Nosocomial infection rates following cardiothoracic surgery in Iran

摘要

The use of standardized definitions for nosocomial infections allows meaningful comparison of surveillance data between hospitals,1 and between countries. We used the definitions and methodologies of the CDC's National Nosocomial Infection Surveillance System (NNIS)2,3 to compare device utilization rates and infection rates on the cardiothoracic intensive care units (ICU) at two university hospitals in Shiraz, Iran, to the rates generated by NNIS.