AHRQ: Declines in Hospital-Acquired Conditions between 2014 and 2017

1. Adverse Drug Events: declined 28%
2. CAUTI (Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections): declined 5%
3. CLABSI (Central-Line Associated Bloodstream Infections): declined 6%
4. Clostridioides difficile Infections: declined 37%
5. Falls: declined 5%
6. Obstetric Adverse Events: declined 5%
7. Ventilator-Associated Pnuemonias: declined 13%
8. (Post-op) Venous Thromboembolisms: declined 17%
9. Surgical Site Infections: no statistical change
10. Pressure Ulcers: rose 6%
11. All Other Hospital-Acquired Infections: declined 12%
12. Total Overall Hospital-Acquired Conditions: declined 13%

Notes: "AHRQ Analysis Finds Hospital-Acquired Conditions Declined By Nearly 1 Million from 2014-2017"
Source: AHRQ, January 29, 2019
Source URL: https://www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/press-releases/hac-rates-...

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