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  1. Facilitator Guide: Auditing Your Briefings and Debriefings (doc file)

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    December 01, 2017 - Time spent improving communication among surgical teams improves outcomes. … , and that no surgical teams discussed antibiotic redosing. … Share your audit data at safety meetings and with the surgical teams. … It was frustrating for the surgical teams. … One surgical nurse was allowed protected time to update preference cards.

  2. Appendix M. Master Risk Factor List with Final Bolded | 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.

  3. TeamSTEPPS Research/Evidence Base: Simulation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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    July 01, 2023 - A surgical simulation curriculum for senior medical students based on TeamSTEPPS.  … A human factors analysis of technical and team skills among surgical trainees during procedural simulations … In situ simulation-based team training for post-cardiac surgical emergency chest reopen in the intensive … Simulated laparoscopic operating room crisis: An approach to enhance the surgical team performance.   … Surgical Endoscopy  22(4), 885-900. Select to access the  abstract .

  4. PowerPoint Presentation

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    June 01, 2023 - PowerPoint Presentation AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Surgical Care and Recovery Engaging the Senior … participation and engagement in the initiative is vital to the success of implementing an Improving Surgical … Template Presentation for Engaging Senior Executives 2 2 [Hospital Name] Improving Surgical Care … Recovery of Patients: [Service Line] Pathway [Presenter Name] [Date] AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Surgical … Care and Recovery Objectives Learn about the AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Surgical Care and

  5. Cholecystitis and Cholangitis (doc file)

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    November 01, 2019 - cholecystitis, medical management 5-10 days based on clinical response* Uncomplicated acute cholecystitis, surgical … management No antibiotics after surgery Complicated acute cholecystitis (e.g., perforation, fistula), surgical … The Surgical Infection Society revised guidelines on the management of intra-abdominal infection. … Diagnosis and management of complicated intra-abdominal infection in adults and children: guidelines by the Surgical

  6. Facilitator Guide: Building Your SSI Prevention Bundle (doc file)

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    December 01, 2017 - Prevention Bundle Slide Title and Commentary Slide Number and Slide Title Slide Building Your Surgical … site infection or SSI reduction goal and prevention bundle that addresses up to three surgical care … And finally, organ-space infections are located in the surgical cavity. … Incorporate the endocrinology department, as well as surgical and nursing providers. … of the surgical site.

  7. Surveillance of Surgery-related Adverse Events in Missouri Using ICD-9-CM Codes (pdf file)

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    March 01, 2004 - The predictive value positive (PVP) of the 23 classes was assessed by medical record review of 941 surgical … Introduction Identifying surgical adverse events using ICD-9-CM codes International Classification … For MDHSS, the focus was on AEs related to surgical hospital stays. … Methods ICD-9-CM codes suggestive of surgical adverse events An adverse event was considered to be … Across 17 surgical complications, they found 73 percent confirmed as postadmission AEs.

  8. Appendix D, Table D3 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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    April 01, 2018 - Proactive Risk Assessment of Surgical Site Infection in Ambulatory Surgery Centers Appendix D, Table … Surgical assistant, nurse and anesthesiologist take patient to PACU. … If change is necessary, apply gentle pressure and call Surgical Physician Assistant.  … Surgical PAs change dressings. … Tell parents to not let children touch surgical site and dressings.

  9. 17-Engaging-Stakeholders-Data (doc file)

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    June 01, 2023 - Engaging Frontline Staff With ISCR Process and Outcome DataAHRQ Safety Program for Improving Surgical … frontline staff in the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Safety Program for Improving Surgical … Outcome Measures Sample Outcome Measures Relevant Stakeholders Approach to Data Sharing Example: Surgical … morning huddle in the OR Intraop transfusion of packed red blood cells - Enter here - Enter here Surgical … No. 23-0052 June 2023 5 AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Surgical Care and RecoveryEngaging Staff With

  10. Applying CUSP To Promote Safe Surgery (pdf file)

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    December 01, 2017 - Prevention Guide, your team will become part of a national effort to reduce surgical complications. … Our surgical site infection (SSI) rate is not going to budge if all we do is exchange blame. … With every surgical case. … the quality of briefings and debriefings in your surgical unit. … Implementation of a surgical comprehensive unit-based safety program to reduce surgical site infections

  11. 068-Cusp-Monthly-Meeting-Agenda (doc file)

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    April 01, 2025 - AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention: Targeting SSI CUSP Monthly Meeting Agenda Surgical Services … agenda to support monthly Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP) meetings and the prevention of surgical … No. 25-0029 April 2025 AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention | Surgical Services | 1 image1</div> </li> <li class="default "> <div class="result-title-line"> <div class="result-title-line-title"> <h3> <a href="https://www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/d4f_combo_psi09-postophemorrhage-bestpractices.pdf" class="result-link">Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement</a> <span class="docType pdf"></span> <i class="fa fa-file-pdf-o"></i> <span class="docType-label"> (pdf file)</span> </h3> </div> <div class="result-title-line-recommended"> </div> </div> <div class="url-date search-result-url"><span>www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/d4f_combo_psi09-postophemorrhage-bestpractices.pdf</span></div> <div class="description search-result-break"><span class="result-date">May 20, 2016</span> - • Postoperative bleeding is a risk associated with all <strong class="searched-term-highlight">surgical</strong> procedures. … preoperative/perioperative/procedure personnel, including nurses, physicians and other providers, and <strong class="searched-term-highlight">surgical</strong> … - patient/postoperative-care • WHO <strong class="searched-term-highlight">Surgical</strong> Care at the District Hospital 2003: Postoperative Care … Policies/Protocols • Recommended Curriculum Guidelines for Family Medicine Residents: Care of the <strong class="searched-term-highlight">Surgical</strong> … /postoperative-care http://www.merckmanuals.com/professional/special-subjects/care-of-the-<strong class="searched-term-highlight">surgical</strong>-patient</div> </li> <li class="default "> <div class="result-title-line"> <div class="result-title-line-title"> <h3> <a href="https://www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/data/SyH-DR-PUF-Summary-Statistics-Medicaid-Outpatient-Weighted.pdf" class="result-link">Weighted Summary Statistics: PUF Medicaid Outpatient File (Version 2)</a> <span class="docType pdf"></span> <i class="fa fa-file-pdf-o"></i> <span class="docType-label"> (pdf file)</span> </h3> </div> <div class="result-title-line-recommended"> </div> </div> <div class="url-date search-result-url"><span>www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/data/SyH-DR-PUF-Summary-Statistics-Medicaid-Outpatient-Weighted.pdf</span></div> <div class="description search-result-break"><span class="result-date">September 26, 2023</span> - Endocrinology 71,454 0.05 119,067,695 77.48 48: Podiatry 146,569 0.10 119,214,264 77.58 49: Ambulatory <strong class="searched-term-highlight">surgical</strong> … specialist 146,896 0.10 128,300,500 83.49 90: Medical oncology 103,105 0.07 128,403,605 83.56 91: <strong class="searched-term-highlight">Surgical</strong> … 8.10 12,450,275 8.10 013: Outpatient Hospital 137,917,010 89.75 150,367,285 97.85 083: Ambulatory <strong class="searched-term-highlight">Surgical</strong> … 0042T-0586T: CPT Chapter III code, Emerging Technology 12,815 0.01 53,854,868 35.04 10000-69990: <strong class="searched-term-highlight">Surgical</strong> … 0042T-0586T: CPT Chapter III code, Emerging Technology 5,183 0.00 113,522,601 73.87 10000-69990: <strong class="searched-term-highlight">Surgical</strong></div> </li> <li class="default "> <div class="result-title-line"> <div class="result-title-line-title"> <h3> <a href="https://www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/surgery/modules/implementation/imp_ssibundle_facnotes.docx" class="result-link">Facilitator Guide: Implementing Your SSI Prevention Bundle</a> <span class="docType doc"></span> <i class="fa fa-file-word-o"></i> <span class="docType-label"> (doc file)</span> </h3> </div> <div class="result-title-line-recommended"> </div> </div> <div class="url-date search-result-url"><span>www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/surgery/modules/implementation/imp_ssibundle_facnotes.docx</span></div> <div class="description search-result-break"><span class="result-date">December 01, 2017</span> - <strong class="searched-term-highlight">surgical</strong> experts identified salient interventions to prevent SSIs. … Talk to frontline staff to identify how they would reduce <strong class="searched-term-highlight">surgical</strong> site infections. … How do you think the next patient will develop a <strong class="searched-term-highlight">surgical</strong> site infection? … Slide 37 Summary SAY: Each <strong class="searched-term-highlight">surgical</strong> unit may need to address different defects. … Identify and focus on the defects in your <strong class="searched-term-highlight">surgical</strong> unit.</div> </li> <li class="default "> <div class="result-title-line"> <div class="result-title-line-title"> <h3> <a href="https://www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/data/SyH-DR-PUF-Summary-Statistics-Commercial-Inpatient-Weighted.pdf" class="result-link">Weighted Summary Statistics: PUF Commercial Inpatient File (Version 2)</a> <span class="docType pdf"></span> <i class="fa fa-file-pdf-o"></i> <span class="docType-label"> (pdf file)</span> </h3> </div> <div class="result-title-line-recommended"> </div> </div> <div class="url-date search-result-url"><span>www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/data/SyH-DR-PUF-Summary-Statistics-Commercial-Inpatient-Weighted.pdf</span></div> <div class="description search-result-break"><span class="result-date">September 26, 2023</span> - 152,945 1.60 46: Endocrinology 757 0.01 153,702 1.61 48: Podiatry 515 0.01 154,217 1.62 49: Ambulatory <strong class="searched-term-highlight">surgical</strong> … Cumulative Percent (Null Value) Missing/Unknown 3,320,630 34.82 3,320,630 34.82 0: Medical and <strong class="searched-term-highlight">Surgical</strong> … Cumulative Percent (Null Value) Missing/Unknown 5,417,894 56.81 5,417,894 56.81 0: Medical and <strong class="searched-term-highlight">Surgical</strong> … Cumulative Percent (Null Value) Missing/Unknown 6,986,596 73.26 6,986,596 73.26 0: Medical and <strong class="searched-term-highlight">Surgical</strong> … Cumulative Percent (Null Value) Missing/Unknown 8,072,616 84.65 8,072,616 84.65 0: Medical and <strong class="searched-term-highlight">Surgical</strong></div> </li> <li class="default "> <div class="result-title-line"> <div class="result-title-line-title"> <h3> <a href="https://www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/stpra/stpraexh3.html" class="result-link">Exhibit 3. Inclusion and exclusion criteria for literature review | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality</a> </h3> </div> <div class="result-title-line-recommended"> </div> </div> <div class="url-date search-result-url"><span>www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/stpra/stpraexh3.html</span></div> <div class="description search-result-break"><span class="result-date">April 01, 2018</span> - Proactive Risk Assessment of <strong class="searched-term-highlight">Surgical</strong> Site Infection in Ambulatory Surgery Centers Exhibit 3. … literature review Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Proactive Risk Assessment of <strong class="searched-term-highlight">Surgical</strong> … on surgery complications without specific information Studies that focus only on hospital and not <strong class="searched-term-highlight">surgical</strong></div> </li> <li class="default "> <div class="result-title-line"> <div class="result-title-line-title"> <h3> <a href="https://www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/diagnostic/resources/issue-briefs/dx-safety-rural-healthcare.pdf" class="result-link">Diagnostic Excellence in U.S. Rural Healthcare: A Call to Action</a> <span class="docType pdf"></span> <i class="fa fa-file-pdf-o"></i> <span class="docType-label"> (pdf file)</span> </h3> </div> <div class="result-title-line-recommended"> </div> </div> <div class="url-date search-result-url"><span>www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/diagnostic/resources/issue-briefs/dx-safety-rural-healthcare.pdf</span></div> <div class="description search-result-break"><span class="result-date">July 01, 2024</span> - Enhancing Specialty Care and <strong class="searched-term-highlight">Surgical</strong> Service Lines Strengthening subspecialized care and <strong class="searched-term-highlight">surgical</strong> service … Training and Recruiting Specialists, Surgeons, and <strong class="searched-term-highlight">Surgical</strong> Staff. … Ensuring access to skilled <strong class="searched-term-highlight">surgical</strong> technologists and perioperative nurses is vital for increasing <strong class="searched-term-highlight">surgical</strong> … Establishing Tele-Specialty and <strong class="searched-term-highlight">Surgical</strong> Consultation Networks. … Use of locum tenens surgeons to provide <strong class="searched-term-highlight">surgical</strong> care in small rural hospitals.</div> </li> <li class="default "> <div class="result-title-line"> <div class="result-title-line-title"> <h3> <a href="https://www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/acute/chipra-209-section-6-table-6-7.pdf" class="result-link">CHIPRA 209: Section 6, Tables 6 and 7</a> <span class="docType pdf"></span> <i class="fa fa-file-pdf-o"></i> <span class="docType-label"> (pdf file)</span> </h3> </div> <div class="result-title-line-recommended"> </div> </div> <div class="url-date search-result-url"><span>www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/acute/chipra-209-section-6-table-6-7.pdf</span></div> <div class="description search-result-break"><span class="result-date">June 02, 2025</span> - 0.81534 0.79710 0.4382 0.4262 Any Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) 0.94388 0.92396 0.8604 0.8283 <strong class="searched-term-highlight">Surgical</strong> … 0.95910 Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) 0.78914 Any Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) 0.95035 <strong class="searched-term-highlight">Surgical</strong></div> </li> <li class="default "> <div class="result-title-line"> <div class="result-title-line-title"> <h3> <a href="https://www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/candor/module5/mod5-case-scenarios.pdf" class="result-link">Mod5-Case-Scenarios</a> <span class="docType pdf"></span> <i class="fa fa-file-pdf-o"></i> <span class="docType-label"> (pdf file)</span> </h3> </div> <div class="result-title-line-recommended"> </div> </div> <div class="url-date search-result-url"><span>www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/candor/module5/mod5-case-scenarios.pdf</span></div> <div class="description search-result-break"><span class="result-date">April 01, 2016</span> - The medical team attributes the pain to the <strong class="searched-term-highlight">surgical</strong> incision. … An X-ray of the abdomen reveals a <strong class="searched-term-highlight">surgical</strong> sponge. … The surgery is performed by a different <strong class="searched-term-highlight">surgical</strong> team at the same hospital. … The anesthesiologist received training on the equipment and has used it in six <strong class="searched-term-highlight">surgical</strong> cases to date … The equipment is being used in this <strong class="searched-term-highlight">surgical</strong> case.</div> </li> <li class="default "> <div class="result-title-line"> <div class="result-title-line-title"> <h3> <a href="https://www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/surgery/16-engaging-stakeholders-pitch.docx" class="result-link">16-Engaging-Stakeholders-Pitch</a> <span class="docType doc"></span> <i class="fa fa-file-word-o"></i> <span class="docType-label"> (doc file)</span> </h3> </div> <div class="result-title-line-recommended"> </div> </div> <div class="url-date search-result-url"><span>www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/surgery/16-engaging-stakeholders-pitch.docx</span></div> <div class="description search-result-break"><span class="result-date">June 01, 2023</span> - AHRQ Safety Program for Improving <strong class="searched-term-highlight">Surgical</strong> Care and Recovery Developing an Elevator Pitch: A Tool for … stakeholders for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Safety Program for Improving <strong class="searched-term-highlight">Surgical</strong> … consider 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