scholarly journals Reducing hospital-acquired infections in a regional health system

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-2
Author(s):  
Keith L. Grant ◽  
Dora E. Wiskirchen ◽  
Ulysses Wu ◽  
Michael R. Grey ◽  
Pracha P. Eamranond
Keyword(s):  
Health System ◽  
Regional Health ◽  
Hospital Acquired Infections ◽  
Hospital Acquired

scholarly journals Patient Safety in Pediatrics

2020 ◽  
pp. 299-308
Author(s):  
Sara Albolino ◽  
Marco De Luca ◽  
Antonino Morabito
Keyword(s):  
Patient Safety ◽  
Adverse Events ◽  
Health System ◽  
Pediatric Patient ◽  
Medication Errors ◽  
Surgical Complications ◽  
Hospitalized Children ◽  
Intravenous Line ◽  
Hospital Acquired Infections ◽  
Hospital Acquired

AbstractSince the publication of the 1999 IOM report “To Err Is Human: Building a Safer Health System,” much has been learned about pediatric patient safety. However, adverse events still affect one-third of all hospitalized children [1]. The main areas of adverse events are hospital-acquired infections, intravenous line complications, surgical complications, and medication errors [2].

scholarly journals CSCI/RCPSC HENRY FRIESEN LECTURE: Controlling Infectious Diseases through Vaccination

2014 ◽  
Vol 37 (6) ◽  
pp. 409 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lorne A Babiuk
Keyword(s):  
Infectious Diseases ◽  
Global Economy ◽  
Emerging Diseases ◽  
Significant Morbidity ◽  
Regional Health ◽  
Care Community ◽  
Global Impact ◽  
Hospital Acquired Infections ◽  
Regional Health Care ◽  
Hospital Acquired

Infectious diseases continue to cause significant morbidity and mortality in both animals and humans. Indeed, every year infectious diseases cost the global economy billions of dollars in losses and are responsible for approximately one-third of all human deaths. These deaths occur from routine infections, hospital acquired infections (approximately 100,000 deaths occur annually in North America due to hospital-acquired infections), occasional pandemics or regional outbreaks. The most recent regional outbreak is Ebola in West Africa. This infection has caused significant challenges for the regional health care community and has had a global impact. The challenge in the control of infectious diseases is not only due to routine infections but also to the continued emergence and re-emergence of infectious diseases. These new threats occur on a regular basis with approximately thirty new emerging or re-emerging diseases recorded in the last thirty years. The majority of these emerging diseases are zoonotic (over 70%) causing even greater challenges to their control in humans and animals.

scholarly journals A Nurse-Led Low-Cost Intervention Effectively Traces Prevalence of Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections at a Low-Resourced Regional Referral Hospital in Western Uganda: A Case for Policy Change

2019 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 4-11
Author(s):  
Charles Etyang ◽  
Grace Nambozi ◽  
Laura Brennaman
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Urinary Tract ◽  
Health System ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Hospitalized Patients ◽  
Resource Constrained ◽  
Hospital Acquired Infections ◽  
The Government ◽  
Tract Infections ◽  
Hospital Acquired

Catheter associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) is the most common hospital-acquired infection worldwide. Low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) with limited resources for health care have not allocated resources to adequately monitor or prevent CAUTIs. The infection is associated with several adverse clinical outcomes, including antibiotic resistance, septicemia, and prolonged hospital stays, that burden the already resource-constrained health systems in LMICs with increased morbidity, health care costs, and deaths. Owing to the lack of resource allocation, little is known about the prevalence of CAUTI in the government-owned and operated hospitals in LIMCs. The purpose of this research was to test a method of CAUTI prevalence surveillance suitable to the resource-constrained health system in a LMIC and to determine the prevalence of CAUTI among hospitalized patients at the study site. In an intermittent 4-week data collection plan, the sample of 68 catheterized adult participants was evaluated for the presence of CAUTI using the three-pronged screening criteria of American Urological Society. CAUTI prevalence in the sample was 17.6%. The high prevalence of CAUTI in this sample represents a substantial risk of consequences to hospitalized patients and to the resource-constrained health system in this LMIC. This first report of CAUTI surveillance using readily available and affordable tools provides evidence to health ministry policymakers of the need for and value of monitoring and prevention programs for hospital-acquired infections in LMICs. We recommend LMIC health policymakers to establish infection prevention teams in hospitals and provide resources to continue surveillance and prevention of CAUTI and other hospital-acquired infections.

Hospital-acquired infections: Is getting to zero the right medicine?

2013 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 10
Author(s):  
ARJUN SRINIVASAN ◽  
MICHAEL EDMOND
Keyword(s):  
Hospital Acquired Infections ◽  
The Right ◽  
Hospital Acquired

Isolation of post operative hospital acquired infections in a private hospital of Bangladesh and identification of clonal relatedness of E. coli by using Pulse filed gel electrophoresis

2012 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 7-10
Author(s):  
Mohammad Murshed ◽  
Sabeena Shahnaz ◽  
Md. Abdul Malek
Keyword(s):  
Private Hospital ◽  
Isolation And Identification ◽  
College Hospital ◽  
Hospital Acquired Infection ◽  
E Coli ◽  
Hospital Acquired Infections ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Clonal Relatedness ◽  
Hospital Acquired ◽  
Dressing Materials

Isolation and identification of post operative hospital acquired infection was carried out from July 2008 to December 2008 in Holy Family Red Crescent Medical College Hospital (private hospital). The major pathogen of wound infection was E. coli. A total; of 120 samples were collected from the surrounding environment of post operative room like floor, bed sheets, instruments, dressing materials, catheter, nasogastric and endotracheal tube. E. coli (40%) was the predominant organism followed by S. aureus (24%). DNA fingerprinting analysis using pulsed field gel electreopheresis of XbaI restriction digested genomic DNA showed that clonal relatedness between the two clinical nd environmental isolates were 100%.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/bjmm.v6i2.19369 Bangladesh J Med Microbiol 2012; 06(02): 7-10

Managing the effectiveness of the regional health system

2020 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 698-720
Author(s):  
E.V. Lobkova ◽  
A.S. Petrichenko
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health System ◽  
System Analysis ◽  
Health Indicators ◽  
Krasnoyarsk Krai ◽  
Regional Health ◽  
Luenberger Observer ◽  
Efficiency Assessment ◽  
Public Health Indicators

Subject. This article studies the mechanism of State health regulation and methods of management of efficiency of regional healthcare institutions. Objectives. The article aims to analyze the territorial health system in the context of the urgent need to optimize budget expenditures and address public health problems, as well as develop directions to improve the effectiveness of the regional health system of the Krasnoyarsk Krai. Methods. For the study, we used the method of index numbers and calculation of dynamics indicators using official statistics data. Results. We have developed and now present a system of indicators of regional health efficiency assessment, focused mainly on public health indicators and quality of medical services. We also offer our own version of the Luenberger observer modification adapted to the objectives of the regional health system analysis. Conclusions and Relevance. The article concludes that it is necessary to optimize the regional health system using the parameters of medical and social efficiency of the system. The proposed approach to assessing the effectiveness of regional health system can be used as a mechanism to develop recommendations for the management of the network of medical and prophylactic institutions of the region.

HOSPITAL INFECTION IN SURGICAL DEPARTMENTS AT HUE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL IN 2015

2016 ◽  
pp. 39-43
Author(s):  
Dinh Binh Tran ◽  
Dinh Tan Tran
Keyword(s):  
Surgical Site Infection ◽  
Surgical Intervention ◽  
University Hospital ◽  
Hospital Infections ◽  
Site Infection ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Surgical Interventions ◽  
Hospital Acquired Infections ◽  
Tract Infections ◽  
Hospital Acquired

Objective: To study nosocomial infections and identify the main agents causing hospital infections at Hue University Hospital. Subjects and Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study of 385 patients with surgical interventions. Results: The prevalence of hospital infections was 5.2%, surgical site infection was the most common (60%), followed by skin and soft tissue infections (35%), urinary tract infections (5%). Surgical site infection (11.6%) in dirty surgery. There were 3 bacterial pathogens isolated, including Staphylococcus aureus (50%), Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Enterococcusspp (25%). Conclusion: Surgical site infection was high in hospital-acquired infections. Key words: hospital infections, surgical intervention, surgical site infection, bacteria

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