Infection Control Breaches Essay

Hospitals are a place known for helping cure sick and injured people. They are a safe place for everyone to go when they don’t feel good and they need help with medical issues. Due to past medical advancements, patients are now able to have certain procedures done in one day, while also being allowed to go home in the same day. These procedures may seem very routine and simple because of the many times they have been performed. Due to this, some of these procedures have led to the patients to get infections. This is surprising, due to the fact that people are getting sick from a place that is known for curing people. The CDC made a list of the infection control breaches that have happened in the past. Some examples from the list are reuse of syringes from patient to patient, mishandling injectable medication, off-label use of …show more content…
The American Medical Association collected information from eight different states about complications that were from outpatient procedures. The data showed that 3 out of 1000 patients had gained infections serious enough to need hospitalization. This may be a low statistic, but these were only the numbers of severe infections, not all infections. Not to mention the mass numbers of outpatient surgeries that are done makes the situation more serious. Some of the possible infections that can come from HAI, or Healthcare-Associated Infections, are catheter-associated urinary tract infections, infections at the site of procedures, infections in the bloodstream, pneumonia and also Clostridium difficile, which is inflammation of one's colon. All of these infections can get serious if they are not taken care of. Not to mention, that things like pneumonia can become a drug-resistant bacteria. With the these possible risks, we need to make sure that all doctors performing these outpatient procedures follow protocol to ensure the health of their