TY - JOUR
T1 - Process and outcome indicators for infection control and prevention in European acute care hospitals in 2011 to 2012 - results of the PROHIBIT study
AU - PROHIBIT study group
AU - Hansen, Sonja
AU - Schwab, Frank
AU - Zingg, Walter
AU - Gastmeier, Petra
AU - Didier, Pittet
AU - Walter, Zingg
AU - Hugo, Sax
AU - Petra, Gastmeier
AU - Sonja, Hansen
AU - Hajo, Grundmann
AU - Birgit, van Benthem
AU - van der Kooi, Tjallie
AU - Markus, Dettenkofer
AU - Maria, Martin
AU - Hervé, Richet
AU - Emese, Szilágyi
AU - Piotr, Heczko
AU - Alison, Holmes
AU - Yannis, Kyratsis
AU - Raheelah, Ahmad
AU - Benedetta, Allegranzi
AU - Anna-Pelagia, Magiorakos
AU - Barry, Cookson
AU - Albert, Wu
N1 - Funding Information:
PROHIBIT was funded by the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme (FP7), Grant No. 241928.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2018, European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). All rights reserved.
PY - 2018/5/24
Y1 - 2018/5/24
N2 - Introduction: Hospitals from 24 European countries were asked for information on infection prevention and control (IPC) indicators as part of the Prevention of Hospital Infections by Intervention and Training (PROHIBIT) survey. Methods: Leading IPC personnel of 297 hospitals with established healthcare-associated infection (HCAI) surveillance provided information on local surveillance and feedback by using a questionnaire. Results: Most hospitals focused on bloodstream infection (BSI) (n = 251) and surgical site infection (SSI) (n = 254), with a SSI post-discharge surveillance in 148 hospitals. As part of the HCAI surveillance, meticillin- resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) was the leading multidrug-resistant organism (MDRO) under surveillance. Seventy-nine per cent of hospitals (n = 236) monitored alcohol-based hand rub (ABHR) consumption. Feedback to the local IPC committees mainly included outcome data on HCAI (n = 259; 87%) and MDRO among HCAI (n = 245; 83%); whereupon a feedback of MDRO data depended on hospital size (p = 0.012). Discussion/conclusion: Objectives and methods of surveillance vary across Europe, with BSI, SSI and MRSA receiving considerably more attention than indicators such as pneumonia and urinary tract infection, which may be equally important. In order to maximise prevention and control of HCAI and MDRO in Europe, surveillance should be further improved by targeting relevant HCAI. The role of feedback should be explored in more detail.
AB - Introduction: Hospitals from 24 European countries were asked for information on infection prevention and control (IPC) indicators as part of the Prevention of Hospital Infections by Intervention and Training (PROHIBIT) survey. Methods: Leading IPC personnel of 297 hospitals with established healthcare-associated infection (HCAI) surveillance provided information on local surveillance and feedback by using a questionnaire. Results: Most hospitals focused on bloodstream infection (BSI) (n = 251) and surgical site infection (SSI) (n = 254), with a SSI post-discharge surveillance in 148 hospitals. As part of the HCAI surveillance, meticillin- resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) was the leading multidrug-resistant organism (MDRO) under surveillance. Seventy-nine per cent of hospitals (n = 236) monitored alcohol-based hand rub (ABHR) consumption. Feedback to the local IPC committees mainly included outcome data on HCAI (n = 259; 87%) and MDRO among HCAI (n = 245; 83%); whereupon a feedback of MDRO data depended on hospital size (p = 0.012). Discussion/conclusion: Objectives and methods of surveillance vary across Europe, with BSI, SSI and MRSA receiving considerably more attention than indicators such as pneumonia and urinary tract infection, which may be equally important. In order to maximise prevention and control of HCAI and MDRO in Europe, surveillance should be further improved by targeting relevant HCAI. The role of feedback should be explored in more detail.
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U2 - 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2018.23.21.1700513
DO - 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2018.23.21.1700513
M3 - Article
C2 - 29845929
AN - SCOPUS:85048024196
SN - 1025-496X
VL - 23
JO - Eurosurveillance
JF - Eurosurveillance
IS - 21
M1 - 1700513
ER -