Characterization of patients exposed to multiple devices but free of hospital-acquired infection at intensive care unit discharge

Intensive care unit patients exposed to multiple devices but free of hospital-acquired infection (HAI) until discharge were identified through a surveillance network of HAIs in Lyon, France, between 2003 and 2011. Multiexposed patients were defined according to the tenth deciles of length of stay an...

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Published in:American journal of infection control 2015-02, Vol.43 (2), p.171-173
Main Authors: Bénet, Thomas, MD, MPh, Haesebaert, Julie, MD, MSc, Hernu, Romain, MD, Piriou, Vincent, MD, PhD, Guérin, Claude, MD, PhD, Aubrun, Frédéric, MD, PhD, Allaouchiche, Bernard, MD, MPh, Bastien, Olivier, MD, PhD, Lehot, Jean-Jacques, MD, PhD, Chomat-Jaboulay, Sabine, RN, Gerbier-Colomban, Solweig, MD, PhD, Girard, Raphaele, MD, Vanhems, Philippe, MD, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Catheters - adverse effects
Cross Infection
Environmental Microbiology
Female
Hospital-acquired infection
Humans
Infection Control
Infectious Disease
Intensive care
Intensive Care Units
Intubation - adverse effects
Intubation - instrumentation
Invasive device
Male
Middle Aged
Mortality
Nosocomial infections
Risk Factors
Surveillance
Time Factors
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Summary:Intensive care unit patients exposed to multiple devices but free of hospital-acquired infection (HAI) until discharge were identified through a surveillance network of HAIs in Lyon, France, between 2003 and 2011. Multiexposed patients were defined according to the tenth deciles of length of stay and exposures to invasive devices. Overall, 982 (5.0%) multiexposed patients were identified; 154 (15.7%) remained uninfected. Multiexposed infected patients differed from noninfected patients regarding length of exposures and mortality.
ISSN:0196-6553
1527-3296
DOI:10.1016/j.ajic.2014.10.022