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Hospital Acquire Infections Flashcards

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How do we define HAI?

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Name the categorisation of organisms and syndromes

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8%

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How many people in Europe suffer HAIs? How many die as a result

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4m

37,000 die

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What are the objectives of the point prevalence surveys

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How common are HAIs globally?

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Name a few global challenges in HAI?

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What is the cost of HAI?

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Estimated 1 billion pounds

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What percentage of HAI is preventable?

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15-30%

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What is the most common syndrome of HAI?

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Hospital Acquired Pneumonia

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Where do organisms in a hospital come from?

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  • Healthcare environment - before occupied
  • Humans (patients and staff) - once occupied
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What is c.difficile?

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Gram +ve spore producing anaerobe

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How are patients affected by C.diff? Who does it attack more?

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What is Fidaxomicin used for?

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What are non-drug approaches to treating C.diff’?

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Faecal transsfer

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How much does MRSA and C.diff make up HAI?

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What is the most common cause of UTI in community? How about in the hospital?

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E.coli 82% in community

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What are UTIs associated with?

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20
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Describe resistant Gram -ve pathogens?

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What factors contribute to SSI risk?

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  • Host Defence
  • Wound Environment
  • Pathogens
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What is MRSA?

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Methicillin resistant Staph Aureus

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What are th implications of MRSA BSI (blood stream infections)

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  • Morbidity
  • Prolonged infection
  • Affects bed capacity
  • Repeat surgery
  • Prolonged antibiotics
  • Use of isolation rooms
  • Complications
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What are the opportunities to reduce risk?

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26
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Describe the infection control cycle?

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27
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Describe the changing nature of HAI

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How is the hospital environment changed to reduce HAI?

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What are quality indicators?

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The PSIs are a set of quality measures that use hospital inpatient discharge data to provide a perspective on patient safety. Specifically, the PSIs identify problems that patients experience through contact with the health care system and that are likely amenable to prevention by implementing system level changes.

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