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  1. Your Experiences with Cancer

    meps.ahrq.gov/survey_comp/hc_survey/paper_quest/2011/CancerSAQ_En.shtml
    January 01, 2011 - MEPS) Your Experiences with Cancer This survey is about the lasting effects of cancer and cancer treatments … you planning or recovering from cancer surgery, or receiving chemotherapy, radiation therapy … , or hormonal therapy for your cancer?   … any time since you were first diagnosed with cancer, did you get all of the medical care, tests, or treatments … Which of these are reasons you did not get all of the medical care, tests, or treatments you or a doctor

  2. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44231/psn-pdf
    January 22, 2016 - Just-in-time training for high-risk low-volume therapies: an approach to ensure patient safety. … Just-in-Time Training for High-Risk Low-Volume Therapies: An Approach to Ensure Patient Safety. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/just-time-training-high-risk-low-volume-therapies-approach-ensure-patient … and competency shortcomings for bedside nurses on an as-needed basis, given the demands of complex treatments … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/just-time-training-high-risk-low-volume-therapies-approach-ensure-patient-safety

  3. Ch 5-User-Guide-To-Ocer 130129 (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/ch_5-user-guide-to-ocer_130129.pdf
    January 01, 2012 - Alternative Treatments Comparison of a treatment with a clinically meaningful alternative treatment … analysis and external adjustment for unmeasured confounders in epidemiologic database studies of therapeutics … Effect of highly active antiretroviral therapy on incident AIDS using calendar period as an instrumental … Hormone replacement therapy and cardiovascular health in the United States. Med Care. … Cancer risk in patients with rheumatoid arthritis treated with anti–tumor necrosis factor a therapies

  4. Living Systematic Review on Plant-Based Treatment for Chronic Pain (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/plant-based-treatments-revised-protocol.pdf
    March 29, 2023 - Control and Prevention Guidelines for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain recommend that non-opioid therapy … Plants have historically been evaluated for medicinal properties, with some being developed into drug therapies … and control groups), intervention factors (e.g., dose and duration of therapy, intensity and frequency … Opioid Treatments for Chronic Pain. Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 229. … Nonopioid Pharmacologic Treatments for Chronic Pain. Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 228.

  5. Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and Diagnostic Error | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19-and-diagnostic-error
    July 30, 2020 - virus that causes COVID-19, may lead to preventable transmission 1 and delayed initiation of effective treatment … commentator recently described this phenomenon as “ COVID blindness .” 9 Given the availability of effective therapies … Carefully assess the response to initial treatment, such as antibiotic therapy for presumed bacterial … Pathophysiology, transmission, diagnosis, and treatment of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): a review … Empiric antibacterial therapy and community-onset bacterial coinfection in patients hospitalized with

  6. Physician-Reported Adverse Events and Medical Errors in Obstetrics and Gynecology (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol1/Advances-November_45.pdf
    January 01, 2007 - process-of-care issues Process-of-care issues N % Clinical services 27 26 Support services 17 17 Therapy … Prevention 3 3 Total 103 100 problem (21/27 cases); 25 cases involved process issues with therapy … Adverse consequence: Delayed treatment. Responsible parties: Nursing, scrub technician. … Adverse consequence: Delayed evaluation and treatment. … Adverse consequence: Delayed treatment. Responsible parties: Support services, nursing.

  7. Risk Reduction and Systematic Error Management: Standardization of the Pediatric Chemotherapy Process (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol2/Advances-David_13.pdf
    March 19, 2008 - Combined with complex chemotherapeutic regimens and narrow therapeutic indices, the probability and … addition, children with cancer receive diagnosis- specific chemotherapeutic agents that have narrow therapeutic … (COG is the world’s largest childhood cancer research organization11 and is a pioneer in new treatments … All staff members are required to be competent in terms of drug therapy knowledge, ability to function … THEMPO: A knowledge-based system for therapy planning in pediatric oncology.

  8. Update on Methods: Insufficient Evidence | United States Preventive Services Taskforce

    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/methods-and-processes/update-methods-insufficient-evidence
    March 04, 2021 - delivery in a "gold-standard" RCT may eliminate the contextual aspects of the treatment experience and … the adaptation of treatment to individual needs that underlies treatment success. … Requiring a no-treatment or usual-treatment control condition may produce insurmountable barriers to … of the clinician-patient relationship with respect to building trust and developing a collaborative therapeutic … prevents, the burdens of the therapy, the monetary costs of the therapy, and the guideline developers

  9. Disposition of Comments_Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 260: Nutrition as Prevention for Improved Cancer Health Outcomes (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-260-improved-cancer-outcomes-disposition-comments.pdf
    May 22, 2023 - on Preventing Negative Outcomes While studies enrolled individuals from multiple cancer types, treatments … digestive tract as a result of the cancer as well as functional changes resulting from the cancer treatments … process by “examining the current evidence for how nutrition interventions before or during cancer therapy … affect outcomes of cancer and cancer treatment, with a focus on research gaps and challenges.” … cancer” as the aggregator produced heterogeneous, non- generalizable results due to the variety of therapies

  10. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/857258/psn-pdf
    November 30, 2023 - patient in this case presumably received an intragastric balloon as a temporary and minimally invasive therapy … they should be advised to seek evaluation by a sleep apnea specialist who can prescribe effective treatment … The role of a deep neuromuscular block in the treatment of mandibular subcondylar fractures. … Onset and duration of action of rocuronium in children receiving chronic anticonvulsant therapy.

  11. Chartbook on Black Health Care: Slide Presentation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/chartbooks/blackhealth/qdr-blackhealth-slides.html
    November 01, 2020 - Women under age 70 treated for breast cancer with breast-conserving surgery who received radiation therapy … Rates of women who received radiation therapy after breast-conserving surgery were similar between Black … Women under age 70 treated for breast cancer with breast-conserving surgery who received radiation therapy … Importance: Radiation therapy after breast-conserving surgery reduces the risk of cancer recurrence … of care who sometimes or never asked person to help make decisions when there was a choice between treatments

  12. Facilitator Guide: Build Your SSI Prevention Bundle (doc file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mvp/ltvv-intro/ltvv-intro-facguide.docx
    January 01, 2017 - Slide 21 LTVV in ARDS SAY: LTVV became the mainstay of therapy for ARDS patients and included three … appropriate VT based on the patient’s predicted body weight, PEEP, and FiO2, became the mainstay of therapy … pressure is another key element of a low tidal volume strategy, specifically for ARDS prevention and treatment … As a result, the patient doesn't get the therapy that the evidence suggests that they should.

  13. AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention: Targeting SSI

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/004-ss-antimicrobial-prophylaxis-part-2.pptx
    April 01, 2025 - One day versus seven days of preventive antibiotic therapy in orthopedic surgery. … One day versus seven days of preventive antibiotic therapy in orthopedic surgery. … are rare and emphasize importance of thorough allergy screening Anaphylaxis to cefazolin Alternative treatment … One day versus seven days of preventive antibiotic therapy in orthopedic surgery.

  14. Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis of Medication Errors: The New York Experience (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol1/Duthie.pdf
    January 01, 2004 - with low molecular weight heparin (LMWH) for the proper indication, the patient’s renal function, therapeutic … In the absence of a lab value, the indicator of therapeutic adjustment was the resulting adverse patient … The lack of 24- hour pharmacy oversight and the emergent need for prompt initiation of therapy compounded … situations, once there was onset of symptoms, the adverse effects could not be reversed and supportive treatment … Reactive or supportive treatment was the most common response.

  15. AHRQ’s Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Falls Prevention | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/ontime/fallspx/reports.html
    November 01, 2017 - text text Fall Location Fall location: room; bathroom; hallway; dining room; activities; therapy … Whether treatment was required for the fall. Physician notification and examination. … Family notification, and Physical therapy evaluation postfall.

  16. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49431/psn-pdf
    January 01, 2004 - Anticoagulation therapy was discontinued, beta-blocker therapy was initiated, and cardiothoracic surgery

  17. Spotlight Case [MONTH] 2003 (ppt file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/import/webmm.ahrq.gov.45_slideshow.ppt
    January 01, 2004 - Anticoagulation therapy was discontinued, beta-blocker therapy was initiated, and cardiothoracic surgery

  18. The University of Michigan Emergency Critical Care Center (EC3) Provides Timely Intensive Care to Critically Ill Patients in the Emergency Department | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/innovation/university-michigan-emergency-critical-care-center-ec3-provides-timely-intensive-care
    October 30, 2024 - operations, the ED clinical nurse specialist, ED nurse manager, and ad hoc representatives from respiratory therapy … Ongoing research endeavors include patient outcomes research; research on novel patient care diagnostics, therapeutics … operations, the ED clinical nurse specialist, ED nurse manager, and ad hoc representatives from respiratory therapy

  19. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49537/psn-pdf
    June 01, 2007 - perioperative cardiovascular evaluation for noncardiac surgery: focused update on perioperative beta-blocker therapy … Prevention of venous thromboembolism: the Seventh ACCP Conference on Antithrombotic and Thrombolytic Therapy

  20. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/843051/psn-pdf
    February 01, 2023 - The patient recovered in the Post-Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) overnight, was evaluated by physical therapy … and ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament;12 and (3) process-of-care factors such as therapeutic … hospital postoperatively for wound observation, assurance of safe ambulation, initiation of physical therapy
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