Study says patients in private rooms less likely to get fatal HAI

Hospitals with mostly private rooms had 33 percent fewer central line infections


Patients who stay in private rooms have a reduced risk of central line infections, according to an article on the Becker's Clinical Leadership and Infection Control website.

The study, conducted by researchers at the University of North Texas Health Science Center, looked at the records of more than 1 million patients in 335 Texas hospitals.

The study found that hospitals with mostly private rooms had 33 percent fewer central line infections than hospitals with mostly double occupancy rooms.

The mortality risk due to central line infections was more than twice as high in hospitals with mostly double occupancy rooms.

Read the article.

 

 



August 31, 2018


Topic Area: Infection Control

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