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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/054-sample-adherence-report.docx
April 01, 2025 - Program for MRSA Prevention: Targeting SSI
Preoperative Decolonization
Sample Adherence Report
Surgical … down, as needed, to identify gaps for reinforcement or retraining in the use of decolonization for surgical … Adherence of Surgical Patients to Presurgical Decolonization at Home
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Sample Adherence Report
AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention | Surgical
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/053-sample-script-iodophor.docx
April 01, 2025 - Prevention: Targeting SSI
Teaching Patients How To Decolonize With Iodophor:
Key Points & Sample Script
Surgical … the importance of preoperative decolonization and how to perform it at home is crucial to preventing surgical … hai/tools/abate/index.html
Sample Script: Iodophor
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AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention | Surgical
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/booklets/hip-knee-surgery-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. … Taking Care of Your Surgical Wound
Different types of bandages are used. … Showering
Ask your surgical team for instruction about bathing.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/116-evaluating-cleaning-data-collection-tool.docx
April 01, 2025 - Evaluating Environmental Cleaning With Fluorescent Gel:
Data Collection Instructions and Form
Surgical … Services
For: All Surgical Services
ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANING WITH FLUORESCENT GEL: DATA COLLECTION INSTRUCTIONS … Targeting SSI
Evaluating
Environmental Cleaning Tool
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AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention | Surgical … OPERATING ROOM1,2
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Evaluating
Environmental Cleaning Tool
AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention | Surgical … gas knobs
Intravenous pole
Anesthesia machine computer screen
Anesthesia computer keyboard
Arm board
Surgical
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-02/hoff-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - In the surgical culture, appropriate
learning best practices around errors and near misses committed … resident, a senior
surgical resident, one surgical intern, and two fourth-year medical students (n= … We observed 25 surgical procedures of varying complexity
performed by members of the team. … Common surgical resident errors included executing specific technical steps
of a surgical procedure … Creating a learning environment for surgical residents: The roles of culture
and context.
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/surgery/modules/implementation/audit-briefing-fac-notes.html
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.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/surgery/modules/implementation/imp_audit_briefing_facnotes.docx
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.
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/ssi/ssiapm.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/hai/tools/mrsa-2/133-translating-research-into-practice-fg.docx
April 01, 2025 - AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention: Targeting SSI
Translating Research into Practice (TRiP)
Surgical … Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection prevention strategies into the local environment to prevent surgical … is collected, the next step is to review the validity and relevance of the evidence for the specific surgical … Slide 6
Common Barriers
SAY:
The majority of surgical providers are aware of the evidence to support … Implementing decolonization strategies should not delay surgical cases or potentially cancel surgeries
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-09/weissman-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - In a subgroup
analysis of surgical complications, we restricted the population to patients who
underwent … Among patients undergoing vascular
procedures, surgical complications occurred more frequently on weekends … Using
ICD-9 codes, we selected the most frequent vascular surgical procedures (ICD-9 codes
38.7 surgical PSIs. … patients Date of principal procedure
3 Postoperative
Hemorrhage (S)
Inc: surgical patients
Exc:
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/stpra/stpraapd3.html
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.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/d4f_combo_psi09-postophemorrhage-bestpractices.pdf
May 20, 2016 - • Postoperative bleeding is a risk associated with all surgical procedures. … preoperative/perioperative/procedure personnel, including nurses, physicians and
other providers, and surgical … -
patient/postoperative-care
• WHO Surgical Care at the District Hospital 2003: Postoperative Care … Policies/Protocols
• Recommended Curriculum Guidelines for Family Medicine Residents: Care of the Surgical … /postoperative-care
http://www.merckmanuals.com/professional/special-subjects/care-of-the-surgical-patient
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/surgery/modules/onboarding/onboarding_build_ssibundle_facnotes.docx
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.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/surgery/9-senior-executives.pptx
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
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/candor/module5/mod5-case-scenarios.pdf
April 01, 2016 - The medical team attributes the pain to
the surgical incision. … An X-ray of the abdomen reveals a surgical sponge. … The surgery is performed by a different surgical team at the same
hospital. … The anesthesiologist received training on the equipment and has used it in six surgical cases to date … The equipment
is being used in this surgical case.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/best-practices/biliary-tract-one-page.docx
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
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/stpra/stpraexh10.html
April 01, 2018 - Proactive Risk Assessment of Surgical Site Infection in Ambulatory Surgery Centers
Exhibit 10. … sensitivity analyses
Previous Page Next Page
Table of Contents
Proactive Risk Assessment of Surgical … Event 642 Fail to protect patient effectively (failure related to skin prep, antibiotics admin, shaving surgical
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/npsd/data/npsd-chartbook-2019.pdf
January 01, 2019 - The largest proportion of Unsafe conditions was reported for Device or Medical/Surgical Supply
(552 … /Surgical Supply, Including Health Information Technology (Device or
Medical/Surgical Supply) EVENT … A total of 10,227 Device or Medical/Surgical Supply Incident reports included data on
EXTENT OF HARM … OF DEVICES as a percentage of all Device or Medical/Surgical Supply reports. … Use
error was reported in 21.4% of Device or Medical/Surgical Supply reports (797 / 3,719).
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/environmental-scan-programs/envscan-program-ape.html
April 01, 2018 - 445
Psychological and Social Complications
21
446
-- Privacy Violations
2
437
Surgical … Complications
25
439
-- Intraoperative Complications
12
440
---- Retained Surgical … Instruments and Sponges
0
447
---- Wrong-Site Surgery
12
441
-- Postoperative Surgical … Complications
9
453
---- Surgical Site Infections
9
438
-- Preoperative Complications … 2
366
-- Emergency Nursing
2
367
-- Home Nursing
1
362
-- Medical/Surgical
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol1/Tuinen.pdf
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.