Feb 24 2010
Hospital Acquired Infections
Hospital acquired infections killed 48,000 patients and cost $8.1 billion in 2006. A study released by Resources for the Future focused on hospital-acquired pneumonia and sepsis. The study estimated that 1.7 million healthcare-associated infections (HAI) are diagnosed every year.According to the study a lapse in infection control can lead to extra days in the hospital and in some cases death.
Hospital water systems are often overlooked and can be the source for many of these infections. High risk areas such as ICU, transplant, oncology, hematology, burn unit, dialysis, etc. can benefit from the new Nephros Dual Stage Ultrafilter (DSU). The DSU filters to .005 microns which exceeds the CDC recommendations of .02 micron bacterial filtration. The DSU is a cost effective method of providing biologically pure water at the point of use.
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