Characterization of surgical site infections in patients undergoing neurosurgery in a public hospital between 2017 and 2019
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.22239/2317-269X.01472Abstract
Introduction: Surgical site infections in patients undergoing neurological procedures contribute to the development of complications, as they constitute a serious threat to patient safety. Objective: To characterize the profile of surgical site infections in patients undergoing neurosurgery at a teaching hospital in Paraná. Method: Retrospective study, from a documentary, quantitative source, carried out from January 2017 to December 2019. Data were collected and organized in tables and analyzed using descriptive statistics. Results: 100.0% (n = 439) infections were reported and, of these, 10.0% (n = 44) were part of the sample. There was a predominance of males 72.7% (n = 32) and the average age of the participants was 31.2 years. The average hospital stay was 82.5 days. The implantation of peritoneal or external ventricular bypass was the surgical procedure performed in 40.9% (n = 18) of the patients and according to the potential for contamination, 100.00% of the surgeries were classified as clean. There were 68.1% (n = 30) infections clinically defined as infection of the surgical organ cavity site, with a prevalence of 33 75.0% (n = 33) cases. The prevalent microorganism was Pseudomonas spp. with 42.9% (n = 6). For the outcome of the cases, 29.5% (n = 13) of the patients developed other infections, 93.1% (n = 41) were discharged from the hospital and 6.8% (n = 3) patients died. Conclusions: SSIs directly influence the health of neurological patients, requiring the implementation of strategies aimed at reducing statistics and promoting patient safety.
Downloads
Downloads
Published
Issue
Section
License
Copyright (c) 2021 Health Surveillance under Debate: Society, Science & Technology (Vigilância Sanitária em Debate: Sociedade, Ciência & Tecnología) – “Visa em Debate”
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.
COPYRIGHT ALLOWANCE The author (s) hereinafter designated as the ASSIGNOR hereby assign and transfer, free of charge, the ownership of the copyrights related to this ARTICLE to the Vigilância Sanitária em Debate: Sociedade, Ciência & Tecnologia (Health Surveillance under Debate: Society, Science & Technology) – Visa em Debate, represented by FUNDAÇÃO OSWALDO CRUZ, established at Av. Brasil, nº 4365, Manguinhos, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil, CEP 21045-900, under the conditions set out below: (a) The terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement shall apply to the following: 1. The ASSIGNOR declares that they s(he) is (are) the author (s) and owner (s) of the copyrighted property of the ARTICLE submitted. 2. The ASSIGNOR declares that the ARTICLE does not infringe the copyrights and / or other property rights of third parties, that the disclosure of images (if any) has been authorized and that they s(he) assume(s) full moral and / or property liability for its content, before third parties. 3. THE ASSIGNOR assigns and transfers all copyrights relating to the ARTICLE to the ASSIGNEE, especially the rights of editing, publication, translation into another language and reproduction by any process or technique. The ASSIGNEE becomes the exclusive owner of the rights related to the ARTICLE, and any reproduction, totally or partially, is prohibited in any other means of publicity, printed or electronic, without prior written authorization from the ASSIGNEE. 4. The assignment is free and, therefore, there will be no remuneration for the use of the ARTICLE by the ASSIGNEE.
