GESTIÓN EN SALUD PÚBLICA: Latest Hawaii Healthcare-associated Infections Report

lunes, 25 de agosto de 2014

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) sent this bulletin at 08/25/2014 12:40 PM EDT

The Hawaii State Department of Health (HDOH) released its 2013 annual report [PDF - 1.82 MB] describing healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) among patients treated in Hawaii’s acute care facilities.
	The report provides data reported for the following HAIs: central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI), catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI) in intensive care units (ICU), and all inpatient surgical site infections (SSI) for abdominal hysterectomies (HYST) and colon surgeries (COLO). The report also presents data on the occurrence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus(MRSA) bacteremia, Clostridium difficile infections (CDI), and healthcare personnel influenza vaccinations. The report indicates Hawaii acute care facilities are showing improvement when compared to national data.
For more information, please visit Hawaii’s HAI website.