Publications by authors named "Rachada Cherdrungsi"
Background: Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is a serious illness with substantial morbidity and mortality resulting in increased costs of hospital care. Even though bundles of care to prevent VAP have been established, the incidence has not been shown to have improved.
Objective: To determine the incidence and risk factors of VAP in the general surgical intensive care unit, Siriraj Hospital (SICU).
Objectives: To study the need of powdering surgical gloves and to produce a powdering machine.
Material And Method: The need of powdering surgical gloves was done by questionnaires to directors or chiefs of purchase departments in 29 hospitals across the country. The practice in powdering surgical gloves was given by chiefs of the central sterile supply department (CSSD).
Objectives: To evaluate the effectiveness and contamination of an in-house alcohol-based hand rub in a real clinical setting and to compare its effectiveness in bacterial reduction with that of a commercial product.
Material And Method: Effectiveness of the hand rub in bacterial reduction was compared to a commercial product using the modified antiseptic/disinfectant testing method of European Standard (EN 1500) in 12 volunteers. In-house alcohol-based hand rub in 50 clinical wards were serially collected and cultured to determine contamination.
Objective: To evaluate the strategies to improve hand hygiene practices among participants in two university hospitals.
Material And Method: A quasi-experimental study was performed from January 1, 2001 to December 31, 2004 at Siriraj Hospital and from January 1, 2004 to July 31, 2004 at the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), Maharaj Nakorn Chiang Mai Hospital. The study was divided into three phases; 1) pre-intervention phase to identify factors associated with non-adherence in hand hygiene practices among participants, 2) intervention phase, 3) post-intervention phase to include observations to evaluate the effectiveness of interventions on hand hygiene practices among participants.
Objectives: To identify defects in the program on NI in curricula of medical, dental, medical technology and nursing schools. Impacts of the results of the study on the changes of the program were also evaluated
Material And Method: Questionnaires study of all 12, 8, 9 medical, dental, medical technology and 20 of 62 nursing schools. Data were collected and analyzed.
Objectives: To study the incidence, risk factors, clinical outcomes and antibiotic costs of catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI) in patients with indwelling urinary catheter for one week and longer
Material And Method: Patients in neurology and neurosurgery wards in a teaching hospital were studied. Patients with UTI before catheterization and in whom the catheter was removed before one week were excluded. Urine cultures were done immediately after catheterization and 3 times a week there after.