Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital, Department of Healthcare Epidemiology and Infection Prevention, Geneva, IL.
Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital, Department of Healthcare Epidemiology and Infection Prevention, Winfield, IL.
Am J Infect Control. 2022 Jul;50(7):831-833. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2022.02.030. Epub 2022 Mar 6.
While there are established and effective guidelines for prevention of hospital-acquired infections (HAIs), the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on those implemented practices and policies have not been thoroughly investigated. This report examines the impact of COVID-19 on HAI rates at 2 hospitals within the same healthcare system. HAIs significantly increased during the COVID-19 pandemic which correlated with the use of overtime and agency nursing hours.
虽然有既定且有效的预防医院获得性感染 (HAI) 的指南,但 COVID-19 大流行对这些实施的实践和政策的影响尚未得到彻底调查。本报告检查了同一医疗保健系统中的 2 家医院的 COVID-19 对 HAI 率的影响。在 COVID-19 大流行期间,HAI 显著增加,这与加班和代理护士工作时间的使用有关。