Cause and countermeasures for high incidence of respiratory infections in psychiatric ward

VernacularTitle:精神科呼吸道感染高发原因分析与对策
Author: Jian-Qin PEI ¹ ; Ling-Zhen CAO ; Jian-Zhong ZHU
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1. 214151,无锡市精神卫生中心护理部
Keywords: Psychiatric,hospital; Respiratory infections; Nosocomial infection
From: Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing 2013;19(10):1156-1158
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To explore the reason of high incidence of respiratory infections in psychiatric so as to provide the material and basis for the management of hospital infection.Methods Totals of 2 556 cases of mental patients in the psychiatric of Wuxi Mental Health Center during May 2010 and April 2011 were retrospectively surveyed,then a statistical analysis was performed.Results Incidence of respiratory tract infections was 7.21％ accounting for 57.35％ of nosocomial infection.Respiratory tract infections was significantly related to the age (r =0.62,0.54),diseases (r =0.75,0.74),duration (r =0.75,0.62),length of hospitalization (r =0.83),management model (r =0.62,0.74),occurring time (r =0.83,0.75),body disease complication (r =0.83,0.75),the use of antibacterial drugs (r =0.62,0.74).Conclusions Respiratory nosocomial infection is related to multiple factors,so strengthening the controlling of the related factors is crucial to the prevention of nosocomial infection.