Hospital Infection in Intensive Care Unit:Analysis and Countermesures
- VernacularTitle:重症监护病房医院感染原因分析及预防对策
- Author:
Guizhen FANG
;
Lijie ZHANG
;
Hangying YU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
ICU;
Hospital infection;
Prophylaxis
- From:
Chinese Journal of Nosocomiology
2005;0(11):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
OBJECTIVE To analyze the traits and the related factors of the injured patients who had hospitalized in ICU in order to make the corresponding strategies and decrease the incidence of hospital infection effectively. METHODS The hospital infection and the associated factors of 384 cases in ICU from Jan 2006 to Dec 2007,including the patients age,injuried severity,interventional manipulation,emergency operation before or after admission to ICU,the length of stay in ICU and the use of tranquillizer were investigated. RESULTS Of 384 cases,156 cases occurred in patients with nosocomial infection,with the infection rate 40.6%,infection site or respiratory tract was accounted for 63.3%,followed by urinary tract,skin and soft tissue.Gram-negative bacteria,were accounted for 71.7%,followed by Gram-positive cocci(15.2%) and fungi(13.1%),the severe level of diseases,interventional manipulation,emergency operation,the use of tranquillizer,the length of stay in ICU were related to the hospital infection. CONCLUSIONS The key measures to preventing hospital infection are strengthening the care of the injured patients before admission to ICU,establishing the nursing regulations of the interventional manipulation,performing sterile manipulation strictly,and enhancing the monitoring and administration about environment to control the cross-infection.
