This procedure also aimed to detect any upward or conductive losses that, given the characteristics of procedure adopted, passed the NHS.
The characteristics of the procedures differed widely, from routinely performed procedures (e.g. blood examinations) to those reflecting critically ill conditions (e.g. intratracheal intubation).
Characteristics of endoscopic procedures, medication, outcome and complications were analysed and compared for 454 procedures in 347 patients ≥ 70 years (group A: mean age 78 ± 5 years) and 513 procedures in 397 patients < 70 years old (group B: mean age 52 ± 14 years).
The lack of such information has so far limited the guidelines on preventive strategies for the epidemiology of hospital acquired infections mostly to general and qualitative recommendations, that cannot take into account the characteristics of patients, procedures, hospital wards, structures and logistics, and the related heterogeneities across diverse hospital settings [18].
Table 2 gives the characteristics of all procedures.
Characteristics of endoscopic procedures, co-morbidity, complications and mortality were compared.
In those BCTs which pursue evidence on clinical effectiveness, information of baseline patient characteristics, of diagnostic procedures and treatments, and of the outcomes is needed for the comparisons between providers.
Based on the number of cases, most experience exists at the University Hospital Henri Mondor, Créteil, France (Lantieri et al)., and at Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, USA (Pomahac et al).. Tables 2, 3, 4 and 5 provide an overview on the main characteristics of all procedures.
In surgical setting, several factors contribute to the likelihood of infection, depending on the complex interplay between microbial (degree of contamination and virulence), patient (immune status), and procedural characteristics (length of procedure and amount of damage to tissues).
Security is duplicated by the speckle and polarization characteristics of the procedure.
