2011 Volume 26 Issue 2 Pages 105-116
For improvement of infection control standards in the area, institutional ICT rounds were combined with a common check list in five medical facilities, which belonged to the Nagano north demographic division of medical services. After the rounds, the ICC and the ICT members exchanged views about problems. In addition, the utility of these combination ICT rounds were evaluated using a questionnaire at the same time. As a result, the water-supply environment were identified as the area with most inadequate infection control in each institution. From the questionnaire survey, many institutions felt that hospital infection control in the institution was inadequate, and that future hospital infection control should be developed with education training, appropriate use of antimicrobial agents, round activity, and full order of facilities. The implementation of the combination ICT rounds was considered effective by 96% of the members based on infection control with regional alliances, and all members considered that participation was good. After the combination ICT rounds, some institutions achieved improvements in indicated areas. These findings show that the implementation of the combination ICT rounds was useful. The combination ICT round is a method of team medical care in an area carried out across the category of jobs and institutions, and this activity may contribute to the improvement of institutions and local infection control standards.
