Title: An analysis of clinical characteristics of severe traumatic brain injury with nosocomial infection in children
Abstract: Objective To investigate the treatment of pediatric patients with severe craniocerebral injury of nosocomial infection in clinical features,for the prevention of nosocomial infection control and management to provide reference.Methods The clinical materials of 90 cases of severe craniocerebral injury in children patients were analyzed retrospectively,the statistical analysis of the nosocomial infection and infection species were performed,and the risk factors of hospital infection in hospital infection group and non-nosocomial infection group were observed.Results Hospital infection was 36 cases,the infection rate was 40.00%;the sites of infection were respiratory tract,urinary tract and gastrointestinal tract.The types of infection species were G-bacterium and G+ bacteria.The risk factors included the low GCS score,the long time in ICU,the dehydrating agent application for a long time,the opened injury complicated with multiple injuries,the invasive operation and the unreasonable application of antibiotics(P 0.01).The mortality in hospital infection group was ignificantly higher than that in non-nosocomial infection group(P 0.05).Conclusion The pediatric patients with severe head injury are higher in nosocomial infection,which can increase the disability and death rate.The GCS score,the time in ICU,the dehydrating agent application,the opened injury complicated with multiple injuries,the invasive operation and the unreasonable application of antibiotics are important factors for the nosocomial infection.The prevention should be active performed in accordance with the clinical infection factors.
Publication Year: 2012
Publication Date: 2012-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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