Dr.Rudina Pirushi
PhD,University of Medicine, Tirana, Albania
Title: Nosocomial Infections in Pediatric Intensive Therapy and Nursing Care
Biography
Biography: Dr.Rudina Pirushi
Abstract
This is a prospective study with the purpose of presenting strategies to reduce the risk of Nosocomial infections in pediatric intensive care at Universitary Hospital Center "Mother Teresa", Tirana, during the period October 2019 - March 2020.
The study included 280 patients ( 0-14 years old ) hospitalized in Pediatric Intensive Care, and were monitored every day from the moment of admission to the exit.
During the period October 2019 - March 2020, 10 (3%) patients out of 280 (97%) children admitted to the Pediatric Intensive Care, resulted with nosocomial respiratory tract infection. Pseudomonas aeruginosa in 40% of cases is the most common cause of nosocomial infections in Intensive Care Pediatrics. The average hospital stay for patients without nosocomial respiratory tract infection was 3.6 days, while those with nosocomial respiratory tract infection was 18.8 days ( p < 0.01 ), regarding to nosocomial urinary tract infections, 13 (4.6%) patients out of 280 (95.4%) patients resulted positive. Escherichia Coli in 38% of cases is the most common cause of nosocomial infections in Intensive Care Pediatrics. Comparison of average of urinary catheters duration in patients with urinary tract infection 3.1 days and them without urinary tract infection 1.5 days ( p < 0.01 ).