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I’ve become extremely distrusting of hospitals as a viable path toward health. Let me recouperate at home if at all possible.

I’ve recently learned that sepsis is a serious risk in hospitals.

[griswold3]

Wonder if he got the RunDeathIsNear treatment?

[cva66snipe]

I’ve become extremely distrusting of hospitals as a viable path toward health. Let me recouperate at home if at all possible. I’ve recently learned that sepsis is a serious risk in hospitals.

I worked in HVAC/Boiler/Rlectrical maintenance in nursing homes before medical retirement. Sepsis, Staph, Medication Resistant Staph, TB, and other possibilities have been amongst healthcare facilities for decades. I used to have to for some insane reasoning by the administrator box up for pick up and burning medical haz-mat the red bag stuff. I never caught anything, but I practiced self-sanitary precautions and when I got home from work washed my uniform in a detergent and Pine-sol mixture. Oh yeah, several patients also had STD's. I retired on medical disability non work related in 1994. I worked in those facilities for 10 years.

[frank ballenger]

What are some hospital-acquired infections?

Hospital-acquired infections are caused by viral, bacterial, and fungal pathogens; the most common types are bloodstream infection (BSI), pneumonia (eg, ventilator-associated pneumonia [VAP]), urinary tract infection (UTI), and surgical site infection (SSI).O///Medscape Reference online.

Note: also known as a healthcare-associated infection or nosocomial infection.

What does hospital acquired pneumonia mean?

Hospital-acquired (or nosocomial) pneumonia (HAP) is pneumonia that occurs 48 hours or more after admission and did not appear to be incubating at the time of admission. Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is a type of HAP that develops more than 48 hours after endotracheal intubation.Sep 2, 2021// From UpToDate.com