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    Prevalence, associated factors and outcomes of pressure injuries in adult intensive care unit patients: the DecubICUs study
    (Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2020-10-09)
    Labeau, Sonia O.
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    Afonso, Elsa
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    Benbenishty, Julie
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    Blackwood, Bronagh
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    Boulanger, Carole
    Purpose: Intensive care unit (ICU) patients are particularly susceptible to developing pressure injuries. Epidemiologic data is however unavailable. We aimed to provide an international picture of the extent of pressure injuries and factors associated with ICU-acquired pressure injuries in adult ICU patients. Methods: International 1-day point-prevalence study; follow-up for outcome assessment until hospital discharge (maximum 12 weeks). Factors associated with ICU-acquired pressure injury and hospital mortality were assessed by generalised linear mixed-effects regression analysis. Results: Data from 13,254 patients in 1117 ICUs (90 countries) revealed 6747 pressure injuries; 3997 (59.2%) were ICU acquired. Overall prevalence was 26.6% (95% confidence interval [CI] 25.9–27.3). ICU-acquired prevalence was 16.2% (95% CI 15.6–16.8). Sacrum (37%) and heels (19.5%) were most affected. Factors independently associated with ICU-acquired pressure injuries were older age, male sex, being underweight, emergency surgery, higher Simplified Acute Physiology Score II, Braden score < 19, ICU stay > 3 days, comorbidities (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, immunodeficiency), organ support (renal replacement, mechanical ventilation on ICU admission), and being in a low or lower-middle income-economy. Gradually increasing associations with mortality were identified for increasing severity of pressure injury: stage I (odds ratio [OR] 1.5; 95% CI 1.2–1.8), stage II (OR 1.6; 95% CI 1.4–1.9), and stage III or worse (OR 2.8; 95% CI 2.3–3.3). Conclusion: Pressure injuries are common in adult ICU patients. ICU-acquired pressure injuries are associated with mainly intrinsic factors and mortality. Optimal care standards, increased awareness, appropriate resource allocation, and further research into optimal prevention are pivotal to tackle this important patient safety threat.
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    Surveillance, control and management of infections in intensive care units in Southern Europe, Turkey and Iran--a prospective multicenter point prevalence study
    (Elsevier BV, 2014-02)
    Erdem, Hakan
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    Inan, Asuman
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    Altındis, Selma
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    Carevic, Biljana
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    Askarian, Mehrdad
    We aimed to compare the features of intensive care units (ICUs), their antimicrobial resistance patterns, infection control policies, and distribution of infectious diseases from central Europe to Mid-West Asia.
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    MOST COMMON FACTORS AFFECTING OCCURRENCE OF NEONATAL SEPSIS - CHALLENGE AND EXPERIENCE FOR TREATMENT AT NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT
    (Macedonian association of anatomists and morphologists, 2018)
    Najdanovska-Aluloska Natasa
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    Angelkova N
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    Background: Neonatal sepsis remains a serious complication, especially among preterm infants. Neonatal sepsis is divided into early- and late-onset sepsis, based on timing of infection and presumed mode of transmission. Early - onset sepsis is defined by onset with in the first week of life, to infections occurring in the first 72 hours due to maternal intrapartum transmission of invasive organisms. Late - onset sepsis is defined as infection occurring after one week and is attributed to pathogens postnatally acquired. Materials and Methods: We have investigated neonatal sepsis in our NICU from 1 January till 31 December 2017, for one-year period, in order to determine mortality associated with sepsis and to identify the dependent predictors for morbidity and mortality. A total 216 infants were admitted in the NICU. Data were collected regarding the primary reason for NICU, maternal condition, gender, gestational age, length of NICU stay, duration of MV and non-invasive ventilation, using of umbilical catheter, and peripherally vein line. Results: Early - onset sepsis was detected in 15 neonates (12 %) within the first 72 hours. Late - onset sepsis was detected in 18 neonates (3,2 %) after 72 hours. Premature infants 23 (70 % range 26 - 37 gestational age) were more exposed to sepsis than term infants 10 (30 %; range 38-40 gestational age). 15 neonates (45,5%) were exposed to the early - onset sepsis, and 18 neonates (54,5%) were exposed to late-onset sepsis. The most frequent isolates were Staphylococcus aureus 7 ( 21,2 %), followed by Acinetobacter 6 (18,1 %), Meticillin- resistant Staphylococcus aureus 5 (72 % from total 7 Staphylococcus aureus) and Staphylococcus epidermidis 5 (15,1%), followed by Klebsiella pneumoniae 2 ( 6,06 % ), Serratia 2 (6,06 %) and Pseudomonas aureginosa 2 (6,06 %). Late - onset sepsis was significantly more common in premature infants. We confirmed that neonatal sepsis resulted with increase duration of NICU stay and duration of MV. Early diagnosis, followed by appropriate antibiotic treatment, short hospital stay and restricted use of invasive devices should be the aims to reduce the risk of late - onset sepsis during the stay in the NICU. Conclusion: Neonatal sepsis is a major cause of death in infants despite sophisticated neonatal intensive care. Early and adequate antibiotic therapy decreases the risk of morbidity of hospitalized patients.