As many as 70 percent of healthcare-acquired infections may be preventable with current evidence-based strategies, says Craig A. Umscheid, MD, assistant professor of medicine and epidemiology at the University of Pennsylvania.
Using estimates from national reports and published studies related to healthcare-acquired infections, the study suggests that if best practices in infection control were applied at all U.S. hospitals, thousands of lives could be saved each year from various preventable conditions, including catheter-associated bloodstream infections and surgical site infections.
Dr. Umscheid suggests reducing hospital-acquired infection could also save hospitals billions of dollars every year.
Read the news release about Dr. Craig Umscheid.
Read other coverage about infection control:
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Using estimates from national reports and published studies related to healthcare-acquired infections, the study suggests that if best practices in infection control were applied at all U.S. hospitals, thousands of lives could be saved each year from various preventable conditions, including catheter-associated bloodstream infections and surgical site infections.
Dr. Umscheid suggests reducing hospital-acquired infection could also save hospitals billions of dollars every year.
Read the news release about Dr. Craig Umscheid.
Read other coverage about infection control:
- Hospitals Start to Prohibit Surgical Attire From Being Worn Outside
- Dry Metallic Copper Surfaces Can Kill Bacteria on Contact
- Inexpensive Betadine Reduces Risk of Infection After Total Joint Replacement Surgery
