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What does HAI mean in medical terms?
healthcare-associated infections
Infections can be associated with the devices used in medical procedures, such as catheters or ventilators. These healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) include central line-associated bloodstream infections, catheter-associated urinary tract infections, and ventilator-associated pneumonia.
How is HAI rate calculated?
It is calculated as the total number of observed infections from all hospitals in the state, divided by the total number of predicted infections in the state. National and state SUR metrics are calculated by dividing the total number of reported device days by the predicted number of device days.
Is MRSA a HAI?
Methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureaus (MRSA), is a healthcare-associated infection (HAI). HAIs are among the leading threats to patient safety, affecting one out of every 31 hospital patients at any one time. AHRQ has research, tools, programs and resources on HAIs and how clinicians can prevent or reduce these.
How is device utilization rate calculated?
The urinary catheter device utilization ratio, calculated by dividing the number of indwelling catheter-days by patient days on the same unit, may be adjusted for variables currently reported to NHSN, including hospital demographics, such as size and teaching status, as well as unit type.
What is the most common HAI pathogen?
The 10 most common pathogens leading to HAIs:
- Coagulase-negative staphylococci 15%
- Staphylococcus aureus 15%
- Enterococcus species 12%
- Candida species 11%
- Escherichia coli 10%
- Pseudomonas aeruginosa 8%
- Klebsiella pneumoniae 6%
- Enterobacter species 5%
How common is hospital-acquired MRSA?
Fewer than 1 in 10 patients acquired MRSA during the course of the same hospital stay. An estimated 8.0 percent of patients with a MRSA-associated hospital stay acquired MRSA during the course of their stay.
What is a healthcare-associated infection (HAI)?
[PDF – 1M] Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) are complications of healthcare and linked with high morbidity and mortality. Each year, about 1 in 25 U.S. hospital patients is diagnosed with at least one infection related to hospital care alone; additional infections occur in other healthcare settings.
What is an Hai?
HAIs are infections resulting from complications of healthcare. They are linked with high morbidity and mortality. On any given day, 1 in 31 hospital patients has an HAI (an infection while being treated in a medical facility). Additional infections occur in other healthcare settings.
How many hospital patients with HAIS are in the US?
There were an estimated 687,000 HAIs in U.S. acute care hospitals in 2015. About 72,000 hospital patients with HAIs died during their hospitalizations.
What is the rate of incidence for hospital infections?
Each year, about 1 in 25 U.S. hospital patients is diagnosed with at least one infection related to hospital care alone; additional infections occur in other healthcare settings. Many HAIs are caused by the most urgent and serious antibiotic-resistant (AR) bacteria and may lead to sepsis or death.