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501. 105-What-Are-The-4-Es-Notes (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-surgery/105-what-are-the-4-es-notes.docx
     April 01, 2025 - Surgical Services For: Cardiac, Hip and Knee Joint Replacement, and Spinal Fusion Surgeries Slide Title … site infections in high-risk surgical patients undergoing hip or knee joint replacement surgery. … They present hospital data on surgical volumes and SSIs over the last year. … Different surgical teams may have very different practices. … Providers in the surgical clinic need to effectively communicate to patients about the importance of

502. 029-Ss-Review-Ssi-Prevention-Fg (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/029-ss-review-ssi-prevention-fg.docx
     April 01, 2025 - AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention: Targeting SSI Review of SSI Program Tools Surgical Services … The goals of this presentation are to review the tools that are available for teams to help implement surgical … Surgical services are a multiteam system, with a diverse and multidisciplinary membership. … Teams may consider tailoring the tool to focus on surgical site infections (SSIs) by adding or modifying … This is a focused way to dig deeper into the prevention of surgical site infections.

503. 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.

504. 046-Ss-Faqs-Staff-Decolonization-Chg-Nasal (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/046-ss-faqs-staff-decolonization-chg-nasal.docx
     April 01, 2025 - Program for MRSA Prevention: Targeting SSI Preoperative Decolonization Staff – Frequently Asked Questions Surgical … staff about skin decolonization with chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) and nasal decolonization to prevent surgical … All pre-surgical patients in our service will receive nasal decolonization. … This protective regimen should be encouraged among all surgical patients. … tools/abate/index.html | 1 Decolonization FAQs (Staff) AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention | Surgical

505. AHRQ’s Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Preventable Hospital and ED Visits - Transfer Note and Intake Note (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/long-term-care/resources/ontime/prevhosp/prevehosp-trans-intakenotes.pdf
     June 02, 2025 - Failure to thrive  Fever/possible infection  Functional decline  Malaise/fatigue  Potential surgical … returning from ED • Discharge diagnosis from hospital (principal diagnosis and secondary diagnoses) • Surgical … therapy  Respiratory treatment  Suctioning  Transfusion  Other __________________________ Surgical … vascular disease  Respiratory, other nonpneumonia  Renal disease  Seizure  Sepsis/urosepsis  Surgical

506. Sampleransferandintakenotes (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/long-term-care/resources/ontime/prevhosp/sampleransferandintakenotes.pdf
     June 02, 2025 - Failure to thrive  Fever/possible infection  Functional decline  Malaise/fatigue  Potential surgical … returning from ED • Discharge diagnosis from hospital (principal diagnosis and secondary diagnoses) • Surgical … therapy  Respiratory treatment  Suctioning  Transfusion  Other __________________________ Surgical … vascular disease  Respiratory, other nonpneumonia  Renal disease  Seizure  Sepsis/urosepsis  Surgical

507. Final Progress Report: Changes in Hospital Care Organization and Outcomes (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-09/kutney-lee-report.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - of nurses with a baccalaureate degree within hospitals was associated with concurrent reductions in surgical … Increases in the proportion of complex surgical patients (having at least three comorbid chronic conditions … “Complex chronic illness” was measured by the proportion of surgical patients in each hospital with … RESULTS Patient Outcomes Surgical Patients. … Nurse staffing and post-surgical outcomes in older Black patients.

508. Tool: Normothermia Audit (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/surgery/tools/surgical-complication-prevention/normothermia_audit.docx
     December 01, 2017 - Statement Patients’ perioperative core temperatures should be maintained at normothermia to prevent surgical … Normothermia enables adequate immune functioning and perfusion to surgical site tissue. … We recommend that you collect data from 10 surgical patents, but there is no right or wrong number of … You can use the materials in the AHRQ Toolkit to Promote Safe Surgery, such as the Surgical Complication

509. Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Diverticulitis and Biliary Tract Infections (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/best-practices/diverticulitis-biliary-infections-facilitator-guide.pdf
     November 01, 2019 - For patients admitted to medicine services, it is important to recognize when surgical consultation … If the abscess is large and cannot be drained, surgical intervention is generally required. … Prolonged durations of antibiotics while patients are awaiting surgical procedures are not advised. … For patients undergoing surgical management of uncomplicated acute cholecystitis, no antibiotics are … In patients undergoing surgical management of complicated disease (e.g., perforation, fistula), based

510. Performing SSI Investigations: Slide Presentation
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/surgery/modules/onboarding/onboarding_ssi_investigation.pptx
     December 01, 2017 - AHRQ Pub No. 16(18)-0004-15-EF December 2017 SAY: In this module, you’ll learn about performing a surgical … session, you will be able to– Explain the difference between process and outcome data Describe how the Surgical … The outcome data is your surgical site infection rate. … ASK: What practices did you put in place to prevent your surgical-site infections? … For instance, what did the PSSA responses indicate would cause the next surgical site infection?

511. AHRQ Safety Program for Ambulatory Surgery Final Report (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/ambulatory-surgery-report.pdf
     May 01, 2017 - The program goals were to reduce infections and surgical harms in ASCs through use of a surgical safety … environment, patient and family engagement in the surgical environment, and sustainability. … environment, patient and family engagement in the surgical environment, and sustainability. … Many also have extremely low rates of surgical site infection (SSI) (e.g., cataracts). … Did they report surgical safety checklist use?

512. Learning From Defects Through Sensemaking: Facilitator Notes | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/surgery/modules/implementation/learn-from-defects-fac-notes.html
     December 01, 2017 - Ask: Have you established your surgical quality team? … Say: The core surgical quality team guides the use of the Learning from Defects tool. … Present your finds to surgical department leadership. … Your surgical quality team will need to balance the scope of the intervention effort. … With your surgical quality team, document all ideas for intervention.

513. Building Self-Empowered Teams for Improving Safety in Postoperative Pain Management (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol3/Advances-Singh-R_68.pdf
     April 20, 2008 - Conclusion: This proactive methodology actively engaged surgical residents in quality improvement as … The process was carried out on two postoperative surgical floors at an urban teaching hospital. … All staff—including nursing, administrative and support staff, surgical attendings, and surgical residents—were … The meeting for surgeons was attended by 45 surgical residents and one surgical attending (the residency … Improving assessment of postoperative pain in surgical wards by education and training.

514. Facilitator Guide: Learning From Defects Through Sensemaking (doc file)
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     December 01, 2017 - Principles of Safe Design SAY: The principles of safe design apply to the two main pieces of the surgical … ASK: Have you established your surgical quality team? … SAY: The core surgical quality team guides the use of the Learning from Defects tool. … Your surgical quality team will need to balance the scope of the intervention effort. … With your surgical quality team, document all ideas for intervention.

515. AHRQ’s Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Preventable Hospital and Emergency Department Visits | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/ontime/prevhosp/ereport-handouts.html
     June 01, 2017 - Fever/possible infection |___| Functional decline |___| Malaise/fatigue |___| Potential surgical … returning from ED Discharge diagnosis from hospital (principal diagnosis and secondary diagnoses) Surgical … __| Respiratory treatment |___| Suctioning |___| Transfusion |___| Other __________ Surgical … , other nonpneumonia |___| Renal disease |___| Seizure |___| Sepsis/urosepsis |___| Surgical

516. Background and Overview: Ambulatory Surgery Center Survey on Patient Safety Culture: Slide Presentation (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patientsafetyculture/asc/ascwebinar/battlesslides.pdf
     July 18, 2015 - Ambulatory Surgical Center Services. Report to the Congress: Medicare Payment Policy. … apply principles of the Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP) in ASCs • Goal: implement a surgical … safety checklist-centered quality improvement intervention to reduce surgical site infections (SSIs

517. PowerPoint Presentation; Deep-Root Your Data
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     December 01, 2017 - quality improvement data. 1 Learning Objectives After this session, you will be able to– Identify surgical … Program for Surgery – Sustainability SAY: At the end of this session, you will be able to— Identify surgical … Did you reduce surgical site infections? … If your surgical area only does between one and five colectomy cases per month, your rate could easily … Who is responsible for sharing the data with all surgical staff members?

518. Tool: Glucose Control Audit (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/surgery/tools/surgical-complication-prevention/glucose_control_audit.docx
     December 01, 2017 - continues about its exact numeric value, euglycemia should be maintained perioperatively to prevent surgical … Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Guideline for the Prevention of Surgical Site Infection, 2017 … We recommend that you collect data from 10 surgical patents, but there is no right or wrong number of … You can use the materials in the AHRQ Toolkit to Promote Safe Surgery, such as the Surgical Complication

519. Priority Areas Identified by the U.S.-Mexico Border Commission: Summary & Definitions | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/2014chartbooks/hispanichealth/part4-summ.html
     October 01, 2015 - Surgical: Surgical diagnosis-related group. Medical: All other discharges. … service lines, based on the following hierarchical order: maternal and neonatal, mental health, injury, surgical

520. Designing a Scorecard for Sustainability: Slide Presentation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/surgery/modules/sustainability/scorecard-slides.html
     December 01, 2017 - Consider participating in surgical morbidity and mortality conferences. … Is your surgical site infection rate trending down? … Identify surgical measures relevant to your clinicians.