Study

Cost-effectiveness of a hand hygiene program on health care-associated infections in intensive care patients at a tertiary care hospital in Vietnam.

Study
Cost-effectiveness of a hand hygiene program on health care-associated infections in intensive care patients at a tertiary care hospital in Vietnam.
from
Thi Anh Thu L, Thi Hong Thoa V, Thi Van Trang D, Phuc Tien N, Thuy Van D, Thi Kim Anh L, Wertheim HF, Truong Son N
Publication Year
2015
Published in
Am J Infect Control. 43(12): e93-99
DOI
10.1016/j.ajic.2015.08.006
Download study profile

Increasing hand hygiene compliance by multimodal intervention strategies significantly reduces the incidence of healthcare-associated infections and costs per patients.

A multimodal intervention was implemented in a Vietnamese clinic to improve hand hygiene compliance and thus reduce the rate of healthcare-associated infections (HAI). The hand hygiene compliance increased from 26% to 58%, while the incidence of patients with HAIs decreased from 32% to 20%. The average cost of a patient with HAI was calculated to be $ 1,908 which was 2.5 times higher than for a patient without HAI. The total cost of the intervention bundle was $6.50 per patient. Overall, preventing one HAI saved $1,074.

PubMed link

Pathogen Search

Pathogens Explained Simply

A concise overview of all relevant pathogens: Use the dynamic search feature for targeted infection prevention in your work area.

Pathogen Search