Patient statistics in the US1
- Every day, 1 out of 25 patients will contract HAI. 90,000 of those patients die annually
- Studies have shown that selected HAIs can be reduced by as much as 70% with the help of the proper patient sagety interventions
Cost of the HAI in the US1
- Cost of an HAI case can range from $10K - $50K
- Direct cost of HAI cases to hospitals annually $28B - $45B
Risk factors1
- Catheters (bloodstream, endotracheal and urinary)
- Surgery
- Injections
- Health care settings that aren’t properly cleaned and disinfected
- Communicable diseases passing between patients and healthcare workers
- Overuse or improper use of antibiotics
Common HAI´s 1
- Central-line associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI)
- Clostridium difficile infections
- Pneumonia
- Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections
- Surgical site infections
- Urinary tract infections
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