hospital-associated condition

Introduction

May include:

• retained foreign object after surgery
• air embolism
• blood incompatibility (transfusion reaction)
• delirium
• pressure ulcers
• falls
• poor glycemic control
• intravascular catheter-associated infection
• catheter-associated urinary tract infection
• surgical site infection
• deep vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism following surgery or after prolonged bedrest

More specific terms

• nosocomial infection; nursing home acquired infection

Additional terms

• hospital