Marzieh Khan Beigi; Mohamad Ezati Asar; Hamidreza Nasehinia
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ABSTRACT Introduction: Today, despite advances in science and technology to save patients, it causes nosocomial infections that it is not possible to completely eliminate these infections anywhere in the world at present, but Undoubtedly, the most effective, least expensive, and most desirable way to ...
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ABSTRACT Introduction: Today, despite advances in science and technology to save patients, it causes nosocomial infections that it is not possible to completely eliminate these infections anywhere in the world at present, but Undoubtedly, the most effective, least expensive, and most desirable way to fight infection at any time and place is to prevent it. In this study, due to the importance of the issue and the lack of studies in this regard, we have investigated the prevalence of nosocomial infections in Damghan hospital. Methods: This is a descriptive cross-sectional study that was conducted in Damghan province hospital between 2011 to2015 after referring to the provincial hospital and reviewing the records of all patients, people with nosocomial infections were identified and the data were extracted and after collecting the required data, this data was analyzed by SPSS statistical software. Results: In the present study, out of 34663 hospitalized patients, 116 cases of nosocomial infections were identified. Among these, the most common variables in terms of the year of diagnosis, the year 2014 (27.6%); Diagnosis season, autumn (27.27%); surgical ward (32.8%); Type of infection, respiratory (39.7%). Discussion & Conclusion: A simple review of the documents studied in this study shows that the prevalence of nosocomial infections in Iran is relatively high. Therefore, the development of appropriate control and training programs based on evidence to reduce the prevalence of nosocomial infections in Iran should be considered by policymakers. Document Type: Research article Keywords: Nosocomial Infection, Hospital, Safety
Mona Tabriziazad; Anooshiravan Mohseni Band-pay
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Background and Objectives: Over the last several decades, huge amounts of different kinds of wastes have been produced by human activities and alterations in man’s lifestyle and consumption patterns. Medical sciences are among the world’s top advanced professional sections. However, ...
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Background and Objectives: Over the last several decades, huge amounts of different kinds of wastes have been produced by human activities and alterations in man’s lifestyle and consumption patterns. Medical sciences are among the world’s top advanced professional sections. However, it seems that a portion of the produced wastes in medical units called "special wastes" or "clinical wastes", have not been seriously taken into consideration especially in developing countries, This study examined the Waste Management assessment in educational hospitals of Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences.
Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in 12 educational hospitals of Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences in autumn 2013. First, a questionnaire was designed and its validity was approved. Then, the required data including (production, segregation, storage, collection, treating, transportation, and Disposal) was gathered during visits to participating hospitals. Finally, the collected data were analyzed using Microsoft Excel and SPSS version 16.
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Results:Findings showed that the daily production of infectious and sharps wastes in the studied hospitals generally equaled 3387 kg. All hospitals were equipped with non-incineration systems; however, only 83.3% of them were active. Therefore, some infectious wastes were disposed of along with urban wastes without being sterilized.
Conclusion: Overall, waste management in hospitals was relatively appropriate, but due to the importance of the issue, it needs to pay more attention in some cases.
Najmeh Bayat; Mahmood Alimohammadi; Ramin Nabizadeh Nodehi; Mohammad Hadi Dehghani; Kamyar Yaghmaeian; Masoud Binesh Berahmand; Mahmood Shams
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Background & objective: Parallel to the growth of Population and increasing healthcare needs ,the production of medical wastes is constantly increasing . Owing to the poor healthcare waste management ,this study surveys the state of waste management in Shariati Hospital of Tehran ...
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Background & objective: Parallel to the growth of Population and increasing healthcare needs ,the production of medical wastes is constantly increasing . Owing to the poor healthcare waste management ,this study surveys the state of waste management in Shariati Hospital of Tehran using IRAT in 2015 as part of WHO's strategy. Matrial&Methods:This descriptive study recorded 70 questions asked from environmental health and waste authorities after inspection the implementation waste management law using the IRAT tool . The waste products for sectors were weighed for one month. Results:The average weighing was 1911.68 kg waste production, which included 1.910.314 of infectious waste rate, 2.110.254 of domestic, 0.10.027 of Chemical/Pharmaceutical and 0.080.032 kg/b/d of sharp particles. According to the results, 18% of the bags and safety boxes with the capacity of more than 3/4 were collected with only 34 parts (72%) regular label waste bags. In addition, the hospital manager did not anticipate a specific budget to cover the costs of waste management. Conclusion:According to the IRAT analysis, the final score for the hospital was poor i.e. 50.71% which included 75.9% for separation, 78.9% for collection, 77.8% for transmission and storage and 81.7% for the treatment and disposal. The infectious waste rate ,that is 47.27%, seems more than that recommended by WHO. So it is necessary to have more educational programs in the field of waste separation for reducing the source of infections and hazardous wastes. Legal measures should be done to make the authorities of health centers implement the waste management rules.