Effect of PDCA Cycle on Infection Control in Male Psychiatric Closed Wards

OBJECTIVE To investigate whether PDCA(plan-Do-check-action) cycle could lower the incidence of the nosocomial infection in the male psychiatric closed wards.METHODS Data were collected both prospectively and retrospectively.PDCA cycle was used to manage infection control in the male psychiatric closed wards in 2006;whereas the usual method used in the infection control in 2005 was treated as a control group.RESULTS The incidence of the nosocomial infection lowered from 9.94% in 2005 to 5.57% in 2006(P0.05).As compared with control group,the incidence of infection of upper respiratory tract,the gastrointestinal tract,the lower respiratory tract,the urinary system and skin in PDCA group in 2006 also significantly lowered for 2.15%,1.04%,0.34%,0.20% and 0.13%(P0.05),respectively.CONCLUSIONS PDCA cycle could significantly lower the incidence of the nosocomial infection in the male psychiatric closed wards.