Avaliação de programas de controle de infecções relacionadas à assistência à saúde: perspectiva crítica da RDC N°48/2000 da ANVISA

Abstract

Objective: to critically evaluate Healthcare-Associated Infection Control Programs (HAICP) in medium to extra-large hospitals, as to compliance with national health criteria. Methods:cross-sectional study conducted in 18 hospitals with Healthcare-Associated Infection Control Committees (HAICC) in the states of Goiás and São Paulo, Brazil. Data were collected using online form based on the evaluation items from Directors’ Collegiate Resolution (RDC) Nº 48/2000 – ANVISA. For statistical analysis, frequency, and distribution of variables (mean; standard deviation - SD) were examined. Results: HAICC met 100% of the indispensable items, 93.0% (SD = 5.8) of the required, and 64.8% (SD = 32.5) of the recommended. Healthcare-Associated Infection Control Services complied with 90.2% (SD = 16.1) of the necessary items, and 77.8% (SD = 19.2) of those recommended. Conclusion: indispensable items were met, but the necessary and recommended ones present different degrees of noncompliance, which may compromise the prevention and control of healthcare-associated infections. The application of a script based on the RDC Nº 48/2000 contributes to identify the reality of the hospitals’ HAICP, however, this normative does not establish a minimum percentage of compliance, making it difficult to interpret the results. It is necessary to update it in order to provide tools to surveillance agencies