Epidemiology of intensive care unit-acquired sepsis in Italy: Results of the SPIN-UTI network

Background. Sepsis is the major cause of mortality from any infectious disease worldwide. Sepsis may be the result of a healthcare associated infection (HAI): the most frequent adverse events during care delivery especially in Intensive Care Units (ICUs). The main aim of the present study was to describe the epidemiology of ICU-acquired sepsis and related outcomes among patients enrolled in the framework of the Italian Nosocomial Infections Surveillance in ICUs - SPIN-UTI project. Study design. Prospective multicenter study. Methods. The SPIN-UTI network adopted the European protocols for patient-based HAI surveillance. Results. During the five editions of the SPIN-UTI project, from 2008 to…

Network SPIN-UTI: valutazione degli aspetti organizzativi ed operativi del ProgettoSPIN

Una rete nazionale di sorveglianza prospettica delle infezioni nosocomiali (IN) nelle terapie intensive (SPIN-UTI): la formazione per la standardizzazione delle procedure di rilevazione dei dati

SORVEGLIANZA ATTIVA PROSPETTICA DELLE INFEZIONI NOSOCOMIALI NELLE TERAPIE INTENSIVE: PROGETTO PER UNA RETE

building a benchmark througth active surveillance: the Italian Network SPIN-UTI

Riflessioni sulla didattica relativa all'insegnamento dell'Igiene Ospedaliera nei corsi di laurea delle professioni sanitarie