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The incidence of nosocomial infections in patients with isolated severe traumatic brain injury
SANAMED, 10 (2015), 3; 185-192. https://doi.org/10.5937/sanamed1503185V
Valenčić, Lara; Sotošek Tokmadžić, Vlatka; Kuharić, Janja; Šustić, Alan

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Valenčić, L., Sotošek Tokmadžić, V., Kuharić, J. & Šustić, A. (2015). The incidence of nosocomial infections in patients with isolated severe traumatic brain injury. SANAMED, 10. (3), 185-192. doi: 10.5937/sanamed1503185V

Valenčić, Lara, et al. "The incidence of nosocomial infections in patients with isolated severe traumatic brain injury." SANAMED, vol. 10, no. 3, 2015, pp. 185-192. https://doi.org/10.5937/sanamed1503185V

Valenčić, Lara, Vlatka Sotošek Tokmadžić, Janja Kuharić and Alan Šustić. "The incidence of nosocomial infections in patients with isolated severe traumatic brain injury." SANAMED 10, no. 3 (2015): 185-192. https://doi.org/10.5937/sanamed1503185V

Valenčić, L., et al. (2015) 'The incidence of nosocomial infections in patients with isolated severe traumatic brain injury', SANAMED, 10(3), pp. 185-192. doi: 10.5937/sanamed1503185V

Valenčić L, Sotošek Tokmadžić V, Kuharić J, Šustić A. The incidence of nosocomial infections in patients with isolated severe traumatic brain injury. SANAMED [Internet]. 2015 [cited 2025 April 10];10(3):185-192. doi: 10.5937/sanamed1503185V

L. Valenčić, V. Sotošek Tokmadžić, J. Kuharić and A. Šustić, "The incidence of nosocomial infections in patients with isolated severe traumatic brain injury", SANAMED, vol. 10, no. 3, pp. 185-192, 2015. [Online]. Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:184:122722. [Accessed: 10 April 2025]

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Title (english)The incidence of nosocomial infections in patients with isolated severe traumatic brain injury
AuthorLara Valenčić
AuthorVlatka Sotošek Tokmadžić
AuthorJanja Kuharić
AuthorAlan Šustić
Author's institutionUniversity of Rijeka
Faculty of Medicine
(Department of Anaesthesiology,reanimatology and Intensive Care)
Scientific / art field,
discipline and subdiscipline		BIOMEDICINE AND HEALTHCARE
Clinical Medical Sciences
Anesthesiology and Reanimatology
Abstract (english)
Abstract: Introduction: Traumatic brain injury is the leading cause of death in children and adults in developed countries. Severe traumatic brain injury is classified with Glasgow Coma Scale score 8 and less. About 50% of patients with severe traumatic brain injury developes at least one infection as a complication of primary condition during hospitalization in the Intensive Care Unit, resulting with fatal outcome in 28% of patients. Ventilator — associated pneumonia is the leading... More infection that affects patients with severe traumatic brain injury, with an incidence between 41% and 74%. Following are sepsis and urinary tract infections. The aim: To analyze the number of patients with nosocomial infection and isolated severe traumatic brain injury hospitalized in the Intensive Care Unit of the Clinical Hospital Centre Rijeka, Croatia, from 31 st January 2013 to 31 st December 2014. Patients and methods: A two – year retrospective study included 46 patients with isolated severe traumatic brain injury and nosocomial infection hospitalized in the Intensive Care Unit of the Clinical Hospital Centre Rijeka,Croatia, in the period from 31 st January 2013 to 31 st December 2014. All medical data was collected from the Division of Intensive Care Unit, Clinical Hospital Centre Rijeka, Croatia. Results: From 67 patients with isolated severe traumatic brain injury, 46 (68,65%) of them developed nosocomial infection. There was statistically significant more male patients than female (p < 0.05). The average age of infected patients was 57,8 years. The leading were the infections of the respiratory system. Gram – negative bacteria Proteus mirabilis and Pseudomonas aerugnonsa were the leading pathogens. The average duration of the infection was 5,77 day. Duration of mechanical ventilation accounted for the majority of the patients more than 10 days. The average duration of treatment for all 46 patients was 10,475 days, and for 16 (34,78%) of them, the treatment outcome was lethal. Conclusion: Nosocomial infections are becoming a major public health problem. The emphasis must be set on the prevention which includes maintaining the hygiene and the antiseptic rules among the medical personnel of the Intensive Care Unit. Already developed infections must be adequately treated so the negative treatment outcomes can be reduced. Less
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Languageenglish
Publication typeScientific paper - Original scientific paper
Publication statusPublished
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Journal titleSANAMED
Numberingvol. 10, no. 3, pp. 185-192
p-ISSN1452-662X
DOIhttps://doi.org/10.5937/sanamed1503185V
URN:NBNurn:nbn:hr:184:122722
Publication2015
Document URLhttp://scindeks.ceon.rs/Article.aspx?artid=1452-662X1503185V
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