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They admit that is high rate of hospital infections
13/09/11
Pneumonia is the most frequent condition . He says an official report, which warns that the situation is worse for babies than for adults. The lack of concrete measures such as hand washing, poor training and explain the problem.
Only four out of ten doctors wash their hands
Nosocomial infections , high rate
The rates of infections acquired during a hospitalization or surgery in hospitals remain high in Argentina, according to the latest report warns of infection surveillance program of the Ministry of Health of the Nation. Even states that the situation is even worse in infants who have infections be hospitalized.
The most common infections include pneumonia associated with the use of a respirator . There were 18 cases per 1,000 ventilator days in the past year. In an earlier report of the same surveillance program. who analyzed data between 2005 and 2007, the rate was 15 cases per 1,000.
In developed countries like the United States, the rate is 2.9 cases per 1,000 days. That is, the rate in Argentina is 6.2 times higher than the U.S. . "We also know that one in two affected by pneumonia in the hospital dying , although it is preventable deaths, "said Victor Rosenthal, who is chairman of the International Scientific Community Nosocomial Infection Control (INICC) and not involved in the report of the health portfolio.
The other two conditions that are contracted in hospitals because they are bloodstream infections (through the use of contaminated catheters) and urinary tract infections (for tube-feeding). In the first case, the rate of blood infections in intensive care units for adult cardiac surgery is 12 per 1,000 catheter days. The rate in Argentina is 8.5 times higher than the U.S.
Meanwhile, the rate of urinary tract infections is 6 cases per 1,000 catheter days. In our country, the rate is two times higher than in the U.S.
With regard to the situation of children, the official report finds that rates are "too high" . In cases of urinary tract infections, there are 7 cases per 1,000 days of catheter use.
In the U.S., the problem no longer exists.
Why should the high rates of nosocomial infections in Argentina? "There are many factors , but one of the main ones is that not all hospitals, both public and private, have an internal committee dedicated to prevention. Or in some cases, have the committee, hospital management does not give the weight it deserves to make all staff to undertake the recommended actions, such as frequent hand washing , "said Marcelo Blumenfeld, the Clinic Sun and the Infectious Diseases Society of Argentina. Liliana Clara, infectious diseases and co-author of a book on the issue published by the Italian hospital, staff should be trained more health to count with effective tools against germs.
Another reason is that the way in confronting the problem at national level shows almost no signs of efficacy . "It is striking that the surveillance program was created in 2004 and since then the rates stay the same or rise , Rosenthal noted. It records only those who voluntarily agrees to notify. In the remaining hospitals, we do not know what happens . In other countries, including developing nations, other programs have been reduced significantly infections . "