Caracterização das infecções relacionadas à assistência à saúde em uma Unidade de Terapia Intensiva

Content Provider	Semantic Scholar
Author	Pereira, Francisco Gilberto Fernandes Chagas, Ana Nelyza Silva Das Freitas, Marta Maria Costa Barros, Lívia Moreira Caetano, Joselany Áfio
Copyright Year	2016
Abstract	Objective: to analyze Infections Related to Health Care (IRAS) of patients in an Intensive Care Unit. Method: epidemiological retrospective study conducted at the University Hospital of Fortaleza, between 2008 and 2011. Data were collected, organized in tables, and analyzed using descriptive statistics. Results: equal number of female and male patients; average age of 58.3 years; average length of hospitalization and of diagnosis of infection of 21.2 and 11.7 days, respectively; central venous catheter performed in 89.3% of patients; most frequent topography: respiratory in 48.1% of patients; main identified pathogen: pseudomonas aeruginosa in 18.3% of patients; most used antimicrobials: glycopeptides, represented by vancomycin and teicoplanin; and, most frequent clinical outcome: death in 65.4% of patients. Conclusion: IRAS in the intensive care environment affect a large percentage of patients, requiring the implementation of strategies aiming at reducing the statistics and at promoting a safe hospital environment.
Starting Page	70
Ending Page	77
Page Count	8
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Volume Number	4
Alternate Webpage(s)	https://visaemdebate.incqs.fiocruz.br/index.php/visaemdebate/article/download/614/292
Alternate Webpage(s)	https://doi.org/10.3395/2317-269x.00614
Language	English
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Resource Type	Article