General NSIH ICU project information

Project name

National Surveillance Healthcare Associated Infection in Intensive Care Units

Project abbreviation

NSIH ICU

Project code

HDBP0028

Primary organization that oversees implementation of project

• Sciensano

Partner organization participating in project

• Not available

Organization that commissioned this project

• Belgian Antibiotic Policy Coordination Committee (BAPCOC)

Organization providing monetary or material support

• Federal Public Service (FPS) Health
• National Institute for Health and Disability Insurance (RIZIV-INAMI)

Brief project description

The protocol for the national surveillance of ICU-acquired infections was developed in 1997 by the National Programme of Healthcare-associated Infections (NSIH) of the Scientific Institute of Public Health (now Sciensano) in close collaboration with the Belgian Society of Internal Medicine, and launched with a financial incentive to encourage participation. In 2004, the protocol was modified according to the European project ‘Hospitals in Europe Link for Infection Control through Surveillance’ (HELICS). Collection of infection data is performed prospectively and over a minimum observation period of three months. Relevant infections are pneumonia, bloodstream infections, urinary tract infections and catheter-related infections. An infection is defined as an ICU-acquired infection when it occurs at least two days after admission to an ICU.

Regulatory framework of this project

Consult the regulatory framework information published on the fair.healthdata.be pages.