González AJC, Fonseca MJC, González PJA, Rosabal RDD, Marin MML

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ABSTRACT

It was performed a descriptive and retrospective study with the aim of describing the clinical and epidemiological features of patients with infections related to health care in the Intensive Care Unit at "Carlos Manuel de Céspedes" General Teaching Province Hospital in Bayamo, Granma, during the period January 1rst, 2011 to December 31rst, 2011. From the 556 patients admitted, 47 (8.6%) fullfiled the criteria of infection associated with health care. There were selected variables such as: age, sex, type of patient, final evolution, location of the infection, isolated germs, indicated cultures, time of the appearance of the disease and related risk factors. For the statistical analysis there were used as summary measures the percentage, reason, proportion; the arithmetic mean and deviation standard. The infection was most frequently developed in patients between 66 and 75 years (23.4%). There was a slight female predominance (51.1%). The surgical patient was the most affected (66,0%). The pneumonia associated to ventilation (46.8%) was the most common location. There was a predominance of the gram-negative bacteria, including Enterobacter sp. (28%). There were indicated 67 cultures, 54 of them were positive. The urinary catheter (80.9%) constituted the main risk factor. The largest number of infections appeared between the first and the fifth day of hospitalizations (42.6%). Six patients died (12.8%).

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