A survey of infection in an intensive care unit ''Forewarned is forearmed'' |
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| Authors: | JOSEPHINE M. THORP WANDA C. RICHARDS A.B.M. TELFER |
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| Affiliation: | J.M. Thorp, MRCP, FFARCS, Senior Registrar, W.C. Richards, FFARCS, Consultant, A.B.M. Telfer, FFARCS, Anaesthetist. Division of Anaesthesia, Royal Infirmary, Glasgow G4 0SF. |
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| Abstract: | The infection (36%) and mortality rates (28%) were investigated in 433 patients admitted to a Respiratory Intensive Care Unit. It was found that the mortality rate was higher (45%) in the infected group than in the non-infected group (19%) and particularly so in patients who had had intra-abdominal surgery or who remained in the unit for longer than a week. |
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| Keywords: | INTENSIVE CARE infection, morbidity, mortality |
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