<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><sec id="j_jccm-2020-0028_s_011_w2aab3b7b4b1b6b1aab1c15b1Aa"><h3>Background</h3><p>The study aimed to investigate the changes in nosocomial infection density after patients were transferred to the intensive care unit (ICU) of a new-build hospital.</p></sec><sec id="j_jccm-2020-0028_s_012_w2aab3b7b4b1b6b1aab1c15b2Aa"><h3>Methods</h3><p>The types and rates of nosocomial infections were obtained for a one-year period retrospectively before leaving the old hospital premises and for a one-year periods after moving into the new hospital. The intensive care unit in the “old” premises was comprised of a 17-bedded hall, and thirty-three nurses shifted to work forty-eight hours a week, with each nurse assigned to provide care for two patients. The intensive care unit in the “new” premises consisted of single rooms, each with twenty-eight beds.</p></sec><sec id="j_jccm-2020-0028_s_013_w2aab3b7b4b1b6b1aab1c15b3Aa"><h3>Results</h3><p>The median nosocomial infection density decreased from 23 to 15 per 1000 in-patient days. The catheter-related urinary tract infection rate decreased from 7.5 to 2.6 per100 catheter days.</p></sec><sec id="j_jccm-2020-0028_s_014_w2aab3b7b4b1b6b1aab1c15b4Aa"><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>Treatment of patients in the new hospital resulted in a decrease in nosocomial infection density.</p></sec></abstract>

BackgroundThe study aimed to investigate the changes in nosocomial infection density after patients were transferred to the intensive care unit (ICU) of a new-build hospital.MethodsThe types and rates of nosocomial infections were obtained for a one-year period retrospectively before leaving the old hospital premises and for a one-year periods after moving into the new hospital. The intensive care unit in the “old” premises was comprised of a 17-bedded hall, and thirty-three nurses shifted to work forty-eight hours a week, with each nurse assigned to provide care for two patients. The intensive care unit in the “new” premises consisted of single rooms, each with twenty-eight beds.ResultsThe median nosocomial infection density decreased from 23 to 15 per 1000 in-patient days. The catheter-related urinary tract infection rate decreased from 7.5 to 2.6 per100 catheter days.ConclusionsTreatment of patients in the new hospital resulted in a decrease in nosocomial infection density.

A Comparison of Nosocomial Infection Density in Intensive Care Units on Relocating to a New Hospital

The Journal of Critical Care Medicine

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BackgroundThe study aimed to investigate the changes in nosocomial infection density after patients were transferred to the intensive care unit (ICU) of a...

A Comparison of Nosocomial Infection Density in Intensive Care Units on Relocating to a New Hospital

Article Category: Research article

Published Online: Aug 11, 2020

Page range: 175 - 180

Received: Feb 12, 2020

Accepted: Jun 21, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jccm-2020-0028

Keywords
nosocomial infection density, infection control measures, causative microorganisms, antimicrobial susceptibility

© 2020 Zeynep Ture, Tugba Ustuner, Ario Santini, Serhat Aydogan, İlhami Celik, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

A Comparison of Nosocomial Infection Density in Intensive Care Units on Relocating to a New Hospital

Article Category: Research article

Published Online: Aug 11, 2020

Page range: 175 - 180

Received: Feb 12, 2020

Accepted: Jun 21, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jccm-2020-0028

Keywordsnosocomial infection density, infection control measures, causative microorganisms, antimicrobial susceptibility

© 2020 Zeynep Ture, Tugba Ustuner, Ario Santini, Serhat Aydogan, İlhami Celik, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
nosocomial infection density, infection control measures, causative microorganisms, antimicrobial susceptibility