Nosocomial infections in emergency observation units and their association with overcrowding and ventilation.
Kevin H Llanos-TorresRocío Pérez-OrozcoGermán MálagaPublished in: Revista peruana de medicina experimental y salud publica (2021)
The aim of this study was to measure the frequency of nosocomial infections in the internal medicine observation units of the emergency services in two level III hospitals in Lima. A 5-day prevalence study was carried out on patients admitted after a 72 hours observation period, in whom community-based infections were ruled out. Data was obtained from clinical records. Additionally, overcrowding and ventilation in the hospitalization rooms were evaluated. The frequency of nosocomial infections in the emergency services was found to be 8.1%, four times what was reported as period prevalence in Peru. The associated risk factors were prolonged length of stay and lack of proper ventilation in the hospital environment. Inadequate ventilation triples the risk of nosocomial infections.
Keyphrases
- healthcare
- public health
- emergency department
- acinetobacter baumannii
- respiratory failure
- primary care
- methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus
- klebsiella pneumoniae
- risk factors
- mental health
- multidrug resistant
- electronic health record
- intensive care unit
- machine learning
- cystic fibrosis
- big data
- deep learning
- acute care
- extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
- acute respiratory distress syndrome
- artificial intelligence