Analysis of the incidence of surgical site infections after open reposition of long bone fractures and closed fracture settings in a 7-year follow-up in an orthopedic and trauma ward in southern Poland.

Introduction: Surgical Site Infection (SSI) is the most common clinical form of Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAI) in orthopedic and trauma wards.

Material And Method: A retrospective study was conducted at the Department of Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery in Tarnów in 2012-2018. 3 155 patients treated for bone fractures were analyzed, including 1961 Open Reduction of Fracture (FX) and 1 194 Closed Reduction of Fracture with Internal Fixation (CR) surgeries.

[Effectiveness of hand disinfection depending on the type of nail plate coating - a study among nurses working in a specialist hospital].

Background: Keeping short, unpainted nails is a significant element of effective hand disinfection among nurses. The aim of the study was to examine the qualitative microbiological purity of painted nails after hand disinfection, taking into account the type of the nail varnish.

Material And Methods: Materials were collected from 188 nurses.

Hospital knowledge and practice of doctors and nurses regarding hand hygiene in a survey.

Introduction: The guidelines issued by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 2009 regarding hand hygiene (HH) in health care provided health care professionals with scientific evidence that argued that HH principles should be respected when dealing with patients. Despite the passage of years and strenuous attempts to introduce these recommendations to the Polish health care facilities for the prevention of healthcare-associated infections (HAI), these principles are still not being implemented in an optimal way for the patient's safety.

Objective Of Work: The aim was to examine the views and attitudes of physicians (L) and nurses (P) towards the WHO rules of hand hygiene.

Epidemiology of Surgical Site Infections Considering the NHSN Standardized Infection Ratio in Hip and Knee Arthroplasties.

Unlabelled: Introduction Surgical site infections (SSIs) are a predominant form of hospital-acquired infections in surgical wards. The objective of the study was analysis of the incidence of SSI in, both primary and revision, hip and knee arthroplasties.

Material And Methods: The study was conducted in 2012-2018 in a Trauma and Orthopedics Ward in Tarnów according to the methodology of the Healthcare-Associated Infections Surveillance Network (HAI-Net), European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC).

Multimodal strategy in surgical site infections control and prevention in orthopaedic patients - a 10-year retrospective observational study at a Polish hospital.

Introduction: Surgical site infections (SSIs) are among the most common healthcare-associated infections. They are associated with longer post-operative hospital stays, additional surgical procedures, risk of treatment in intensive care units and higher mortality.

Material And Methods: SSIs were detected in patients hospitalized in a 40-bed orthopaedics ward in 2009-2018.

Epidemiology of Surgical Site Infections and Non-Surgical Infections in Neurosurgical Polish Patients-Substantial Changes in 2003⁻2017.

: The objective of the analysis was to determine the epidemiology of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) in neurosurgical patients, paying special attention to two time points, 2003 and 2017, in order to evaluate the effectiveness of a surveillance program introduced in 2003 and efforts to reduce infection rates. : Continuous surveillance during 2003⁻2017 carried out using the HAI-Net methodology allowed us to detect 476 cases of HAIs among 10,332 patients staying in a 42-bed neurosurgery unit. The intervention in this before⁻after study (2003⁻2017) comprised standardized HAI surveillance with regular analysis and feedback.

Hospital-Wide Surveillance of Healthcare-Associated Infections as a Source of Information about Specific Hospital Needs. A 5-Year Observation in a Multiprofile Provincial Hospital in the South of Poland.

Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) are adverse complications of hospitalisation resulting in delayed recovery and increased costs. The aim of this study was an analysis of epidemiological factors obtained in the framework of constant, comprehensive (hospital-wide) infection registration, and identification of priorities and needs in infection control, both with regard to targeted surveillance, as well as preventative actions. The study was carried out according to the methodology recommended by the HAI-Net (Surveillance Network) coordinated by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, in the multiprofile hospital in Southern Poland, between 2012 and 2016.

Patient as a Partner in Healthcare-Associated Infection Prevention.

Objectives: The objective of the study was getting to know the knowledge and attitudes towards hand hygiene (HH) among Polish patients and healthcare workers (HCWs).

Methods: 459 respondents replied to the survey: 173 (37.6%) patients and 286 (62.

Practice of hand hygiene and use of protective gloves: Differences in the perception between patients and medical staff.

This study investigated differences in perceptions of hand hygiene and protective glove use among patients and health care workers (HCWs) in Poland. We conducted a survey using an original questionnaire among 462 respondents, including 173 (37.4%) patients and 289 (62.

Typing of Enterococcus spp. strains in 4 hospitals in the Małopolska region in Poland.

Background: In the Małopolska province, the first case of vancomycin resistant enterococci (VRE) occurrence was an outbreak in 2001 caused by strains of the genus E. faecium carrying the vanA operon.

Objectives: The aim of this study is to determine the antimicrobial resistance and the occurrence of virulence determinants among Enterococcus spp.

Incidence, Microbiological Profile and Risk Factors of Healthcare-Associated Infections in Intensive Care Units: A 10 Year Observation in a Provincial Hospital in Southern Poland.

Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) occurring in patients treated in an intensive care unit (ICU) are serious complications in the treatment process. Aetiological factors of these infections can have an impact on treatment effects, treatment duration and mortality. The aim of the study was to determine the prevalence and microbiological profile of HAIs in patients hospitalized in an ICU over a span of 10 years.

The effect of subglottic secretion drainage on the incidence of ventilator associated pneumonia.

Background: Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia (VAP) is an undesired side effect of mechanical ventilation in intensive care units (ICUs).

Aim: We evaluated whether endotracheal tubes with subglottic secretion drainage (SSD) would reduce the incidence of VAP among patients undergoing mechanical ventilation in an ICU.

Methods: The analysis of medical records of patients undergoing mechanical ventilation exceeding 48 h who were hospitalised in ICUs between 2007 and 2014 led to separating two groups of patients: those in whom no subglottic drainage was applied (NSSD) (records dating from 2007-2010) and those whose treatment involved endotracheal tubes with subglottic secretion drainage (SSD) (records dating from 2011-2014).

Poor Hand Hygiene Procedure Compliance among Polish Medical Students and Physicians-The Result of an Ineffective Education Basis or the Impact of Organizational Culture?

: The objective of the study was to examine the knowledge of Polish physicians and medical students about the role of hand hygiene (HH) in healthcare-associated infection (HAI) prevention. : A survey was conducted using an author-prepared questionnaire, which was filled out on the first day of hospital work (or internship) by newly admitted physicians who had worked in other hospitals and students of different medical schools in Poland. : 100 respondents participated in the study: 28 students, 18 medical interns and 54 physicians.

Prolonged hospitalization of patients with hospital acquired pneumoniae in the intensive care unit – morbidity, mortality and costs of.

Background: The objective of this study was to determine epidemiological rates of hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP) in the Polish ICU and direct costs associated with excess length of stay incurred by the hospital.

Material And Methods: The studied data concern patients hospitalized in the years 2010–2012 in a 9-bed ICU of a multi-profile hospital in the Małopolskie Province. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention diagnostic criteria were the basis for the development of definitions of infections.

The risk factors for hospital-acquired pneumonia in the Intensive Care Unit.

Introduction: Patients in the intensive care units (ICU) are exposed to many factors that may cause hospital acquired pneumonia (HAP), a particular type of which is ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP). The specific risk factors for developing VAP affect patients already on the day of their admission to a unit and are associated with their underlying diseases and invasive medical procedures, which they undergo. The aim of this study was to evaluate the risk factors for VAP associated with a patient and the used invasive treatment.

Incidence of healthcare-associated gastroenteritis in children hospitalized on paediatric ward in provincial hospital in 2007-2013.

Objective: This article aimed at evaluating the incidence and distribution of healthcare-associated (HAI) gastroenteritis (GE) in patients hospitalized on paediatric ward in St. Lukas Provincial Hospital in Tarnów.

Introduction: Gastroenteritis remains a common manifestation of healthcare-associated infections on paediatric wards.

Prevalence of gastrointestinal system infections acquired in Provincial Hospital in 2004-2013.

Introduction: Gastrointestinal system infection (GI) is an infection which is frequently acquired in health- care settings. In Poland, there are limited data on the distribution of gastrointestinal system infections in the epidemiology of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). Therefore, a study was initiated with the objective to assess the prevalence and distribution of healthcare-associated gastrointestinal system infections in patients hospitalized in St.

Surgical site infections in patients of orthopedic - trauma unit in district hospital in 2008-2012.

The Purpose Of The Study: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the prevalence and structure of surgical site infections in the Department of Orthopaedis - Trauma Unit in Regional Hospital. St. Luke in Tarnow in 2008-2012.

[Bloodstream infections related to catheterization of venous-analysis of preventive actions in district hospital].

Objectives: The evaluation of effectiveness of implemented actions to limit intravascular catheter-related bloodstream infection rates.

Introduction: We have analyzed actions taken in nineteen wards in the St. Lukas District Hospital in Tarnów.

[Nosocomial infection in patients hospitalized in 2005-2011. the St. Lukas District Hospital in Tarnów].

Objective: To evaluate the occurrence and the structure of nosocomial infections in hospitalized patients, and also to indicate the possibility of lowering the infection rates in the St. Lukas District Hospital in Tarnow.

Material And Methods: Data from 207 673 patients hospitalized in the years 2005-2011 have been collected and analyzed using standard statistical tools and definitions of nosocomial infections, issued by the U.