Epidemiological surveillance of infections associated with health care in the system of stationary specialized medical care
Surveillance of infections associated with health care provision in a specialized surgical hospital is a special control and analysis system that allows the dynamics to estimate the trends and conditions of development of the epidemic process, to justify the amount, content, and duration of treatment and prevention of infectious complications in patients with serious injuries, taking into account peculiarities of medical care. It is not contrary to its traditional definition, which is interpreted as a system of continuous monitoring of the epidemic process and its determinants for epidemiological diagnosis in order to take informed management decisions to prevent the development and spread of infections associated with health care. The purpose of surveillance in specialized surgical hospitals is to provide objective information about the epidemic situation, epidemiological and clinical manifestations of infectious complications associated with severe trauma, based prospective study of patients at high risk for the emergence and development of infectious complications. The solution to these problems is necessary for the development and validation of the system and individual preventive methods aimed at improving the quality of care. In this regard, it is important to identify the epidemiological characteristics and patterns of manifestation of infections associated with health care, identify trends in the development of the epidemic process, taking into account the category of hospital patients as well as to predict the development of infectious complications in severe trauma.