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Incidence of Device Associated-Healthcare Associated Infections from a Neurosurgical Intensive Care Unit of a Tertiary Care Center: A Retrospective Analysis.
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- Frequency and antimicrobial resistance pattern of non lactose fermenting gram negative rods in neurosurgical patients outlining aminoglycoside resistance genes.BMC microbiology · 2025Article
- Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection in Neurological Intensive Care Units: A Narrative Review.The Neurohospitalist · 2022Review
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Abstract
backgroundDeviceassociated infections (DAIs) increase the morbidity and mortality in the intensive care unit (ICU). Studies from the neurosurgical ICU in developing countries are sparse.
aimsThe aim of this study was to assess the incidence of device-associated healthcare associated infections, pathogens isolated, antibiotic resistance, and mortality in neurosurgical ICU. SETTINGS AND
designA retrospective study was conducted in the neurosurgical ICU of a tertiary care center. MATERIALS AND
methodsThis study was done by analyzing data of patients admitted in a neurosurgical ICU with one or more devices during the period from January 2011 to July 2017. STATISTICAL ANALYSIS: Quantitative variables were expressed as mean and standard deviation; qualitative variables were expressed as frequency and percentage.
resultsDuring this period, 6788 patients with devices were admitted in the ICU, and 316 patients developed DAI. Two hundred and forty-eight patients had catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI), 78 had ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP), and 53 had central line-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI). The incidence rate for CAUTI was 17.83, VAP - 16.83, and CLABSI - 4.39 per 1000 device days. The device utilization ratio was highest for urinary catheter - 0.76, followed by central line - 0.66 and ventilator - 0.25. Predominant pathogens were
conclusionThe DAI with the highest incidence was CAUTI, followed by VAP and CLABSI. With the implementation of insertion bundles and adherence to aseptic precautions, the DAI rate had come down.
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