Dan Childs
14 novembre 2006
Le infezioni contratte durante le permanenze in ospedale
uccidono piu' persone che cancro della mammella,
incidenti d' auto ed Aids sommati.
Una visita in ospedale puo' essere piu' pericolosa per
la vostra salute di quanto vi rendiate conto.
Semplicemente chiedete ad Ingrid Kwiatek, che e' tornata
a casa dall'ospedale con una seria infezione da
stafilococco.
Il marito della Kwiatek
said that what had begun as a routine visit to hospital and is
'turned into a nightmare of
110 days of pain and suffering in three different hospitals in Pennsylvania
.
"I never would wish this experience to anyone," he said
. "Especially tormenting and '
been closed ranks at the attitude (NdT. No. 1),
at all three hospitals in the debate of' infection."
suffered after the 'accident, the family doctor of
Kwiatek said so', "
Hospitals are dirty places."
The high cost of infections.
Un nuovo rapporto rilasciato dal "Pennsylvania Health
Care Cost Containment Council" (Consiglio per il
contenimento dei costi del sistema sanitario della
Pennsylvania) ha incentrato l'attenzione verso il costo
di queste infezioni, alto sia in dollari che in vite.
Il rapporto - il primo del suo genere nella nazione -
ha indicato il numero effettivo delle infezioni
rilasciato dai 168 ospedali della Pennsylvania, cosi'
come altri correlati indici di qualita' della assistenza,
relativi al 2005.
Gli ospedali hanno studiato 19.154 casi, su cui e'
incentrato il rapporto, in cui i pazienti hanno
contract hospital infections branch.
hospitalizations resulting from these infections amounted to 394,129
hospital days and $ 3.5 billion
hospital billing.
The average billing hospital patients
derived from a hospital infection and '
was $ 185,260, while the average billing
patients without hospital-derived infections and
' was $ 31,389. The average duration of hospitalization
for patients and hospital infections
derivation 'was higher, amounting to
20.6 days, compared with 4.5 days for those who do not
had contracted infections in hospital. More
'significant, however, were the numbers of deaths of patients
. The report established that, while
and 'dead for 2.3% of patients who had not
infections, the mortality rate' for those who had contracted infections
was 12.9% - more
' 5.5-fold greater.
"This report is 'a start. We do not look more' to
statistics based on estimates or extrapolated data," he said
Lisa McGiffert, director of marketing
Consumer Associations to combat infections
contracted in hospital. "These are real people
, who have suffered genuine infections.
personal and financial costs of hospital-acquired infections
are staggering."
The study of Pennsylvania offered some solutions.
He concluded that doctors and other hospital workers should wash their hands
more
regularity ', use gloves and equipment properly sterilized
, and follow the established routine "best
protocols." The report also suggested that patients
themselves follow the same guidelines and insist
'cause not only health, but also visitors wash
hands.
Investigate Safety in the hospital. This
'that contributes to the problem, however, according to the
health managers, and' that
to most U.S. states are not required to prepare reports on infections
or
provide this information to the public.
"It 's time to shed light on this important and costly
problem," said Marc Volavka, executive director
Council
for cost containment of health care in Pennsylvania.
"This 'will save' thousands
of Americans from the devastating effects of hospital-acquired infections. "
Volavka said the report and '
a first step towards greater transparency.
" It' s time that hospitals, patients and those who pay the bills
health
know how many patients develop hospital-acquired infections, the type of infection
they develop and the implications on the quality 'and
the cost of care, "Volavka said." The more'
there are numerous information that becomes available,
the better you will be able to 'concentrate on the prevention of these infections
. "
" So far, consumers have been
completely in the dark about the incidence rate in
infecting patients by their hospital, "said Beth
McConnell, director of the Cultural Fund
for public interest research group
of Pennsylvania." This report makes
advance knowledge about a very serious problem and will help '
the public to consider
hospitals responsible for patient safety. "
Dan Childs
Unita' ABC News Medical
http://abcnews.go. com / Health / story? id = 2652355 & page = 2
Translator's Note 1) presumably in reference to non-transparent behavior
degli operatori sanitari ospedalieri
traduzione di Francesco Caselli
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