马上注册登录,享用更多感控资源,助你轻松入门。
您需要 登录 才可以下载或查看,没有账号?注册
|
×
Clinical Microbiology and Infection
Volume 14 Issue 1 Page 5-13, January 2008
REVIEW
Limiting the attributable mortality of nosocomial infection and multidrug resistance in intensive care units
一篇关于在ICU如何降低与交叉感染和耐药菌扩散相关的死亡率的综述
S. BlotIntensive Care Department, Ghent University Hospital and Health Care Department, University College Ghent, Ghent, Belgium
Corresponding author and reprint requests: S. Blot, Ghent University Hospital, Intensive Care Department, De Pintelaan 185, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
E-mail: stijn.blot@ugent.be
Abstract
Severe nosocomial infections and multidrug resistance (MDR) are associated with a poor prognosis for patients in intensive care units. This is partly because most of these patients suffer from high disease severity and acute illness before the onset of infection. Nevertheless, the mortality attributed directly to infection can also be devastating. However, the attributable mortality can be limited by taking account of a number of key points. General infection prevention measures, prevention of cross-transmission and a policy of restricted antimicrobial use are all important because of their positive influence on the rates of infection and MDR. In turn, this will increase the odds for successful empirical coverage of the causative microorganism. Once infection occurs, benefits are to be expected from early recognition of the septic episode and prompt initiation of empirical antimicrobial therapy. The choice of empirical therapy should be based on the local bacterial ecology and patterns of resistance, the presence of risk-factors for MDR, and the colonisation status of the patient. Attention should also be given to adequate doses of antimicrobial agents and, if possible, elimination of the sources of infection, e.g., contaminated devices or intra-abdominal collections or leakages. In the latter case, timely surgical intervention is essential. In addition, haemodynamic stabilisation and optimisation of tissue oxygenation can save lives.
j.1469-0691.2007.01835.pdf
(125.33 KB, 下载次数: 40906)
|