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Rates of Infection Wip
Rates of Infection Wip
Rates of Infection Wip
INFECTION RATE:
INFECTION RATE
NUMBER OF DISCHARGES:
TOTAL NUMBER OF PATIENTS WITH CENTRAL LINE (PERIPHERAL LINES NOT INCLUDED):
(NUMBER OF PATIENTS WITH CENTRAL LINE * DAYS WITH CENTRAL LINE)
NUMBER OF PATIENTS (WITH CATHETER) WITH UTI:
An uninfected operative wound in which no inflammation is encountered and the respiratory, alimentary, genital, or
CAUTI
Manual, sampled once/week:
*EXCLUDE RUPTURED AP
ITH CATHERTER)
ountered and the respiratory, alimentary, genital, or uninfected urinary tracts are not entered. In addition, clean wounds are primarily clos
The number of patients in the location (patient-days) and the number of patients with an indwelling urinary catheter (urinary c
n wounds are primarily closed and, if necessary, drained with closed drainage. Operative incisional wounds that follow nonpenetrating (blu
g urinary catheter (urinary catheter-days) is collected on a designated day each week (e.g., every Tuesday), at the same time during the mo
that follow nonpenetrating (blunt) trauma should be included in this category if they meet the criteria