BACKGROUND Nosocomial infections are one of the most serious complications in intensive care unit patients because they lead to high morbidity, mortality, length of stay and cost. The aim of this study was to determine the nosocomial infections, risk factors, pathogens and the antimicrobial susceptibilities of them in intensive care unit of a university hospital. MATERIAL/METHODS The patients...

Background: This study has been conducted to investigate the effect of family-centered support program on satisfaction of the family members of patients in intensive care unit. Hospitalization of patient in intensive care unit causes crisis in family. It is very important to pay attention to the role of patient’s family in support and care of patients in intensive care unit, to pay attent...

BACKGROUND The imbalance between the increasing prevalence of acutely decompensated respiratory diseases and the shortage of intensive care unit beds has stimulated the growth of respiratory high-dependence care units (RHDCUs). METHODS We conducted a national survey to analyze the changes, in the past 10 years, in the number, structures, staff, procedures, diagnoses, and outcomes in Italian R...

Background Neonatal mortality rate is one of the main indicators of health care systems in each country. The first step in improving the level of these indicators is to identify the causes of neonatal dead and its related factors. In this study, the causes of neonatal mortality and its related factors in neonatal intensive care unit at Imam Reza hospital were investigated. Materials and Method...

Marcelo Park, Eduardo Leite Vieira Costa, Luciano Cesar Pontes Azevedo, José Eduardo Afonso Junior, Marcos Naoyuki Samano, Carlos Roberto Ribeiro Carvalho, ECMO Group I Intensive Care Unit – Emergency Department – Hospital das Clı́nicas, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo/SP, Brazil. II Respiratory Intensive Care Unit – Hospital das Clı́nicas, Faculdade de Medicina da U...

OBJECTIVE To determine the prevalence rates of infections among intensive care unit patients, the predominant infecting organisms, and their resistance patterns. To identify the related factors for intensive care unit-acquired infection and mortality rates. DESIGN A 1-day point-prevalence study. SETTING A total of 19 intensive care units at the Hospital das Clínicas-University of São Paulo,...

PURPOSE OF REVIEW We have examined studies published since the severe acute respiratory syndrome outbreak that elucidate the mode of transmission of respiratory pathogens and the optimal means of interrupting their transmission, focusing on transmission in the intensive care unit. RECENT FINDINGS The severe acute respiratory syndrome may be transmitted by the droplet, contact and occasionally...