INFECTION CONTROL REGIME IN MAYO HOSPITAL, LAHORE

Infection control is the discipline concerned with preventing nosocomial or health care associated infections, a practical sub discipline of epidemiology. Implementation of infection control measures is especially important in hospitals because it reduces morbidity and mortality and improves the health statistics of the country. 0bjective: The objective was to assess the infection control measures being followed in the hospital and to compare them with standard infection control measure. Study Design: Descriptive cross-sectional study. Place and Duration: Mayo Hospital Lahore, 3 months. Methods: A descriptive cross sectional study regarding infection control regime was conducted in Mayo Hospital, Lahore in 2017. There were total 100 participants, including 60 doctors and medical students and 40 nurses selected randomly. We visited medicine, surgery, emergency, operation theatres and outdoors. The data was then analyzed through SPSS version 23. Conclusion: Standard infection control practices are not being followed in the hospital. The hospital has infection control committee but it is not properly working. Infection control practices are not properly followed due to lack of resources and high volume of patients. The conditions are much better in emergency but in outdoors and wards they are disappointing. Hand washing policy is not being followed satisfactorily. Patients are not properly screened for infections nor isolated. Surgical instruments, OT scrubs and floors of wards and OTs are not properly disinfected and sterilized. Incinerators are not available for waste disposal. There is a need to establish an effective strategy for control of infection and its strict implementation. There should be increase in the availability of resources for this program to get fruitful results. Key Words: Infection control regime, Mayo hospital, Lahore