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Healthcare-associated infections

In an ideal world, your institution would have zero heathcare-associated infection and zero outbreak.

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But in the current state over 1 in 20 patients entering the hospital in Europe acquire a healthcare-associated infection (HAI)1.

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Beyond high medical burden and cost, HAIs impact the hospital's image and reputation and lead to increased litigation costs.

The challenges to preventing and managing HAIs lie in the implementation of clinical practice–based measures (evidence-based practice interventions) and the use of technologic approaches (evidence-based technologic innovation interventions (devices and technology)4.

Increased compliance to guidelines and standardized practices help decrease HAIs5.

Rapid and accurate diagnostics of HAI enable effective clinical decision-making6.

HOW BD SUPPORTS YOU

BD supports you in HAI prevention and treatment management overview.

References
  1. European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control. Point Prevalence Survey of Healthcare-Associated Infections and Antimicrobial Use in European Acute Care Hospitals 2011-2012; 2013. https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/sites/default/files/media/en/publications/Publications/healthcare-associated-infections-antimicrobial-use-PPS.pdf. Accessed March 12, 2020.
  2. European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control. Annual Epidemiological Report on Communicable Diseases in Europe 2008: Report on the State of Communicable Diseases in the EU and EEA/EFTA Countries; 2008
  3. ECDC 2008
  4. Rupp M.E. et al. Infect Dis Clin N Am - (2018); https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/cg139/chapter/1-Guidance
  5. loveday, epic2 guidelines, 2014
  6. Committee on Diagnostic Error in Health Care, Balogh, Improving Diagnosis in healthcare, 2015, book, page 69
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In an ideal world, your institution would have zero heathcare-associated infection and zero outbreak.