RESUMO
The rate of nosocomial C. difficile in the state of Rhode Island is among the highest in the country. Multiple factors impact the occurrence of nosocomial C. difficile. Improvement in a single factor may not lead to a decrease in the rate. We report the results of a multidisciplinary team that implemented multiple interventions, which led to a 42% reduction of nosocomial C. difficile at The Miriam Hospital.
Assuntos
Clostridioides difficile/isolamento & purificação , Infecções por Clostridium/prevenção & controle , Infecção Hospitalar/prevenção & controle , Transmissão de Doença Infecciosa do Paciente para o Profissional/prevenção & controle , Transmissão de Doença Infecciosa do Profissional para o Paciente/prevenção & controle , Segurança do Paciente , Infecções por Clostridium/diagnóstico , Infecções por Clostridium/epidemiologia , Infecção Hospitalar/epidemiologia , Hospitais , Humanos , Rhode Island/epidemiologiaRESUMO
The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of 0.12% chlorhexidine rinses and an oral care protocol on ventilator-associated pneumonia rates. A quasi-experimental preintervention-postintervention design was used. The sample included all patients admitted to critical care and on mechanical ventilation at any time during the study period. Data were collected 6 months before and 12 months after intervention. Ventilator-associated pneumonia rates were reduced from 4.3 to 1.86 per 1000 ventilator-days during the study period, with an estimated cost avoidance of $700,000 to $798,000.
