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Abstract
Rev Bras Ter Intensiva. 2006;18(1):52-58
DOI 10.1590/S0103-507X2006000100010
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Establish the clinical, epidemiological and laboratorial characteristics of septic patients in an intensive care unit (ICU) of a tertiary care private hospital from Pernambuco, in the northeast of Brazil. METHODS: Cohort study without intervention that included adult patients admitted in the ICU with sepsis or that developed it during ICU stay, during a 6-month period. The patients were followed during all ICU stay period. Laboratory and clinical data were collected after sepsis diagnosis. ICU admission APACHE II score and the SOFA score during the three first days after inclusion in the study were collected. RESULTS: The study included 199 patients, of whom 67.8% were older than 65 years of age. More than a half (56.3%) survived the septic episode, mean APACHE II was 18.2 ± 6.3 and mean SOFA score was 6.3 ± 3.7. The disease related to the admission in ICU was medical in 85.4%, and the majority of patients had a chronic associated disease. In 79.3% the lungs were the source of sepsis and in 40% of patients the etiologic agent of sepsis was isolated. Amongst laboratory tests, thrombocytopenia (platelets < 100.000/mm³) was observed on 20.6%, fibrinogen was elevated (> 300 mg/dL) on 81.7%, and the activity of antithrombin was low (< 70%) on 32.5% of patients. CONCLUSIONS: The epidemiology of sepsis in this study, in a private hospital of Recife, was no different from what was recently described in Southeast and South of Brazil, United States and Europe.
Abstract
Rev Bras Ter Intensiva. 2006;18(1):52-58
DOI 10.1590/S0103-507X2006000100010
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Establish the clinical, epidemiological and laboratorial characteristics of septic patients in an intensive care unit (ICU) of a tertiary care private hospital from Pernambuco, in the northeast of Brazil. METHODS: Cohort study without intervention that included adult patients admitted in the ICU with sepsis or that developed it during ICU stay, during a 6-month period. The patients were followed during all ICU stay period. Laboratory and clinical data were collected after sepsis diagnosis. ICU admission APACHE II score and the SOFA score during the three first days after inclusion in the study were collected. RESULTS: The study included 199 patients, of whom 67.8% were older than 65 years of age. More than a half (56.3%) survived the septic episode, mean APACHE II was 18.2 ± 6.3 and mean SOFA score was 6.3 ± 3.7. The disease related to the admission in ICU was medical in 85.4%, and the majority of patients had a chronic associated disease. In 79.3% the lungs were the source of sepsis and in 40% of patients the etiologic agent of sepsis was isolated. Amongst laboratory tests, thrombocytopenia (platelets < 100.000/mm³) was observed on 20.6%, fibrinogen was elevated (> 300 mg/dL) on 81.7%, and the activity of antithrombin was low (< 70%) on 32.5% of patients. CONCLUSIONS: The epidemiology of sepsis in this study, in a private hospital of Recife, was no different from what was recently described in Southeast and South of Brazil, United States and Europe.
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Rev Bras Ter Intensiva. 2006;18(2):148-153
DOI 10.1590/S0103-507X2006000200008
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The determination of the risk factors to early-onset neonatal sepsis in our country is essential to prevent and reduce the mortality associated with this syndrome. Thus, the objective of this study was to determine the frequency and associated risk factors to early-onset neonatal sepsis in public hospital in Southern Brazil. METHODS: Observational, case-control study. Were included neonates with diagnostic of early-onset neonatal sepsis and as controls, neonates without neonatal infection. Were included 50 cases and 3 controls for each case resulting in a total sample of 200 patients. Associations were considered significant when p < 0.05. RESULTS: The sepsis frequency was 50.3 per 1000 born-alive. Risk factors associated to the development of neonatal sepsis were prematurity (OR 9.33; p < 0.001), low birth weight (OR 11.74; p < 0.001), maternal infection (OR 2.28; p = 0.009), mother with history of previous infant with neonatal sepsis (OR 6.43; p = 0.035) and rupture of the membranes more than 18 hours before delivery (OR 9.33; p = 0.001). CONCLUSIONS: Neonatal sepsis was very frequent in the study. Prematurity, low birth weight, maternal infection and mother’s having had a previous infant with neonatal sepsis are risk factors for early-onset neonatal sepsis.
Abstract
Rev Bras Ter Intensiva. 2006;18(2):148-153
DOI 10.1590/S0103-507X2006000200008
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The determination of the risk factors to early-onset neonatal sepsis in our country is essential to prevent and reduce the mortality associated with this syndrome. Thus, the objective of this study was to determine the frequency and associated risk factors to early-onset neonatal sepsis in public hospital in Southern Brazil. METHODS: Observational, case-control study. Were included neonates with diagnostic of early-onset neonatal sepsis and as controls, neonates without neonatal infection. Were included 50 cases and 3 controls for each case resulting in a total sample of 200 patients. Associations were considered significant when p < 0.05. RESULTS: The sepsis frequency was 50.3 per 1000 born-alive. Risk factors associated to the development of neonatal sepsis were prematurity (OR 9.33; p < 0.001), low birth weight (OR 11.74; p < 0.001), maternal infection (OR 2.28; p = 0.009), mother with history of previous infant with neonatal sepsis (OR 6.43; p = 0.035) and rupture of the membranes more than 18 hours before delivery (OR 9.33; p = 0.001). CONCLUSIONS: Neonatal sepsis was very frequent in the study. Prematurity, low birth weight, maternal infection and mother’s having had a previous infant with neonatal sepsis are risk factors for early-onset neonatal sepsis.
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