The Use of ICHS Clinical Indicators in Tasmania

Abstract

The Tasmanian Hospital system consists of two major public hospitals of more than 500 beds and a further nine hospitals - both private and public of less than 250 beds. The two major public hospitals carry out surveillance in relation to the Australian Council on Healthcare Standards (ACHS) clinical indicators for surgical wound infections (SWls) and bacteraemias on an ongoing basis. Eight of the other nine hospitals perform surveillance on all nosocomial infections - some utilising a dedicated wound survey form for SWI.