Acquired infections in paediatric patients after cardiac surgery

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dc.contributor.advisorArgent, Andrewen_ZA
dc.contributor.advisorMorrow, Brendaen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorAppel, Ilse Nadineen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2016-06-02T08:47:58Z
dc.date.available2016-06-02T08:47:58Z
dc.date.issued2015en_ZA
dc.description.abstractIntroduction: Hospital acquired infections (HAIs) are an important cause of morbidity and mortality following paediatric cardiac surgery. Aim: To determine the incidence, risk factors for and outcome of postoperative HAIs in the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) of the Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital (RCWMCH) in Cape Town. Methods: A prospective observational study of all postoperative cardiac patients admitted to PICU from September 2011 to March 2012. The definitions of laboratory confirmed blood stream infections (BSI), urinary tract infections (UTI), and surgical site infections were based on the Centres of Disease Control criteria. Ventilator associated pneumonia (VAP) was diagnosed using a modification of the Clinical Pulmonary Infection Score (CPIS). Results: 110 patients (median age 19 months; 43% male) undergoing 126 surgical procedures were enrolled. Sixty HAIs occurred in 43 (39%) patients (68.3% pulmonary; 13.3% blood; 11.7% wound; 3.3% urine; 3.3% tissue). Nine (8.2%) patients died and their deaths were not related to HAIs.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationAppel, I. N. (2015). <i>Acquired infections in paediatric patients after cardiac surgery</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Department of Paediatrics and Child Health. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/19899en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationAppel, Ilse Nadine. <i>"Acquired infections in paediatric patients after cardiac surgery."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/19899en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationAppel, I. 2015. Acquired infections in paediatric patients after cardiac surgery. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Appel, Ilse Nadine AB - Introduction: Hospital acquired infections (HAIs) are an important cause of morbidity and mortality following paediatric cardiac surgery. Aim: To determine the incidence, risk factors for and outcome of postoperative HAIs in the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) of the Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital (RCWMCH) in Cape Town. Methods: A prospective observational study of all postoperative cardiac patients admitted to PICU from September 2011 to March 2012. The definitions of laboratory confirmed blood stream infections (BSI), urinary tract infections (UTI), and surgical site infections were based on the Centres of Disease Control criteria. Ventilator associated pneumonia (VAP) was diagnosed using a modification of the Clinical Pulmonary Infection Score (CPIS). Results: 110 patients (median age 19 months; 43% male) undergoing 126 surgical procedures were enrolled. Sixty HAIs occurred in 43 (39%) patients (68.3% pulmonary; 13.3% blood; 11.7% wound; 3.3% urine; 3.3% tissue). Nine (8.2%) patients died and their deaths were not related to HAIs. DA - 2015 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2015 T1 - Acquired infections in paediatric patients after cardiac surgery TI - Acquired infections in paediatric patients after cardiac surgery UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/19899 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/19899
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationAppel IN. Acquired infections in paediatric patients after cardiac surgery. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, 2015 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/19899en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Paediatrics and Child Healthen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Health Sciencesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherCritical Care Paediatricsen_ZA
dc.titleAcquired infections in paediatric patients after cardiac surgeryen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationnameMPhilen_ZA
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