Department of Management and Logistics in Healthcare, Medical University of Lodz, 90-419 Lodz, Poland.
Laboratory of Epidemiology, Military Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology (WIHE), 01-163 Warsaw, Poland.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Jul 1;18(13):7060. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18137060.
Infections caused by the toxigenic strains of in the hospital environment pose a serious public health problem. The progressive increase in hospital infections in Poland indicates that risk management is a tool that is not used in an effective way and significantly differs from the goals set by the Leading Authorities, the Ministry of Health and its subordinate units. Systematic education of medical personnel constitutes the basic element of rational risk management aimed at reducing the number of infections as it allows for the transfer of knowledge, development of appropriate organizational procedures, and improves internal communication. This paper presents the results of a survey conducted in hospital facilities throughout Poland. The study dealt with what medical personnel know about channels of transmission and prevention of infections in the hospital setting, professional training and risk management in terms of reducing the number of infections. The survey reveals that continues to be a serious problem in the inpatient care system. Procedures and management strategies implemented by hospitals in order to limit the spread of the pathogen are predominantly focused on short-term action, which does not lead to a real improvement in terms of hospitalized patients' safety. The infection risk management system was assessed at a fairly low level. The obtained research results confirmed the research hypotheses that had been formulated.
在医院环境中，产毒菌株引起的感染对公共健康构成严重威胁。波兰医院感染的不断增加表明，风险管理是一种未被有效利用的工具，与主要当局、卫生部及其下属单位设定的目标存在显著差异。对医务人员进行系统教育是合理的风险管理的基本要素，旨在减少感染数量，因为它可以传递知识、制定适当的组织程序，并改善内部沟通。本文介绍了在波兰各地医院设施中进行的一项调查结果。该研究涉及医务人员对医院环境中 感染的传播途径和预防措施、专业培训以及降低感染数量方面的风险管理的了解。调查显示， 在住院患者护理系统中仍然是一个严重的问题。医院为限制病原体传播而实施的程序和管理策略主要侧重于短期行动，这不会导致住院患者安全性的真正改善。感染风险管理系统的评估水平相当低。所获得的研究结果证实了已提出的研究假设。
