An Analysis Of Health Education In The Reduction Of Indicators Of Primary Infection Related To Central Venous Cateter

• Autor(a) principal: Silveira, Joseane Stahl
• Data de Publicação: 2019
• Outros Autores: Cassia Nugem, Rita de
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista Gestão & Saúde (Brasília)
• Texto Completo: https://periodicos.unb.br/index.php/rgs/article/view/26397
• topic: Educação em Saúde. Infecção Hospitalar. Gestão em Saúde. Cateteres de demora. Capacitação em Serviço.; Educación para la salud. Infección hospitalaria. Gestión de la salud. Catéteres de retraso. Entrenamiento en Servicio.; Health Education. Hospital Infection. Health Management. Catheters of delay. Training in Service.

Hospital infections are a serious public health problem. The objective of this study was to verify how Permanent Health Education can contribute to the reduction of indicators of primary infection related to the central venous catheter in a public and university hospital in the city of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul. the indicators of primary infection related to the central venous catheter and the educational actions with the same theme, information from the Hospital Infection Indicator Reports, the Management and Administration Reports and the Querys (database) of training, related to the years from 2014 to 2017. The results show that the indicator of infection presented reduction from 4.21 to 3.0 infections per 1000 procedures per day in those years. The educational actions related to the central venous catheter issue increased in the period, increasing the number of participants and participation in activities (four times more) in 2017. There was also a more comprehensive target audience, where nursing represented 38% of trained professionals, followed by physicians (31%) and nursing technicians (25%). The training performed, along with the other actions, helped reduce the indicators of central venous catheter infection.