Validity of medical staff assessment at admission of patient's risk of nosocomial infection: A prospective study in a surgical intensive care unit

2007 ◽  
Vol 2007 ◽  
pp. 138-141
Author(s):  
T. Dorman
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Nosocomial Infection ◽  
Prospective Study ◽  
Medical Staff ◽  
Surgical Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Surgical Intensive Care ◽  
Staff Assessment ◽  
A Prospective Study

Decreased laboratory utilization in an “intensivist managed” surgical intensive care unit: A prospective study

2004 ◽  
Vol 199 (3) ◽  
pp. 75-76 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elliott R. Haut ◽  
Vicente H. Gracias ◽  
Corinna P. Sicoutris ◽  
Denise M. Meredith ◽  
Patrick M. Reilly ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Prospective Study ◽  
Surgical Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Surgical Intensive Care ◽  
Laboratory Utilization ◽  
A Prospective Study

Serratia marcescans Contamination of Antiseptic Soap Containing Triclosan: Implications for Nosocomial Infection

1984 ◽  
Vol 5 (9) ◽  
pp. 427-430 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Anita Barry ◽  
Donald E. Craven ◽  
Theresa A. Goularte ◽  
Deborah A. Lichtenberg
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Pseudomonas Aeruginosa ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Nosocomial Infection ◽  
Surgical Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Minimal Bactericidal Concentration ◽  
Surgical Intensive Care ◽  
Time Kill ◽  
The Impact

Abstract During a recent investigation in our surgical intensive care unit, we found that several bottles of the antiseptic handwashing soap, OR Scrub®, were contaminated with Serratia marcescens. OR Scrub® contains 1% triclosan, lanolin, and detergents. The antimicrobial efficacy of OR Scrub® was examined in vitro using serial two-fold dilutions of soap inoculated with various concentrations of different nosocomial pathogens. The minimal bactericidal concentration (MBC) of OR Scrub® against Pseudomonas aeruginosa and several strains of S. marcescens was ≤1:2 By comparison, a non-antiseptic soap from the same manufacturer (Wash®) and 4% chlorhexidine (Hibiclens®) had MBCs for all strains tested of at least 1:64. Time-kill curves confirmed the findings of the initial experiments.This is the first report of extrinsic contamination of antiseptic soap containing triclosan. No infections could be attributed to the contaminated soap, but sporadic outbreaks of Serratia have occurred in the intensive care unit with no identifiable source. Although there have been few studies on the impact of antiseptic soap in reducing nosocomial infection, we question whether a soap with the limitations of OR Scrub® should be used in intensive care units or operating rooms.

Predictors of mortality of Acinetobacter baumannii infections: A 2-year prospective study in a Greek surgical intensive care unit

2010 ◽  
Vol 38 (8) ◽  
pp. 631-635 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stilianos Katsaragakis ◽  
Haridimos Markogiannakis ◽  
Eleni Samara ◽  
Nikoleta Pachylaki ◽  
Eleni-Maria Theodoraki ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Prospective Study ◽  
Acinetobacter Baumannii ◽  
Surgical Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Surgical Intensive Care ◽  
Predictors Of Mortality

Violent Incidents in a Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit

1994 ◽  
Vol 164 (6) ◽  
pp. 826-828 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zuzana Walker ◽  
Ruth Seifert
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Drug Abuse ◽  
Prospective Study ◽  
Medical Staff ◽  
Criminal Record ◽  
A Prospective Study

A prospective study was undertaken of physical assaults over six months in a newly opened psychiatric intensive care unit. There were 58 admissions of 48 patients, and 37 assaults, three against other patients, and 34 against nursing and medical staff. Features which correlated with committing assault were a criminal record and previous drug abuse. Assaults occurred most frequently during the week, at times when staff were actively involved with the patients.

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