The Effect of Long Public Holidays on Healthcare-associated Infection Rate

• Published in: Bezmialem science Vol. 10; no. 1; pp. 68 - 72
• Main Authors: KARABAY, Oğuz, KAYA, Gülsüm, GÜÇLÜ, Ertuğrul, ÖĞÜTLÜ, Aziz
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Istanbul Galenos Publishing House 01.02.2022
• Subjects: Catheters; Compliance; Disease control; Emergency medical care; Employees; Gram-negative bacteria; healthcare-associated infections; Holidays & special occasions; Hospitals; Hygiene; Intensive care; intensive care unit; long public holidays; Mortality; Nosocomial infections; Patients; Surveillance; Working hours; Workloads

Objective: Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) are infections that cause serious mortality and morbidity. This study aimed to investigate the effect of long public holidays on HAIs rates in the intensive care units (ICUs). Methods: The study was conducted in tertiary university education and res...