2020
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17030855
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A Decision-Making Algorithm for Rearchitecting of Healthcare Facilities to Minimize Nosocomial Infections Risks

Abstract: Most of the healthcare facilities (HFs) have to face the nosocomial infections (NIs), which increase the rates of morbidity, mortality, and financial burden on the HFs and the patients. The control of the NIs is a global issue and requires additional effort. Because the pathogenic microbes can be transmitted among all the HF departments, the layout and design of the HFs (or the department configuration) is considered to play a significant role in control of the NIs. A few of the departments transmit the microb… Show more

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“…While the criteria are weighted using AHP, the hospitals are ranked using technique for order preference by similarity to ideal solution (TOPSIS) approach regarding to the weighted criteria. Another hybrid approach is conducted by Parsia and Sorooshian [44] . In their study, the criteria related with the minimization of nosocomial infections risks are weighted using decision-making trial and evaluation laboratory (DEMATEL) and WSM.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…While the criteria are weighted using AHP, the hospitals are ranked using technique for order preference by similarity to ideal solution (TOPSIS) approach regarding to the weighted criteria. Another hybrid approach is conducted by Parsia and Sorooshian [44] . In their study, the criteria related with the minimization of nosocomial infections risks are weighted using decision-making trial and evaluation laboratory (DEMATEL) and WSM.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“… Fei et al [26] BWM Assessment of hospital service quality. Parsia and Sorooshian [44] DEMATEL and WSM Minimization of nosocomial infections risks. De Nardo et al [15] PAPRIKA Weighting the criteria for COVID-19 non-critical patients for admission to hospital under scarce resources.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The development of modular prefabricated systems plays a vital role in global preparedness to catastrophic events and occurrence of novel diseases where emergency response is needed, and therefore reflects on a number of lives that can be saved [23,24].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The authors argue that there is a lack of rigorous evidence linking hospital facility layouts with the prevention of nosocomial infections and that it is mainly due to the multifactorial nature of those infections; however, certain improvements could be seen if basic conditions, such as the sufficient availability of space and the insulation capacity, were improved. Parsia & Sorooshian (2020) argue that health care facility design plays a significant role in controlling nosocomial infections. They propose a mathematical algorithm seeking to minimize the nosocomial infection rate by restructuring hospital facilities.…”
Section: Literature Reviewmentioning
confidence: 99%