Healthcare Associated Infections terms starting with I

13 terms

  1. Iatrogenic Pneumothorax (healthcare-associated collapsed lung). This measure is used to assess the number of cases of iatrogenic pneumothorax (healthcare- associated collapsed…
  2. Incidence Rate The ratio of the number of new cancers of a specific site/type occurring in a specified population during a year to the number of individuals who were at…
  3. Infection Invasion and multiplication of germs in the body. Infections can occur in any part of the body and can spread throughout the body.
  4. Infection control The ways healthcare providers use to prevent infections with the uses of gown, gloves, masks, special cleaning products and not allowing certain people…
  5. Infection Control Practitioner, Infection Control Professional, Infection Preventionist A healthcare worker who specializes in infection surveillance, control and prevention.
  6. Infection Rate An infection rate is the number of infections reported in a specified period of time divided by the number of exposures to an infection during the same…
  7. Influenza See flu.
  8. Influenza Vaccination Pneumonia patients age 50 years and older, hospitalized during October, November, December, January, February or March who were screened for influenza…
  9. Intensive Care Unit (ICU) A hospital unit staffed and equipped to provide intensive care.
  10. International Classification of Diseases - 9th revision - Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM) ICD-9-CM stands for the "International Classification of Diseases - 9th revision - Clinical Modification.
  11. Invasive (in-va'siv) having the ability to enter and spread throughout the tissues of the body; the ability to infiltrate and actively destroy surrounding tissue.
  12. Isolation (I-soh-LAY-shun) State of being separated from others. Isolation is sometimes used to prevent disease from spreading.
  13. IV catheter A short flexible tube that is inserted into a vein for supplying medications or nutrients directly into the bloodstream.