Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Mount Sinai Hospital and University Health Network, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, 600 University Avenue, Suit 415, Toronto, ON M5G 1X5, Canada.
Crit Care. 2012 Jan 19;16(1):202. doi: 10.1186/cc10532.
You are responsible for a large medical surgical ICU. Your hospital administration has been very focused on reducing rates of hospital-acquired infections particularly in the wake of increasing public attention. However, it is time for budget preparation and your financial officer is concerned about the escalating costs associated with patient isolation and barrier precautions/personal protective equipment. Having become aware of the high costs associated with these interventions, you start to wonder about the wisdom of spending so much in this area. Your hospital administration wants your direction on next year's expenditures. You are debating whether the expense is worthwhile and advise your hospital administration accordingly.
你负责一个大型的外科重症监护病房。由于公众关注度的不断提高，医院管理层一直非常关注降低医院获得性感染的发生率。但是，现在是编制预算的时候了，你的财务人员担心与患者隔离和屏障预防措施/个人防护设备相关的成本不断上升。由于已经意识到这些干预措施的高成本，你开始怀疑在这方面投入这么多是否明智。医院管理层希望你对明年的支出方向提出意见。你正在考虑这些费用是否值得，并就此向医院管理层提出建议。
