Spatial Patterns in Hospital-Acquired Infections in Portugal (2014-2017).

ABSTRACT:

Background

Hospital-Acquired Infections (HAIs) represent the most frequent adverse event associated with healthcare delivery and result in prolonged hospital stays and deaths worldwide.

Aim

To analyze the spatial patterns of HAI incidence from 2014 to 2017 in Portugal.

Methods

Data from the Portuguese Discharge Hospital Register were used. We selected episodes of patients with no infection on admission and with any of the following HAI diagnoses: catheter-related bloodstream infections, intestinal infections by Clostridium difficile, nosocomial pneumonia, surgical site infections, and urinary tract infections. We calculated age-standardized hospitalization rates (ASHR) by place of patient residence. We used empirical Bayes estimators to smooth the ASHR. The Mor

SUBMITTER: Teixeira H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8124660 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature