| Abstract text: |
Nosocomial infections are infections that are acquired in hospitals, occurring during hospitalization and after 48 – 72 hours after admission. The risk of developing a nosocomial infection in critically sick depends on a number of factors, which are aggregated with the disease, duration of hospitalization and appropriate management of intensive care units (IT). Patients in IT departments have a greater susceptibility to any infection, any potential how small that is influenced by disease severity (which is major critical patient), age during hospitalization, potential treatment, the patient’s physical status, immunosuppressive therapy, malnutrition, ventilatory prosthesis, surgery, etc. In intensive care Clinic Municipal Hospital of Arad nosocomial infection rate is higher by 23.6% in patients with fatal diseases from 2.1% in patients with nonfatal infections (prospective study). Your therapist should be aware of, prevent and enforce all measures to prevent nosocomial infections. |
