Nosocomial Sepsis in ventilated patients.

Authors

  • Juan Carlos Fonseca Muñoz HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO “CARLOS MANUEL DE CESPEDES” BAYAMO.
  • Adonis Frómeta Guerra HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO “CARLOS MANUEL DE CESPEDES” BAYAMO.
  • Alexis Álvarez Aliaga HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO “CARLOS MANUEL DE CESPEDES” BAYAMO.
  • Tamara Alicia Fonseca Muñoz HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO “CARLOS MANUEL DE CESPEDES” BAYAMO.
  • Daily Silveira Sánchez HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO “CARLOS MANUEL DE CESPEDES” BAYAMO.
  • Einmel López Jiménez HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO “CARLOS MANUEL DE CESPEDES” BAYAMO.

Keywords:

RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS /epidemiology

Abstract

A retrospective- descriptive study was performed for ventilated patients in the Intensive Care Unit of ¨Carlos Manuel de Cespedes¨ University General Hospital. This research was developed with the purpose to determine the behavior of the nosocomial sepsis in the above mentioned patients during the attended period from January 1rst 2007 to December 31rst, 2009. From the totality of the patients, 51 were men (53, 6 %). Hospitalization was for more than 7 days with 72 cases (75.8%). 50 patients were ventilated for more than 7 days and in 66  cases the infection began in the first 7 days of the admission. 78 cases suffered from the low repiratory sepsis and in 28 cases the Enterobacter was isolated. The number of deceased patients was 35(36. 8%).

To conclude it was stated that most of the patients were young men, prevailing a prolonged admission, with more than 7 days and the same for the ventilated days.

It can also be stated that the beggining of the infection was on the first seven days, the low respiratory sepsis was the most frequent diagnosis and the Enterobacter germ was isolated and recurrent. Most of the patients discharged alived.

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Published

2010-01-06

How to Cite

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Fonseca Muñoz JC, Frómeta Guerra A, Álvarez Aliaga A, Fonseca Muñoz TA, Silveira Sánchez D, López Jiménez E. Nosocomial Sepsis in ventilated patients. RM [Internet]. 2010 Jan. 6 [cited 2025 Jun. 3];14(1). Available from: https://revmultimed.sld.cu/index.php/mtm/article/view/1604

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