Study

Personalized infection prevention and control: identifying patients at risk of healthcare-associated infection.

Study
Personalized infection prevention and control: identifying patients at risk of healthcare-associated infection.
from
Stewart S, Robertson C, Kennedy S, Kavanagh K, Haahr L, Manoukian S, Mason H, Dancer S, Cook B, Reilly J
Publication Year
2021
Published in
J Hosp Infect. 114: P32-42
DOI
10.1016/j.jhin.2021.03.032

Identifying patients at risk of HAI allows the inclusion of personalised IPC measures into their patient journey.

Part of the 'Evaluation of Cost of Nosocomial Infections' (ECONI) study. Factors were identified which increase the risk of developing an healthcare-associated infection (HAI). The most significant factors were: treatment in a teaching hospital, older age, comorbidities (cancer, cardiovascular disease, chronic renal failure, diabetes), emergency admission, longer stay, surgery, intensive care.

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