Isolating MRSA patients in ICU ineffective
Researchers today said that isolating intensive care patients infected with MRSA does nothing to prevent the spread of the bacteria to other patients and is a waste of nurses' time.
Research published in The Lancet is based on a study of MRSA acquisition rates at ICUs in two London teaching hospitals.
The 1-year prospective study involved a comparison of rates between periods when colonized patients were or were not placed in isolation.
Standard contact protocols and handwashing were encouraged throughout both periods.
There was no evidence that patient isolation significantly decreased (or increased) MRSA acquisition rates.
No change in MRSA transmission patterns or handwashing frequency was observed between the periods.
Co-author Geoffrey Bellingan, of University College Hospital, London said the findings meant his trust has instituted a policy of non-isolation for ICU patients colonised with MRSA.
'There has been no increase in MRSA rates since we instituted this policy, but there has been a dramatic drop in the number of times patients are moved. That's important because frequent movement incurs a risk to critically ill patients and it also uses up nursing and staff time,' he said.
这篇文章被国际众多专家反驳,
本次国际论坛会议来自荷兰的专家Dr.Andreas Voss就对该文章进行质疑,他的观点如下:
1.not screening all patients admission
没有筛选所有的入院病人
2.expecting short-stay patients not to add to the transmission of MRSA
人为认为短时间的住院病人不会增加MRSA的传播
3.cohort only nurses instead of all health-care workers
只调查护士来代替所有的医护人员
4.21% compliance with hand-hygiene
21%手卫生依从性