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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/065-ssi-prevention-periop-roadmap-checklist.docx
April 01, 2025 - Antibiotic redosed (if needed)
Yes No N/A
Alcohol-based skin prep prior to incision
Yes No
Optimize tissue … throughout case
Yes No
POSTOPERATIVE (immediate postoperative setting)
Questions
Answers
Optimize tissue
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/other-resources.pdf
June 01, 2021 - (2007)
https://www.cdc.gov/infectioncontrol/guidelines/isolation/prevention.html
Skin and Soft Tissue … Infections
IDSA Guidelines: Practice Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Skin and Soft Tissue … 6
Article from Open Forum Infectious Diseases: “Guidelines vs. actual management of skin and soft tissue … From the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Infection Prevention and Control
Skin and Soft Tissue
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/ontime/pruhealing/ereports.html
December 01, 2017 - Characteristics: G = decline in quality of granulation tissue; N = new appearance of necrotic tissue … ; N↑ = increase in necrotic tissue
Drainage: O = foul odor; A↑ = increase in amount of drainage; W = … A decline in the quality of granulation tissue (e.g., a wound bed with red beefy tissue becomes pink … The appearance of necrotic tissue when there had been none on the prior assessment. … Increased necrotic tissue in the ulcer bed.
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www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/acute-care/diagnosis/index.html
June 01, 2021 - Respiratory Tract Conditions
Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Cellulitis and Skin and Soft Tissue
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/data/SyH-DR-PUF-Summary-Statistics-Commercial-Outpatient-Weighted.pdf
September 26, 2023 - 779,857 0.40 158,868,531 81.11
M00-M99: Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue … 83,701 0.04 189,270,321 96.63
M00-M99: Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue … 55,641 0.03 191,153,557 97.59
M00-M99: Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue … 32,860 0.02 192,455,088 98.25
M00-M99: Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue … 21,508 0.01 193,423,796 98.75
M00-M99: Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/improve/antibiotic-time-out-tool.docx
November 01, 2019 - ☐ Intra-abdominal infection
☐ Urinary tract infection (UTI)
☐ Osteoarticular infection
☐ Skin/soft tissue … days14
Delayed response, obstruction or other urologic abnormality
10–14 days14
Skin and soft-tissue … Practice guidelines for the diagnosis and management of skin and soft tissue infections: 2014 update
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/ontime/pruhealing/erepguide.html
December 01, 2016 - Decline in tissue characteristics, as evidenced by:
Decline in the quality of granulation tissue. … Increase in necrotic tissue in the wound bed. … Characteristics: G = decline in quality of granulation tissue; N= new appearance of necrotic tissue; … N↑= increase in necrotic tissue. … Decline in Tissue Characteristics.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/abate/nursing-protocols/standard-protocol-iodophor.docx
March 01, 2022 - If solution drips, dab with tissue. Discard tissue.
5.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/abate/nursing-protocols/standard-protocol-iodophor.pdf
March 01, 2022 - If solution drips, dab with tissue. Discard
tissue.
5.
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/implementation/education-bundles/infection-prevention/hand-hygiene/answer-key.html
March 01, 2017 - hygiene when—
Touching the resident’s bedrail
Giving the resident a high-five
Sneezing into a tissue
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/implementation/education-bundles/infection-prevention/hand-hygiene/skills-test.html
March 01, 2017 - hygiene when—
Touching the resident’s bedrail
Giving the resident a high-five
Sneezing into a tissue
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/about/uni-missouri-healthcare.html
February 01, 2024 - included proning, equipment such as rectal tubes and tracheostomy plates, and not recognizing deep tissue … in 4 hours) and to utilize the wound scout, a thermal imaging device that can identify possible deep tissue
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www.ahrq.gov/topics/community-health-workers-and-promotores-de-salud.html
Sinus Infection) (PDF, 202 KB)
Las infecciones de la piel y de los tejidos blandos (Skin and Soft Tissue
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/implementation/educational-bundles/infection-prevention/hand-hygiene/skills-test.docx
March 01, 2017 - Sneezing into a tissue
d. Hands are visibly soiled
5.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/implementation/educational-bundles/infection-prevention/hand-hygiene/skills-answer-key.docx
March 01, 2017 - Sneezing into a tissue
d. Hands are visibly soiled
5.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/cauti-tools/implementation-guide/implementation-guide-appendix-c.docx
January 01, 2017 - ultrasonic reflections within the patient’s body to differentiate the urinary bladder from the surrounding tissue … Scar tissue, surgical incisions, sutures, or staples can affect scan accuracy.
13.3 If the screen shows
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/039-ss-nasal-mupirocin-protocol.docx
April 01, 2025 - Have patient blow their nose into a tissue to clear nostrils.
4.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/099-ss-supplemental-o2-one-pager.docx
April 01, 2025 - low in wounds after surgery.1
· Diminished oxygenation can lead to impaired neutrophil killing and tissue
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/booklets/laparotomy-patient.pdf
November 01, 2023 - Some of the fatty tissue or part of the intestines can poke
through the opening, creating a bulge. … at the diagrams below showing the bulge from
the side.
1 This shows the abdominal wall, the fatty tissue … may poke through the opening
and cause a bulge. 4 Or fatty tissue and some of the intestines may … To repair the ulcer, first the surgeon
may separate a strip of the fatty tissue as shown below (this … You can see how the strip of fatty tissue
is still attached at the top (below the
duodenum).
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/long-term-care/resources/ontime/pruhealing/puh-erepguide.pdf
February 10, 2014 - necrotic tissue when there was none on
prior assessment
o Increase in necrotic tissue in the wound … Characteristics: G = decline in quality of granulation tissue; N= new appearance of necrotic tissue; … N= increase in necrotic tissue. … Decline in Tissue Characteristics. … necrotic tissue, an “N” will display; and
o If there is an increase in the amount of necrotic tissue