Modulname:
ITS-KISS
Kurzname:
ITS
Surveillance objective:
Infection-Surveillance and/or Pathogen-Surveillance
Surveillance principle:
Ward-based
Patient collective:
  • Stationary patients
Short description:
Recording of Nosocomial Infections Regardless of Pathogen, as well as Patients with Multidrug-Resistant Pathogens and Clostridium difficile-Associated Diarrhea (CDI) in Intensive Care Units
Detail description:
You can record both nosocomial infections, regardless of the pathogen, and patients with multidrug-resistant pathogens and Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea (CDI) in your intensive care unit. You may choose to focus on one type of surveillance (infections or pathogens) or conduct both simultaneously. All types of ICUs, including pediatric and neonatal ICUs, can participate. The procedure for infection surveillance is detailed in the protocol: Surveillance of Nosocomial Infections in Intensive Care Units. The three most common types of nosocomial infections in ICUs—lower respiratory tract infections, septicemias, and urinary tract infections (indicator infections)—must be recorded obligatorily. Device use (e.g., urinary catheters, central venous catheters, endotracheal tubes) is also considered in the analysis. Recording additional infections (such as ventriculostomy-associated meningitis) is optional. The procedure for pathogen surveillance is detailed in the protocol: Surveillance of Patients with MRE and/or CDI. You can record patients with MRSA, VRE, MRGN (colonization and infection), as well as CDI (infection only). Both community-acquired and nosocomial cases are counted, and each pathogen type can be selected individually.