scholarly journals Risk factors for broncho-pulmonary nosocomial infection in medical intensive care unit

Critical Care ◽  
2001 ◽  
Vol 5 (Suppl 1) ◽  
pp. P044
Author(s):  
S Nseir ◽  
C Dipompeo ◽  
T Onimus ◽  
S Beague ◽  
B Grandbastien ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Nosocomial Infection ◽  
Medical Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Medical Intensive Care

Risk of Clostridium difficile-Associated Disease Among Patients Receiving Proton-Pump Inhibitors in a Quebec Medical Intensive Care Unit

2007 ◽  
Vol 28 (11) ◽  
pp. 1305-1307 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mathieu Beaulieu ◽  
David Williamson ◽  
Gilbert Pichette ◽  
Jean Lachaine
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Clostridium Difficile ◽  
Gastric Acid ◽  
Proton Pump Inhibitors ◽  
Proton Pump ◽  
Medical Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Antibiotic Use ◽  
Medical Intensive Care

Our study was conducted to determine whether use of gastric acid-suppressive agents increased the risk of Clostridium difficile-associated disease (CDAD) in a medical intensive care unit of one of the first hospitals to be threatened by the current CDAD epidemic in Quebec, Canada. Our findings suggest that efforts to determine risk factors for CDAD should focus on other areas, such as older age and antibiotic use.

scholarly journals Risk factors and clinical outcomes of arrhythmias in the medical intensive care unit

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rodrigo J. Valderrábano ◽  
Alejandro Blanco ◽  
Eduardo J. Santiago-Rodriguez ◽  
Christine Miranda ◽  
José Rivera-del Rio del Rio ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Clinical Outcomes ◽  
Medical Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Medical Intensive Care

scholarly journals 692: RISK FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH SUBOPTIMAL TOBRAMYCIN LEVELS IN THE MEDICAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT

2021 ◽  
Vol 50 (1) ◽  
pp. 340-340
Author(s):  
Jacob Counts ◽  
Jessica Elefritz ◽  
Erica Reed ◽  
Connor Aossey ◽  
Marilly Palettas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Medical Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Medical Intensive Care

scholarly journals Incidence, determinants and outcomes of ventilator associated pneumonia in medical intensive care unit: a prospective cohort study from South Western India

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. 1306
Author(s):  
Shivaram Rao ◽  
Nitin Bhat ◽  
Adarsha Gopadi Krishna Bhat ◽  
H. Manjunatha Hande
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Mechanical Ventilation ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Organ Failure ◽  
Medical Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Ventilator Associated Pneumonia ◽  
Emergency Intubation ◽  
Medical Intensive Care

Background: Ventilators are being increasingly used in developing countries as a result of which complications like ventilator associated pneumonia is also increasing. Present study is being undertaken to evaluate the impact of risk factors and their changing trends for Ventilator associated pneumonia.Methods: A prospective observational study was conducted in mechanically ventilated patients of medical intensive care unit from October 2013 to April 2015.Results: In present study 166 patients receiving mechanical ventilation in a medical ICU were observed. Incidence of VAP in present study is 43.5 for 1000 days of mechanical ventilation. The risk factors that were significant in the study are organ failure (p=0.001), emergency intubation (p=0.001), reintubation (p=0.023) and COPD (p=0.026). The common organisms responsible for VAP were Acinetobacter (30%), Klebsiella pneumoniae (27.1%) and Pseudomonas aeruginosa (20%). The mortality was higher in VAP group (31.3%) compared to the non VAP group (15.7%).Conclusions: There is high incidence of VAP in the developing countries. The risk factors that were found to be associated with VAP in the present study were the presence of COPD, reintubation, organ failure and emergency intubation. VAP is associated with significantly increased duration of hospital stay, morbidity and mortality.

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