Six of the most important preventable HAIs with the greatest impact on morbidity and mortality were identified by the HAI Allied Task Force comprising the five collaborating partners. Recommendations are prioritized into two categories:
1) Minimum basic practices that should be adopted by all acute care hospitals
2) Special approaches for use in locations and/or populations within the hospitals when infections are not controlled using basic practices
Yukoe added, “The goal of all of us as healthcare providers is to offer the best and safest patient care possible. Not all HAIs are preventable, but it is imperative that we implement practices that we know are effective to prevent as many of these infections as possible. We know that relying on the best science available will help get us to that goal.”
“Adhering to evidence-based interventions to help eliminate preventable infections will be more important than ever before,” said APIC’s 2008 President Janet E. Frain. “Clinical and administrative leaders need to continue their support in making infection prevention a key patient safety initiative within their organization. Patient safety is everyone's job.”
INFECTION CONTROL TODAY MAGAZINE
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