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Med Crit 2013; 27 (2)

Epidemiological features of pneumonia in intensive care units of San Luis Potosi

Martínez-González M, Lazo de la Vega-Jasso S, Olán-Uscanga C, Ramírez-de Reza JJ, Eraña García JA

Language: Spanish
References: 17
Page: 83-90
PDF size: 141.39 Kb.


ABSTRACT

Introduction: Pneumonia is one of the more frequent causes of sepsis in the ICU settings; worldwide literature reported a great variability data concerning this pathology.
Objective: To describe pneumonia characteristics in Intensive Care Unit in San Luis Potosí.
Design: Analysis of the prospective study «Incidence and morbi-mortality related to sepsis in Intensive Care Units from San Luis Potosí» collected from July 1st 2006 to June 30st 2007 from three general hospitals.
Patients: Admitted to Intensive Care Unit and › 15 years of age.
Methods: Demographic clinical aspects and infection episodes were collected during their Intensive Care Units stay.
Results: From 350 patients, 155 developed infections, with 34.3% pneumonia cases; 33 were considered as Intensive Care Units-acquired, and 28 of them as ventilator-associated pneumonia; infection rate was calculated as 24 cases of pneumonia/1,000 ventilator-days. Intubation during cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and 10 days-length of mechanical ventilation were identified as risk factors for ventilator-associated pneumonia. Principal isolated microorganism was Ps. aeruginosa. Hospital and Intensive Care Unit length of stay, antibiotics use and organic failures incidence were greater in ventilator-associated pneumonia patients.
Conclusions: Ventilator-associated pneumonia incidence is very high in our hospitals and its morbid-mortality is similar to those internationally reported.


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