook (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/data/3P-RD-Physician-Practice-Directory-PUF-Codebook.pdf
     March 01, 2023 - ...............................................................................................10 Surgical … Specialty Flag Description (Label): Surgical Specialty Flag Variable Name: SURG_SPEC_FLAG … Surgical specialties include: General Surgery; Otolaryngology; Neurosurgery; Ophthalmology; Orthopedic … Specialties: 1 through 5 Description (Label): Surgical specialty most common among the practice's … Specialty Flag Common Surgical Specialties: 1 through 5 Obstetrics/Gynecology Specialty Flag Common

407. Toolkit To Improve Safety in Ambulatory Surgery Centers | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/ambulatory-surgery/index.html
     March 01, 2023 - the proven principles and methods of AHRQ's Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP) to prevent surgical … organized into three sections that your facility can use to teach team members how to apply CUSP to prevent surgical … customizable resources that your facility can use to teach team members how to apply CUSP to prevent surgical

408. Presentation: Engaging Senior Executives
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/surgery/modules/onboarding/onboarding_sr-execs.pptx
     December 01, 2017 - After reviewing this module, you will be able to: Explain the difference between work on the Surgical … the hair as opposed to shaving the skin prior to a surgical incision as part of SCIP. … Is the quality of skin prep appropriate to prevent surgical site infections? … The colorectal data was based on the NSQIP definitions for surgical site infections, or SSIs. … and efficiencies, some not directly related to surgical site infections.

409. 107-Cusp-Psychological-Safety-Fg (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/107-cusp-psychological-safety-fg.docx
     April 01, 2025 - AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention: Targeting SSI CUSP Program: Psychological Safety Surgical Services … as part of the overall approach to preventing methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in surgical … A routine audit showed several surgical patients coming out of the OR with temperatures below 35.5 degrees … No. 25-0029 April 2025 CUSP Psychological Safety | 1 AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention | Surgical … CUSP Psychological Safety Case Example AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention | Surgical

410. 057-Patient-Instructions-Mupirocin (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/057-patient-instructions-mupirocin.docx
     April 01, 2025 - MRSA Prevention: Targeting SSI Patient Instructions: Preoperative Nasal Decolonization With Mupirocin Surgical … having surgery, you’re at much higher risk that those bacteria might cause a severe infection called a surgical … AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention | Surgical Services AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention | … Surgical Services Patient Instructions: Nasal Decolonization With Mupirocin | 1

411. 056-Patient-Instructions-Chg-Shower (doc file)
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     April 01, 2025 - AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention: Targeting SSI Patient Instructions: Showering With CHG Surgical … Surgery greatly raises the risk of a severe infection, called a surgical site infection or SSI. … No. 25-0029/April 2025 AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention | Surgical Services AHRQ Safety Program … for MRSA Prevention | Surgical Services Patient Instructions: Showering With CHG | 2

412. 113-Cleaning-Monitoring-Methods-One-Pager (doc file)
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     April 01, 2025 - References Environmental Cleaning: Monitoring Methods Surgical Services AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA … Prevention | Surgical Services AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention | Surgical Services Environmental … Environmental Cleaning: Monitoring Methods Surgical Services AHRQ Pub. No. 25-0029 April 2025

413. Preparing for and Recovering After Gynecologic Surgery (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/booklets/gynecologic-booklet.pdf
     November 01, 2023 - ■ Write down any questions to ask your surgical team when you see them. … If surgery is done to remove both ovaries, this causes something called: surgical menopause. … ■ Surgical menopause starts suddenly. … If your surgical team tells you to take any pills, take them with a sip of water. … ■ You may get a pain patch to help with pain by the surgical area.

414. Final Progress Report: Evaluating the Impact of Simulated Team Training on Patient Safety (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/scott-report.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - The incidence and nature of surgical adverse events in Colorado and Utah in 1992. … Hospital costs associated with surgical complications: a report from the private-sector national surgical … Changing patterns of surgical care in the United States 1980-1995. … Patient safety, competency, and the future of surgical simulation. … The changing face of surgical education: simulation as the new paradigm.

415. Preparing for and Recovering After Colorectal Surgery (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/surgery/27-colorectal-surgery-patient.pdf
     June 01, 2023 - ■ Write down any questions to ask your surgical team when you see them. … If your surgical team tells you to take any pills, take them with a sip of water. … ■ You may get a pain patch to help with pain by the surgical area. … or surgical glue. … If you have surgical staples, these will be removed at your follow-up appointment.

416. 048-Talking-Points-Patients-Chg-Bathing (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/048-talking-points-patients-chg-bathing.docx
     April 01, 2025 - Program for MRSA Prevention: Targeting SSI Talking Points for Patients: Chlorhexidine Bathing Surgical … Spinal Fusion Surgeries​ Patients may have questions regarding chlorhexidine (CHG) bathing to prevent surgical … We ask all surgical patients in our service to bathe with CHG leading up to their surgery. … tools/abate/index.html CHG Bathing Talking Points | 1 AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention | Surgical

417. 037-Ss-Bed-Bathing-Chg-Cloths-Protocol (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/037-ss-bed-bathing-chg-cloths-protocol.docx
     April 01, 2025 - AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention: Targeting SSI Pre-Op Surgical Decolonization Protocol for Staff … : Bathing With 2 Percent Chlorhexidine No-Rinse Cloths Surgical Services For: Cardiac, Hip and Knee Joint … Surgeries The following protocol details the process for performing skin decolonization to prevent surgical … abate/index.html Bathing With 2 Percent CHG Cloths | 1 AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention | Surgical

418. 052-Sample-Script-Patient-Ed-Mupirocin (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/052-sample-script-patient-ed-mupirocin.docx
     April 01, 2025 - AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention: Targeting Surgical Site Infection Teaching … Patients How To Decolonize With Mupirocin: Key Points & Sample Script Surgical Services For: Cardiac … why preoperative decolonization is important and how to perform it at home is crucial to preventing surgical … www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/abate/index.html Mupirocin Script | 1 AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention | Surgical

419. 055-Patient-Instructions-Chg-Cloths (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/055-patient-instructions-chg-cloths.docx
     April 01, 2025 - AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention: Targeting SSI Patient Instructions: Cleaning With CHG Cloths Surgical … Surgery greatly raises the risk of a severe infection, called a surgical site infection or SSI. … No. 25-0029/April 2025 AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention | Surgical Services AHRQ Safety Program … for MRSA Prevention | Surgical Services Patient Instructions: Cleaning With CHG Cloths | 1

420. 18-Template-Iscr-Pathway (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/surgery/18-template-ISCR-pathway.docx
     June 01, 2023 - AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Surgical Care and Recovery Template for Building and Implementing … pathways based on the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Safety Program for Improving Surgical … AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Surgical Care and Recovery Pathway Grid Template 1 … skin preparation Modify and add details: Examples: Sequential compression devices Warming blanket Surgical … No. 23-0052 June 2023 AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Surgical Care and Recovery Pathway