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BACKGROUND AND AIM: Although large studies have demonstrated the association between hyperglycemia and adverse intensive care unit (ICU) outcomes, it is yet unclear which subset of patients benefit from tight sugar control in ICU. Recent evidence suggests that stress induced hyperglycemia (SIH) and co-incidentally detected diabetes mellitus are different phenomena with different prognoses. Differentiating SIH from diabetic hyperglycemia is challenging in ICU settings. We followed a cohort of trauma patients admitted to a surgical intensive care unit (SICU) to evaluate if initial glycated hemoglobin A (HbA1c) level predicts the outcome of admission. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A cohort of 120 consecutive admissions to SICU following trauma were recruited and admission blood sugar and HbA1c were measured. Outcomes were prospectively measured by blinded ICU doctors. A logistic regression model was developed to assess if HbA1c predicts poor outcomes in these settings. RESULTS: Nearly 24% of the participants had HbA1c ≥ 6. Those with HbA1c ≥ 6 had 3.14 times greater risk of poor outcome at the end of hospital stay when compared to those with HbA1c < 6 and this risk increased to an odds ratio of 4.57 on adjusting for other significant predictors: Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II, injury severity score, admission blood sugar and age at admission. CONCLUSIONS: Substantial proportion of trauma admissions has underlying diabetes. HbA1c, a measure of pre admission glycaemic status is an important predictor of ICU outcome in trauma patients.
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INTRODUCTION: To determine the incidence and mortality of acute lung injury (ALI) and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) in a cohort of patients with risk factors admitted to the Surgical Intensive Care Unit (SICU). MATERIALS AND METHODS: A prospective observational inception cohort study with no intervention was conducted over 12 months. All patients with at least one known risk factor for ALI/ARDS admitted to the SICU were included in the study. The APACHE II severity of disease classification system scoring was performed within 1 h of admission. The ventilatory parameters and chest radiographs were recorded every 24 h. The P/F ratio, PEEP and Lung Injury Score were calculated each day until the day of discharge from the Intensive Care Unit or for the first 7 days of admission, whichever was shorter. RESULTS: The incidence of ARDS among those who were mechanically ventilated was 11.4%. Sepsis was the most common (34.6%) etiology. Among those with risk factors, the incidence of ARDS was 30% and that of ALI was 32.7%. The mortality in those with ARDS was 41.8%. Those who develop ARDS had higher APACHE II scores, lower pH and higher PaCO2 at admission compared with those who developed ALI or no lung injury. CONCLUSION: The incidence and mortality of ARDS was similar to other studies. Identifying those with risk factors for ARDS or mortality will enable appropriate interventional measures.
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We describe a case with transient cortical blindness after trauma with no obvious structural damage to the vertebral artery in the presence of a C2 spondylolisthesis. A patient complaining of blindness in a setting of polytrauma should always alert the possibility of a cervical spine injury with vertebral artery ischaemia.
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Ceguera Cortical/etiología , Vértebras Cervicales/lesiones , Fracturas de la Columna Vertebral/etiología , Espondilolistesis/etiología , Accidentes de Tránsito , Adulto , Humanos , Laceraciones , Hígado/lesiones , Imagen por Resonancia Magnética , Masculino , Tomografía Computarizada por Rayos X , Disección de la Arteria Vertebral/complicacionesRESUMEN
BACKGROUND: Short-term peripheral venous catheter-associated bloodstream infection rates have not been systematically studied in Asian countries, and data on peripheral venous catheter-associated bloodstream infections incidence by number of short-term peripheral venous catheter days are not available. METHODS: Prospective, surveillance study on peripheral venous catheter-associated bloodstream infections conducted from 1 September 2013 to 31 May 2019 in 262 intensive care units, members of the International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium, from 78 hospitals in 32 cities of 8 countries in the South-East Asia Region: China, India, Malaysia, Mongolia, Nepal, Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam. For this research, we applied definition and criteria of the CDC NHSN, methodology of the INICC, and software named INICC Surveillance Online System. RESULTS: We followed 83,295 intensive care unit patients for 369,371 bed-days and 376,492 peripheral venous catheter-days. We identified 999 peripheral venous catheter-associated bloodstream infections, amounting to a rate of 2.65/1000 peripheral venous catheter-days. Mortality in patients with peripheral venous catheter but without peripheral venous catheter-associated bloodstream infections was 4.53% and 12.21% in patients with peripheral venous catheter-associated bloodstream infections. The mean length of stay in patients with peripheral venous catheter but without peripheral venous catheter-associated bloodstream infections was 4.40 days and 7.11 days in patients with peripheral venous catheter and peripheral venous catheter-associated bloodstream infections. The microorganism profile showed 67.1% were Gram-negative bacteria: Escherichia coli (22.9%), Klebsiella spp (10.7%), Pseudomonas aeruginosa (5.3%), Enterobacter spp. (4.5%), and others (23.7%). The predominant Gram-positive bacteria were Staphylococcus aureus (11.4%). CONCLUSIONS: Infection prevention programs must be implemented to reduce the incidence of peripheral venous catheter-associated bloodstream infections.
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Infecciones Bacterianas/epidemiología , Infecciones Relacionadas con Catéteres/epidemiología , Cateterismo Periférico/efectos adversos , Infección Hospitalaria/epidemiología , Dispositivos de Acceso Vascular/efectos adversos , Asia/epidemiología , Infecciones Bacterianas/microbiología , Infecciones Bacterianas/mortalidad , Infecciones Bacterianas/terapia , Infecciones Relacionadas con Catéteres/microbiología , Infecciones Relacionadas con Catéteres/mortalidad , Infecciones Relacionadas con Catéteres/terapia , Cateterismo Periférico/mortalidad , Infección Hospitalaria/microbiología , Infección Hospitalaria/mortalidad , Infección Hospitalaria/terapia , Mortalidad Hospitalaria , Humanos , Incidencia , Control de Infecciones , Tiempo de Internación , Estudios Prospectivos , Medición de Riesgo , Factores de Riesgo , Factores de Tiempo , Resultado del TratamientoRESUMEN
BACKGROUND: Short-term peripheral venous catheters-related bloodstream infections (PVCR-BSIs) rates have not been systematically studied in developing countries, and data on their incidence by number of device-days are not available. METHODS: Prospective, surveillance study on PVCR-BSI conducted from September 1, 2013 to May 31, 2019 in 204 intensive care units (ICUs), members of the International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium (INICC), from 57 hospitals in 19 cities of India. We applied US INICC definition criteria and reported methods using the INICC Surveillance Online System. RESULTS: We followed 7,513 ICU patients for 296,893 bed-days and 295,795 short term peripheral venous catheter (PVC)-days. We identified 863 PVCR-BSIs, amounting to a rate of 2.91/1,000 PVC-days. Mortality in patients with PVC but without PVCR-BSI was 4.14%, and 11.59% in patients with PVCR-BSI. The length of stay in patients with PVC but without PVCR-BSI was 4.13 days, and 5.9 days in patients with PVCR-BSI. The micro-organism profile showed 68% of gram negative bacteria: Escherichia coli (23%), Klebsiella spp (15%), Pseudomonas aeruginosa (5%), and others. The predominant gram-positive bacteria were Staphylococcus aureus (10%). CONCLUSIONS: PVCR-BSI rates found in our ICUs were much higher than rates published from industrialized countries. Infection prevention programs must be implemented to reduce the incidence of PVCR-BSIs.
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Infecciones Relacionadas con Catéteres , Infección Hospitalaria , Sepsis , Infecciones Relacionadas con Catéteres/epidemiología , Catéteres , Ciudades , Infección Hospitalaria/epidemiología , Hospitales , Humanos , India/epidemiología , Control de Infecciones , Unidades de Cuidados Intensivos , Estudios Prospectivos , Sepsis/etiología , Sepsis/prevención & controlRESUMEN
BACKGROUND: Accurate diagnosis and appropriate treatment of ventilator associated pneumonia (VAP) is crucial for good outcomes. Endotracheal suctioning is performed in ventilated patients as part of routine care and for tracheal toileting. AIM: We evaluated if quantitative endotracheal aspirate (ETA) was a suitable alternative to bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) for suspected VAP. In addition we assessed if surveillance ETA guided antibiotic selection for subsequent VAP. SETTING AND DESIGN: Prospective study in the surgical intensive care unit (ICU) of a tertiary hospital in India. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Two hundred consecutive patients with mean (standard deviation) APACHE II score of 12.3+/-5 and requiring mechanical ventilation beyond 48 hours underwent surveillance ETA cultures. A second ETA and BAL were performed if the patient developed features of VAP. The threshold for microbiological diagnosis of VAP was taken as 10 5 colony forming units/ml (cfu/ml) for ETA and 10 4 cfu/ml for BAL. STATISTICAL ANALYSIS: The sensitivity and specificity of surveillance and concurrent ETA aspirate cultures were compared with BAL cultures. RESULTS: VAP was suspected clinically and corroborated radiologically in 27/177 patients (15.3%). Although microbiological support for VAP was obtained by ETA in 19 patients, bronchoscopy was possible only in 13 patients, 8 of whom had isolates at significant threshold. Of the 16 organisms isolated from BAL, 11 were of significant threshold with 9/11 (82%) BAL isolates having a similar antibiogram to a concurrent ETA. Only one BAL isolate (9%), at significant threshold, was not isolated on a concurrent ETA. On the other hand just 6/11 BAL isolates (55%) had an identical antibiogram to surveillance ETA. BAL had 3 additional isolates (27%) at significant threshold not isolated on surveillance ETA. CONCLUSIONS: Concurrent quantitative ETA could substitute BAL cultures for VAP. Surveillance ETA at 48 hours of ventilation does not appear to assist with antibiotic selection for a subsequent VAP.
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Control de Infecciones/normas , Técnicas Microbiológicas/normas , Neumonía Asociada al Ventilador/microbiología , Respiración Artificial/efectos adversos , Adulto , Lavado Broncoalveolar , Líquido del Lavado Bronquioalveolar/microbiología , Broncoscopía , Femenino , Humanos , Unidades de Cuidados Intensivos , Intubación Intratraqueal , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Proyectos Piloto , Estadísticas no ParamétricasRESUMEN
OBJECTIVE: To report the International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium surveillance data from 40 hospitals (20 cities) in India 2004-2013. METHODS: Surveillance using US National Healthcare Safety Network's criteria and definitions, and International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium methodology. RESULTS: We collected data from 236,700 ICU patients for 970,713 bed-days Pooled device-associated healthcare-associated infection rates for adult and pediatric ICUs were 5.1 central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs)/1,000 central line-days, 9.4 cases of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAPs)/1,000 mechanical ventilator-days, and 2.1 catheter-associated urinary tract infections/1,000 urinary catheter-days In neonatal ICUs (NICUs) pooled rates were 36.2 CLABSIs/1,000 central line-days and 1.9 VAPs/1,000 mechanical ventilator-days Extra length of stay in adult and pediatric ICUs was 9.5 for CLABSI, 9.1 for VAP, and 10.0 for catheter-associated urinary tract infections. Extra length of stay in NICUs was 14.7 for CLABSI and 38.7 for VAP Crude extra mortality was 16.3% for CLABSI, 22.7% for VAP, and 6.6% for catheter-associated urinary tract infections in adult and pediatric ICUs, and 1.2% for CLABSI and 8.3% for VAP in NICUs Pooled device use ratios were 0.21 for mechanical ventilator, 0.39 for central line, and 0.53 for urinary catheter in adult and pediatric ICUs; and 0.07 for mechanical ventilator and 0.06 for central line in NICUs. CONCLUSIONS: Despite a lower device use ratio in our ICUs, our device-associated healthcare-associated infection rates are higher than National Healthcare Safety Network, but lower than International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium Report.