Ehrenkranz N J
Arch Environ Health. 1975 Oct;30(10):514-6. doi: 10.1080/00039896.1975.10666766.
Workmen's Compensation claims from 193 licensed Florida hospitals were reviewed for 1970 to 1972, to seek possible nosocomial infection, and 55 claims for infection were found. This is a rate of 0.51/1,000 estimated employees in the three-year period. Hepatitis accounted for 44 claims and represented an aggregate expenditure of $83,142. Twenty-eight hepatitis claims arose from six hospitals that have chronic dialysis centers. The rate per 1,000 estimated employees was 1.67 in hospitals with dialysis facilities and 0.17 in hospitals without. A disproportionately large number of hepatitis claims from Dade County was attributed to the location there of eight of 11 Florida hospitals with chronic dialysis centers. Workmen's Compensation claims can be used to develop information about hospital-acquired infection and detect high-risk hospitals.
对佛罗里达州193家持照医院1970年至1972年的工伤赔偿申请进行了审查，以寻找可能的医院感染情况，共发现55起感染索赔。这相当于三年期间每1000名预估员工中有0.51起。肝炎占44起索赔，总计支出83142美元。28起肝炎索赔来自6家设有慢性透析中心的医院。有透析设施的医院每1000名预估员工的发病率为1.67，没有透析设施的医院为0.17。戴德县肝炎索赔数量过多，原因是佛罗里达州11家设有慢性透析中心的医院中有8家位于该县。工伤赔偿申请可用于获取有关医院获得性感染的信息并发现高危医院。
