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Modeling the Contact Propagation of Nosocomial Infection in Hospital Emergency Departments

Authors:
Cecilia Jaramillo
Dolores Rexachs
Emilio Luque
Francisco Epelde
Manel Taboada

Keywords: Agent Based Modeling and Simulation; Nosocomial Infection; Hospital Emergency Departments.

Abstract:
The nosocomial infection is a special kind of infection that is caused by microorganisms acquired inside a hospital. In the daily care process of an emergency department, the interactions between patients and sanitary staff create the environment for the transmission of such microorganisms. Rates of morbility and mortality due to nosocomial infections are important indicators of the quality of hospital work. In this research, we use Agent Based Modeling and Simulation techniques to build a model of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus propagation based on an Emergency Department Simulator which has been tested and validated previously. The model obtained will allow us to build a contact propagation simulator that enables the construction of virtual environments with the aim of analyzing how the prevention policies affect the rate of propagation of nosocomial infection.

Pages: 84 to 89

Copyright: Copyright (c) IARIA, 2014

Publication date: October 12, 2014

Published in: conference

ISSN: 2308-4537

ISBN: 978-1-61208-371-1

Location: Nice, France

Dates: from October 12, 2014 to October 16, 2014