Table 3.
Goals achieved in reducing the median incidence densities of infections associated with healthcare and in adherence to prevention bundles, according to the median at the end of 18 months
| Hospitals | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| (%) | (%) | (%) | (%) | (%) | |
| Reduction of ID | |||||
| Reduced ID PAV | 36 | 44 | 0 | 2 | 100* |
| Reduction ID UTI | 100* | 28 | 100* | 100* | 100* |
| Reduction ID BSI | 17 | 0 | 28 | 45 | 100* |
| Adherence to bundles | |||||
| Bundle PAV | 4.55 | 18.37 | 82.05 | 51.00 | 26.56 |
| Bundle IDC insertion | 50 | 100† | 100† | 33.33 | 100† |
| Bundle maintenance IDC | 52.01 | 65.28 | 57.14 | 93.94 | 94.49 |
| Bundle IDC insertion | 61.9 | 67.00 | 88.50 | 76.39 | 86.94 |
| CVC maintenance bundle | 65.33 | 31.58 | 89.47 | 52.33 | 65.84 |
ID - incidence density; VAP - ventilator-associated pneumonia; UTI - urinary tract infection; BSI - primary bloodstream infection; IDC - indwelling bladder catheter; CVC - central venous catheter.
*
Targets obtained for a 50% reduction of infections, planned for 36 months, which were already achieved in 18 months of the study. † Adherence goals of bundles obtained.