Abstract
SHSB is a 160 bed private hospital in Surabaya, Indonesia. The average length of stay (ALOS) is 9.52 d. In 2010, HAI rates at SHSB were high (3.12%) and HH compliance among healthcare workers (HCW) was low (73.34%). At the same time, SHSB had MDRAB outbreak among ICU patients with VAP rate of 10.99/device-days. Therefore, there was a need for quality improvement to reduce HAI and VAP caused by MDRAB.
Highlights
SHSB is a 160 bed private hospital in Surabaya, Indonesia
SHSB had multi-drug resistant acinetobacter baumanii (MDRAB) outbreak among ICU patients with VAP rate of 10.99/device-days
There was a need for quality improvement to reduce healthcare-associated infections (HAI) and VAP caused by MDRAB
Summary
Implementation of WHO multimodal hand hygiene (HH) improvement strategy to reduce healthcare-associated infections (HAI) and VAP (ventilator-associated pneumonia) caused by multi-drug resistant acinetobacter baumanii (MDRAB) at Siloam Hospitals Surabaya (SHBS), Indonesia. From 3rd International Conference on Prevention and Infection Control (ICPIC 2015) Geneva, Switzerland. 16-19 June 2015
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