High Risk Factors of Hospital-acquired Pneumonia for Senile Patients in Department of Neurology
- VernacularTitle:神经内科老年患者医院获得性肺炎高危因素分析
- Author:
Xinhua LI
;
Yuzhen ZHANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Senile patient;
Hospital-acquired pneumonia(HAP);
Monitoring
- From:
Chinese Journal of Nosocomiology
2005;0(11):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
OBJECTIVE To provide more evidence for hospital infection control.METHODS To(analyze) the clinical records of the hospital-acquired pneumonia(HAP) of senile patients in department of(neurology) during Jan 2004 to Dec 2005 retrospectively.RESULTS There were 109 person-times(145 cases) senile(patients) with hospital(infection) during the two years.From them 77 cases were hospital-acquired infection,32 cases were ventilator-(associated) pneumonia(VAP),the infection rate was 22.1%.CONCLUSIONS The infection of HAP in department of neurology may induce by several factors.The key point to control HAP is prospective monitoring hospital(infection) in time,and taking effective measures to prevent the hospital infection on the basis of treatment the(underlying) disease.
