Cunningham Joseph B, Kernohan W George, Rush Thomas
Faculty of Life and Health Sciences, The University of Ulster at Jordanstown, Shore Road, Newtown Abbey, Co Antrim, Northern Ireland.
Br J Nurs. 2006;15(6):324-8. doi: 10.12968/bjon.2006.15.6.20680.
The data describe bed turnover intervals (TI), bed percentage occupancy (PO) and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) rates per 1000 bed days of patient episodes. It was collected from annual hospital statistics in Northern Ireland (NI) and from the Communicable Diseases Surveillance Centre (CDSC) NI. The descriptive data show 6 of the general 11 surgical Trusts, out of a total of 12 Trusts examined, had PO greater than 85%; and all 11 medical facilities in these Trusts had occupancy rates greater than 85%. A significant correlation was established between turnover interval and MRSA per 1000 bed days of patient episodes in acute services beds. The correlation of PO with MRSA rates was 0.49 (ns). The conclusions drawn from the study are that in many Trusts the rates of bed occupancy for general surgery and general medicine is in excess of national guidelines and rapid turnover of patients is related to rates of MRSA infection. The implications for nurses and managers are discussed.
这些数据描述了病床周转间隔（TI）、病床占用率（PO）以及每1000个患者住院日的耐甲氧西林金黄色葡萄球菌（MRSA）感染率。数据收集自北爱尔兰（NI）的年度医院统计数据以及NI的传染病监测中心（CDSC）。描述性数据显示，在总共12个接受检查的信托机构中，11个普通外科信托机构中有6个的病床占用率超过85%；这些信托机构中的所有11个医疗设施的占用率均超过85%。在急性服务病床中，周转间隔与每1000个患者住院日的MRSA感染率之间建立了显著相关性。病床占用率与MRSA感染率的相关性为0.49（无统计学意义）。该研究得出的结论是，在许多信托机构中，普通外科和普通内科的病床占用率超过了国家指南，患者的快速周转与MRSA感染率有关。文中还讨论了这对护士和管理人员的影响。
