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Rev Med Inst Mex Seguro Soc 2014; 52 (S2)
Nosocomial infections. Trends over a 12 yearperiod in a pediatric hospital
Zamudio-Lugo I, Espinosa-Vital GJ, Rodríguez-Sing R, Gómez-González CJ, Miranda-Novales MG
Language: Spanish
References: 13
Page: 38-42
PDF size: 272.87 Kb.
ABSTRACT
Background: Nosocomial infections account for one of the most important
health issues in hospitals; thus, prevention and control programs
should be assessed through the impact on the incidence rates. The purpose
of this study was to identify the trends of nosocomial infections over
a 12-year period in a tertiary care pediatric hospital.
Methods: A retrospective cohort study was carried out where all hospitalized
patients presenting with nosocomial infections were included.
Data statistical analysis included simple frequencies, proportions and
incidence density rate per year, infection site and lethality rate.
Results: Incidence density rate for year 2000 was 14.67 and decreased
to 7.39 in 2012. Most frequent infections were those related with the
intravenous line (15.4 %), mechanical ventilation-associated pneumonia
(17.9 %), surgical site infection (10.3%) and urinary tract infection
(6.8 %). The departments with higher rates were neonatology, the pediatric
intensive care unit, medical pediatrics and neurosurgery. Nosocomial
infection-associated lethality rate was 4.5 %.
Conclusions: The slow decrease in the incidence density rate indicates
that programs focused on training and supervision of the healthcare personnel
on the appropriate placement and care of medical devices should
be reinforced.
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