Cumplimiento de los indicadores de los programas de control de infecciones de los hospitales de la ciudad de Guayaquil.

Abstract

Infections acquired in hospital services are those that occur after the admission of the client to the hospital and manifest during hospitalization or after discharge. Over the years the infections associated with health care (IAAS) maintained high figures, which are increasing the morbidity and mortality rates. the percentages of these infections vary according to the type of infection, hospital and country. Objective: to verify compliance with the indicators of hospital infection control programs. Method: a descriptive, quantitative, prospective, cross-sectional study developed in 2018. Population: composed of 4 hospital infection control programs in the city of Guayaquil / Ecuador. Instrument: Rapid assessment guide for hospital programs in prevention and control of infections associated with health care. Results: the indicators with the highest average of compliance were "Evaluation of the Epidemiological Surveillance System of Hospital Infections" 75% and "Evaluation of the Strategies of Intervention of Hospital Infections" 74.99%, those with the lowest percentage were "Evaluation of the Structure" Organizational Program of Hospital Infections "57.14% and" Evaluation of the Diagnostic Capacity of Microbiology "70.23%. Conclusion: The use of the PAHO guide facilitated a rapid and accurate assessment to determine that these health houses still do not have the correct organization, documentation and technical equipment for an optimal performance of the different areas already mentioned.