Abstract
Nosocomial infections (NIs) are hospital-acquired infections that occur after 48 hours of admission or discharge, which have ended up a major issue to the hospital industry. The purpose of this study was to examine the economic burden of Nosocomial infection at PBH. It was a retrospective study for the purpose of providing structured opportunities for PBH to reduce the economic burden, prevention, and management of NIs. To measure the cost of NI indorsed, a random sample of 700 patient records was considered in 2019 and retrospectively studied, coordinated with the essential highlights. The cost was estimated and calculated by using a step-down method, and the unit cost was measured in terms of additional hospitalization days. Among 22772 admissions to PBH in 2019, the distribution of 137 conceivable nosocomial contamination cases was found. The internal medicine and surgical wards were seen as the main host of NI in the hospital (medical ward 59.12% and 22.63% in the surgical ward). Escherichia coli was ranked the most prevalent infectious pathogen and discovered in 31 (22.63%); MRSA was found the least dominant (4.38%) of the infected patients. The evidence demonstrates obviously the economic burden of Jordanian Dinar JD10232.53 in PBH in Year 2019, the additional cost of NI in PBH annual budgeted financial requirements, which have to be considered avoidable cost in case of compelling infection control program worked successfully. Compliance with local and global standards for sanitization and sterilization to prevent the spread of hospital-acquired infections need to be investigated carefully.
Highlights
Nosocomial diseases are infection(s) acquired among the method of providing health care in the health facility that was not displayed at the time of admission rather, they must develop at least 48 hours after admission and after discharge
These infections account for 137 cases Year 2019 in Prince Basma Hospital (PBH), among of which 22.6% were found in surgical wards, 59.12% in internal medicine, 6.5% in within the orthopaedic, 8.3 within the ENT, and 3.6% within the ophthalmic ward, which may constitute another source of infections and brought about in longer hospitalization and higher costs
Among of 22772 admissions to PBH in 2019, the distribution rates of Nosocomial infections (NIs) as in Table 4, were 137 conceivable nosocomial contamination cases found on the basic highlights of brief conclusion and on the assistant highlight of gender within five essential supportive wards in PBH campus
Summary
Nosocomial diseases are infection(s) acquired among the method of providing health care in the health facility that was not displayed at the time of admission rather, they must develop at least 48 hours after admission and after discharge. They may happen completely in different areas in the health care delivery system i.e., hospitals, long-term care facilities, etc. Patients with nosocomial infections (NIs) require a longer time within the hospital, more care, extra length of Universal Journal of Public Health 10(1): 34-42, 2022 stay, and, conceivably, readmission and support examinations. The costs related with shallow incisional NIs are generally low, but increment with deep NIs, and when organ or space contamination is displayed [1]
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