Trends in device utilization ratios in intensive care units over 10-year period in South Korea: device utilization ratio as a new aspect of surveillance
- Authors
- Kim, E. J.; Kwak, Y. G.; Park, S. H.; Kim, S. R.; Shin, M. J.; Yoo, H. M.; Han, S. H.; Kim, D. W.; Choi, Y. H.; Yoo, J. H.
- Issue Date
- Nov-2018
- Publisher
- W. B. Saunders Co., Ltd.
- Keywords
- Device utilization ratios; Surveillance; Year-wise trend
- Citation
- Journal of Hospital Infection, v.100, no.3, pp E169 - E177
- Journal Title
- Journal of Hospital Infection
- Volume
- 100
- Number
- 3
- Start Page
- E169
- End Page
- E177
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/sch/handle/2021.sw.sch/5538
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.jhin.2017.10.007
- ISSN
- 0195-6701
1532-2939
- Abstract
- Background: Device-associated infection (DAI) is an important issue related to patient safety. It is important to reduce unnecessary device utilization in order to decrease DAI rates. Aim: To investigate the time trend of device utilization ratios (DURs) of voluntarily participating hospitals, collected over a 10-year period through the Korean National Healthcare-associated Infections Surveillance System (KONIS). Methods: DURs from 2006 to 2015 in 190 intensive care units (ICUs) participating in KONIS were included in this study. DURs were calculated as the ratio of device-days to patientdays. The pooled incidences of DAIS and DURs were calculated for each year of participation, and the year-wise trends were analysed. Findings: Year-wise ventilator utilization ratio (V-DUR) increased significantly from 0.40 to 0.41 (F = 6.27, P < 0.01), urinary catheter utilization ratio (U-DUR) increased nonsignificantly from 0.83 to 0.84 (F = 1.66, P = 0.10), and C-line utilization ratio (CL-DUR) decreased non-significantly from 0.55 to 0.51 (F = 1.62, P = 0.11). In the subgroup analysis, 'medical ICU' (F = 2.79, P < 0.01) and 'hospital with >900 beds' (F = 3.07, P < 0.01) were associated with the significant increase in V-DUR. Conclusion: In Korea, V-DUR showed a significant, year-wise increasing trend. The trends for U-DUR and CL-DUR showed no significant decrease. Efforts are required to ensure the reduction of DURs. (C) 2017 Published by Elsevier Ltd on behalf of The Healthcare Infection Society.
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