[Occurrence of hospital infections in a department of pediatric heart surgery]

Pediatr Med Chir. 1986 Sep-Oct;8(5):715-20.
[Article in Italian]

Abstract

The incidence of nosocomial infections (NI) and the related risk factors in a Department of Pediatric Cardiovascular Surgery were studied, during a 6 months period. 155 successive admissions were considered. Nosocomial infections were 17 (11%), nosocomial colonizations 18 (11.6%). The most important risk factors for nosocomial infections were: age, cyanosis, duration of hospitalization, hospitalization in Intensive Care Unit and central venous catheter only as a risk factor for sepsis. The most important risk factors for nosocomial colonizations were: tracheal intubation and central venous catheter. In 4 cases the NI was related to nosocomial colonization (2 sepsis, 1 pneumonia, 1 wound infection). The most frequently isolated microorganisms were Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus spp. The Authors found that a longer than 5 days period of antibiotic prophylaxis did not reduce the incidence of nosocomial infections.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Age Factors
  • Bacterial Infections / epidemiology
  • Cardiac Surgical Procedures*
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Cross Infection / epidemiology*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Intensive Care Units
  • Length of Stay
  • Male