Investigation of Nosocomial Infection in Intensive Care Unit
FU Pei-rong
YANG Fang-fang
CHENG Yan-qin
Abstract：Objective:To investigate the situation of nosocomial infection in intensive care unit(ICU).Method:The clinical data of 480 patients admitted in an ICU of our hospital from January 2011 to December 2012 were analyzed retrospectively.The predisposing infection area and susceptible factors of the nosocomial infection were investigated,and Fisher’s test and Relative Risk(RR).Result:There were 98 person tims(n=62,20.4%) got the nosocomial infection.The infections were in the pneumonia(n=37,37.7%),urinary tract infection(n=25,25.5%),sepsis(n=15,15.3%),surgical site(n=14,14.3%)and others(n=7,7.2%).Hospitalization average was 19.3 days for patients with NI and 20.2 days for those with colonization by resistant microorganisms.The mortality was 40.0% among patients with nosocomial infection[RR:4.4,95%CI(3.4,5.6)].Conclusion: Nosocomial infection and from other departments or the emergency department,more than 4 days of hospitalization,community infection,colonized by resistant microorganisms, using invasive procedures and deaths resulting from nosocomial infection.
Keywords：EpidemiologicCross infectionIntensive care unit
Publication Date：2015-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：3( 13-15 )