EVALUATION OF HOSPITAL INFECTIONS IN NEUROSURGERY INTENSIVE CARE UNIT

Volume: 45 Number: 2 June 1, 2006
  • Meltem Işıkgöz Taşbakan
  • Oğuz Reşat Sipahi
  • Hüsnü Pullukçu
  • Şöhret Aydemir
  • Alper Tünger
  • Taşkın Yurtseven
  • Çağrı Büke
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EVALUATION OF HOSPITAL INFECTIONS IN NEUROSURGERY INTENSIVE CARE UNIT

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Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate the infections encountered in Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of neurosurgery Depertment of Ege University Faculty of Medicine from different aspects including; agents of infections, lenght of stay and rate of mortality. Method:This study was performed between January 2004 and December 2004. Patients who admitted to ICU were daily visited and data collected was recorded in a form. The diagnosis of ICU infections were established according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) criteria. Data were analysed with SPSS 11.0 program. Results: In this period 119 patients (Female: 51, Male: 68 and the mean age were 49.7±22.0)) were investigated for 1733 patient days. Seventy-five infection attacks were observed in 51 patients. The incidence of infection was 63.0/100 and the incidence dansity was 43.2/1000. Urinary tract infections were the most common infection. There was no relationship between age and gender of patients and nosocomial infections. Mortality and length of stay was higher in patients with nosocomial infections (23/51 vs 11/68, p

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Meltem Işıkgöz Taşbakan

Oğuz Reşat Sipahi

Hüsnü Pullukçu

Şöhret Aydemir

Alper Tünger

Taşkın Yurtseven

Çağrı Büke

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June 1, 2006

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June 1, 2006

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Year 1970 Volume: 45 Number: 2

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1.Meltem Işıkgöz Taşbakan, Oğuz Reşat Sipahi, Hüsnü Pullukçu, Şöhret Aydemir, Alper Tünger, Taşkın Yurtseven, Çağrı Büke. NÖROŞİRÜRJİ YOĞUN BAKIM ÜNİTESİNDE GÖRÜLEN HASTANE ENFEKSİYONLARININ DEĞERLENDİRİLMESİ. EJM [Internet]. 2006 Jun. 1;45(2):126-30. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA89US78TW

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