Michel J P, Lesourd B, Conne P, Richard D, Rapin C H
Hôpital de Gériatrie, University Geriatric Institutions of Geneva, Thônex, Switzerland.
Bull World Health Organ. 1991;69(1):35-41.
This one-day prevalence survey of 1919 patients (74% females and 44% aged greater than or equal to 85 years) in nine geriatric hospitals, six of them located in France and three in Switzerland, indicated a high prevalence of infections in elderly institutionalized patients (infection rate: 18.7% in males and 15.4% in females). The risk factors for infection were identified and the relative risks assessed. Prevention of infections in geriatric wards should be one of the goals of every care-giver. A low rate of infection in elderly inpatients is thus likely to be associated with care of good quality.
这项针对9家老年医院中1919名患者(74%为女性,44%年龄大于或等于85岁)开展的为期一天的患病率调查显示,其中6家位于法国,3家位于瑞士,老年住院患者感染率很高(男性感染率为18.7%,女性感染率为15.4%)。研究确定了感染的风险因素并评估了相对风险。老年病房的感染预防应是每位护理人员的目标之一。因此,老年住院患者的低感染率可能与优质护理相关。