Infecciones nosocomiales en unidades de observación de emergencia y su asociación con el hacinamiento y la ventilación

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ID15533902
AutoresKevin H Llanos-Torres (0000-0003-3968-8511, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, autor de correspondencia), Rocío Pérez-Orozco (0000-0002-3625-047X, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia), Germán Málaga (0000-0002-7828-300X, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia)
Año2020
Volumen37
Número4
Páginas721-5
Fecha de publicación2020-10-13
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaRevista Peruana de Medicina Experimental y Salud Pública (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1726-4634 • E-ISSN: 1726-4642
EditorialNational Institute of Health of Peru (PUBLISHER • PE)
DOI10.17843/rpmesp.2020.374.5192
PMID33566914
OpenAlexW3101597408
IdiomaES

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

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