Abstract:ObjectiveTo investigate the occurrence and epidemiological characteristics of healthcareassociated infection (HAI) in patients with extracorporeal circulation operations.MethodsClinical data of 731 patients with extracorporeal circulation operations in a hospital from September 2010 to December 2011 were studied retrospectively.ResultsOf 731 patients , 87 developed 103 episodes of HAI, HAI rate and episode rate was 11.90% and 14.09% respectively . HAI rate in patients with congenital heart disease, rheumatic heart disease and other cardiovascular disease was 9.74%, 10.69%, and 31.82% respectively(χ2=27.54,P<0.05) . The most common infection site was lower respiratory tract (72.82%), followed by blood stream (14.56%), urinary system (7.77%), pleural cavity (1.94%), gastrointestinal tract (1.94%), and surgical sites (0.97%). The pathogenic examination rate was 35.57%(260/731) , 112 pathogenic strains were isolated , 89 (79.46%) of which were gramnegative bacteria ,18 (16.07%) were grampositive bacteria and 5 (4.46%) were fungi .There were 28 isolates of multidrugresistant Acinetobacter baumannii, 3 methicillinresistant Staphylococcus aureus and 7 methicillinresistant coagulase negative Staphylococcus, all Klebsiella pneumonia and Escherichia coli isolates were βlactamaseproducing strains.ConclusionHAI rate in patients with extracorporeal circulation operations are high, drug resistance of pathogen is high, monitor should be intensified to reduce the occurrence of HAI.