Survey of isolation room equipment and resources in an academic hospital
| Autor: | Ellen Flynn, Una Geary, Akshaya Ravi, Brittany Telford, Emma Moore, Ray Healy |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Healthcare associated infections
Male Isolation (health care) Databases Factual Population Hospitals Isolation Prevalence Guidelines as Topic Audit 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Isolation precautions Medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine education Personal protective equipment 0303 health sciences education.field_of_study Academic Medical Centers Cross Infection Infection Control Medical Audit 030306 microbiology business.industry Health Policy medicine.disease General Business Management and Accounting Contact precautions Health Resources Female Medical emergency Guideline Adherence business Ireland |
| Zdroj: | International journal of health care quality assurance. 32(6) |
| ISSN: | 0952-6862 |
| Popis: | Purpose The purpose of this paper, a point prevalence study, is to quantify the incidence of isolation and identify the type of communicable diseases in isolation. The paper evaluates isolation precaution communication, availability of personal protective equipment (PPE) as well as other equipment necessary for maintaining isolation precautions. Design/methodology/approach A standardised audit tool was developed in accordance with the National Standards for the Prevention and Control of Healthcare Associated Infections (May 2009). Data were collected from 14 March 2017 to 16 March 2017, through observation of occupied isolation rooms in an academic hospital in Dublin, Ireland. The data were subsequently used for additional analysis and discussion. Findings In total, 14 per cent (125/869) of the total inpatient population was isolated at the time of the study. The most common isolation precaution was contact precautions (96.0 per cent). In all, 88 per cent of known contact precautions were due to multi-drug resistant organisms. Furthermore, 96 per cent of patients requiring isolation were isolated, 92.0 per cent of rooms had signage, 90.8 per cent had appropriate signs and 93.0 per cent of rooms had PPE available. Finally, 31 per cent of rooms had patient-dedicated and single-use equipment and 2.4 per cent had alcohol wipes available. Practical implications The audit tool can be used to identify key areas of noncompliance associated with isolation and inform continuous improvement and education. Originality/value Currently, the rate of isolation is unknown in Ireland and standard guidelines are not established for the evaluation of isolation rooms. This audit tool can be used as an assessment for isolation room compliance. |
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