At 04:22 PM 12/23/2011, Mary Yugo wrote:
Ah... but you see, not every infection in a hospital is preventable,
even with the most meticulous technique. While a few doctors are
slobs and a few hospital are trash pits, most in the US are
not. People get infections from their relatives and visitors, and
from low levels workers such as janitors and nurse's aids. In
addition, many would get infections from virtually any surroundings
because they are immuno-compromised by HIV, age and debility, recent
surgery and from chemotherapy and radiation.
When you come up with a rate for AVOIDABLE infections, let me know.
Gee ... so why the huge push to improve hospital sanitation if it was
UN-avoidable?
My local hospital went through a 3-year training & certification
program addressing the issue.
