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Observational Study
. 2021 Dec 7;7(12):e33296.
doi: 10.2196/33296.

The Standardization of Hospital-Acquired Infection Rates Using Prediction Models in Iran: Observational Study of National Nosocomial Infection Registry Data

Neda Izadi  1 , Koorosh Etemad  1 , Yadollah Mehrabi  1 , Babak Eshrati  2 , Seyed Saeed Hashemi Nazari  3
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Observational Study

The Standardization of Hospital-Acquired Infection Rates Using Prediction Models in Iran: Observational Study of National Nosocomial Infection Registry Data

Neda Izadi et al. JMIR Public Health Surveill. .

Abstract

Background: Many factors contribute to the spreading of hospital-acquired infections (HAIs).

Objective: This study aimed to standardize the HAI rate using prediction models in Iran based on the National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) method.

Methods: In this study, the Iranian nosocomial infections surveillance system (INIS) was used to gather data on patients with HAIs (126,314 infections). In addition, the hospital statistics and information system (AVAB) was used to collect data on hospital characteristics. First, well-performing hospitals, including 357 hospitals from all over the country, were selected. Data were randomly split into training (70%) and testing (30%) sets. Finally, the standardized infection ratio (SIR) and the corrected SIR were calculated for the HAIs.

Results: The mean age of the 100,110 patients with an HAI was 40.02 (SD 23.56) years. The corrected SIRs based on the observed and predicted infections for respiratory tract infections (RTIs), urinary tract infections (UTIs), surgical site infections (SSIs), and bloodstream infections (BSIs) were 0.03 (95% CI 0-0.09), 1.02 (95% CI 0.95-1.09), 0.93 (95% CI 0.85-1.007), and 0.91 (95% CI 0.54-1.28), respectively. Moreover, the corrected SIRs for RTIs in the infectious disease, burn, obstetrics and gynecology, and internal medicine wards; UTIs in the burn, infectious disease, internal medicine, and intensive care unit wards; SSIs in the burn and infectious disease wards; and BSIs in most wards were >1, indicating that more HAIs were observed than expected.

Conclusions: The results of this study can help to promote preventive measures based on scientific evidence. They can also lead to the continuous improvement of the monitoring system by collecting and systematically analyzing data on HAIs and encourage the hospitals to better control their infection rates by establishing a benchmarking system.

Keywords: Iran; hospital-acquired infections; prediction model; standardized infection ratio.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts of Interest: None declared.

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Figure 1
Data preparation steps and calculation of standardized infection ratio (SIR). AVAB: hospital statistics and information system; HAI: hospital-acquired infection; INIS: Iranian Nosocomial Infections Surveillance System; RMSE: root mean square error.
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Figure 2
The standardized infection ratio (SIR) and corrected SIR by ward type in Iran, 2018. BSI: bloodstream infection; CCU: cardiac care unit; ICU: intensive care unit; P,NICU: pediatric or neonatal intensive care unit; RTI: respiratory tract infection; SSI: surgical site infection; UTI: urinary tract infection.
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