{"id":41,"date":"2016-03-07T23:59:00","date_gmt":"2016-03-07T23:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/davidchangspine.com\/?p=41"},"modified":"2023-09-19T15:09:32","modified_gmt":"2023-09-19T15:09:32","slug":"preventing-hospital-acquired-infections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/davidchangspine.com\/preventing-hospital-acquired-infections\/","title":{"rendered":"Preventing Hospital Acquired Infections"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>People go to the hospital to be treated for their injuries, but far too often they actually end up getting worse during their stay at the hospital. That\u2019s because, according to statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about 1 in 25 people who enter a hospital acquire what\u2019s known as a hospital-acquired infection (HAI).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hospitals do everything in their power to sterilize the patient, the rooms and all the surgical equipment, but it\u2019s impossible to eliminate all the sources of infection. Data from the CDC shows that some of the most common types of hospital-acquired infections include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Pneumonia<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Surgical Site Infections<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Gastrointestinal Illness<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Urinary Tract Infections<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bloodstream Infections<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Hospital do what they can to prevent infections from occurring, but than can actually be counter-intuitive. The CDC believes that about 1 in 7 infections is caused by antibiotic-resistant bacteria, which is a phenomenon that occurs when bacteria being treated with powerful drugs becomes increasingly resistant. When this bacteria enters the body through a surgical site or a catheter, it can make a hospital visit much worse. This bacteria can lead to sepsis, which causes your immune system to over-respond to the presence of a foreign&nbsp;object, sometimes leading to organ damage or even death. It\u2019s estimated that sepsis is responsible for 1 million hospitalizations in the US each year and for more than one-third of all in-hospital deaths.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Preventing HAIs<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>There are a number of ways hospitals and medical centers work to&nbsp;reduce the spread&nbsp;of hospital-acquired infections. Here\u2019s how some of the leading hospitals are cutting down on HAIs:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Monitoring how long catheters are in a patient\u2019s body<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Keeping devices and surfaces clean and disinfected<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Limiting foot traffic into the operation room<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Effective&nbsp;communication between hospitals and other health care facilities<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Washing hands often<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>In fact, here\u2019s&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/infectioncontrol\/guidelines\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the complete list<\/a>&nbsp;of ways to reduce hospital-acquired infections based on what procedure is being preformed and what type of infection is being prevented.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>People go to the hospital to be treated for their injuries, but far too often they actually end up getting 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