A RETROSPECTIVE EVALUATION OF THE INCIDENCE AND RISK FACTORS OF NOSOCOMIAL DIARRHEA IN CRITICALLY ILL ADULT PATIENTS

Ozgur M., KELEBEK GİRGİN N., Akalin H., İŞÇİMEN R., Sinirtas M., KAHVECİ F. Ş.

ACTA MEDICA MEDITERRANEA, cilt.32, sa.3, ss.741-746, 2016 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 32 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2016
  • Doi Numarası: 10.19193/0393-6384_2016_3_83
  • Dergi Adı: ACTA MEDICA MEDITERRANEA
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.741-746
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Nosocomial diarrhea, intensive care, critically ill, enteral feeding, Clostridium difficile infection, CLOSTRIDIUM-DIFFICILE INFECTION, INTENSIVE-CARE-UNIT, GASTROINTESTINAL COMPLICATIONS, ANTIBIOTICS, MULTICENTER, SYMPTOMS
  • Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Introduction: Diarrhea is a commonly encountered complication in critically ill patients. It causes fluid and electrolyte loss, increases the workload of nurses, and prolongs the duration of hospitalization. The aim of this retrospective study was to investigate the incidence and risk factors associated with nosocomial diarrhea in adult patients treated in intensive care unit (ICU).