ICCU

Intensive Care Unit

Infection Controls

·         Our infection control protocols pertain to a wide spectrum of interventions & have been developed jointly with intensivists & anesthetists

·         ICUs - high risk areas for patient where lifethreatening mistakes & omissions in care can occur

·         Checklist of care should be addressed daily

·         Critically ill patients highly vulnerable to health care associated infection, resulting in significant morbidity & prolonged length of hospital stay

·         Reponsibility of every member of the health care team to ensure compliance with hospital and unit infection control policies - like hand-washing before & after examining a patient, use of alcohol hand rubs, use of sterile barriers & disposable gloves, safe disposal of all sharps & patient consumables & traffic control

·         Bedside Analysis - checklist use has reduced ALOS & improved infection control indices