RISK FACTORS FOR HEALTHCARE-ASSOCIATED INFECTIONS IN INTENSIVE CARE UNITS

Authors

  • Marcia Cardoso Teixeira Sinésio Escola Superior de Ciências da Saúde. Brasília. DF. Brasil
  • Marcia Cristina da Silva Magro Universidade de Brasília. Brasília. DF. Brasil
  • Tatiane Aguiar Carneiro Hospital Regional do Gama. Brasília. DF. Brasil.
  • Kamilla Grasielle Nunes da Silva Hospital Ortopédico e Medicina Especializada. Brasília-DF-Brasil

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v23i2.53826

Keywords:

Cross Infection, Intensive care units, Risk factors, Hospitals, public, Patients.

Abstract

Objective: to identify patients and risk factors related to the occurrence of healthcare-associated infections in intensive care
units. Method: cross-sectional study with 155 hospitalized patients between 2012 and 2014 in two intensive care units of two public
hospitals of the Federal District. Data were collected from the medical records and recorded in a spreadsheet using the Microsoft Excel®
program. Results with p-value <0.05 were considered significant. Results: of the total of 155 patients, 55 (35.5%) patients were affected by
healthcare-associated infections during hospitalization in the intensive care unit. Length of stay (p=0.001), hospitalization due to clinical
causes (p=0.017), diabetes mellitus (p=0.002) and elective surgery (p=0.011) were independent risk factors for these infections. Conclusion:
infectious complications affected approximately one third of the patients in the intensive care setting. Surveillance of these complications
may guide actions to improve the safety of critical patients.

Author Biographies

Marcia Cardoso Teixeira Sinésio, Escola Superior de Ciências da Saúde. Brasília. DF. Brasil

Enfermeira. Mestre em enfermagem pela Universidade de Brasília. Docente da graduação em enfermagem da Escola Superior de Ciências da Saúde. Preceptora do Programa de Residência Multiprofissional em Saúde do Adulto e Idoso da Secretaria de Estado de Saúde do Distrito Federal. Brasília. DF. Brasil.

Marcia Cristina da Silva Magro, Universidade de Brasília. Brasília. DF. Brasil

Enfermeira. Doutora em Enfermagem pela Universidade de São Paulo. Docente da Graduação e Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem da. Universidade de Brasília. Brasília-DF-Brasil

Tatiane Aguiar Carneiro, Hospital Regional do Gama. Brasília. DF. Brasil.

Enfermeira. Especialista em Enfermagem em Terapia Intensiva. Hospital Regional do Gama. Brasília-DF. Brasil

Kamilla Grasielle Nunes da Silva, Hospital Ortopédico e Medicina Especializada. Brasília-DF-Brasil

Enfermeira Especialista em Enfermagem em Terapia Intensiva. Hospital Ortopédico e Medicina Especializada. Brasília-DF. Brasil

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Published

2018-05-23

How to Cite

Sinésio, M. C. T., Magro, M. C. da S., Carneiro, T. A., & da Silva, K. G. N. (2018). RISK FACTORS FOR HEALTHCARE-ASSOCIATED INFECTIONS IN INTENSIVE CARE UNITS. Cogitare Enfermagem, 23(2). https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v23i2.53826

Issue

Vol. 23 No. 2 (2018)

Section

Research

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