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Healthcare-Associated Infections in Cardiac Surgery Patients With Prolonged Intensive Care Unit Stay

Monday, April 17, 2017

Submitted by

Mark Ferguson

Source

Source Name: Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Source URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0003497517300139

Author(s)

Michael Mazzeffi, James Gammie, Bradley Taylor, Sarah Cardillo, Nicholina Haldane-Lutterodt, Anthony Amoroso, Anthony Harris, Kerri Thom

Cardiac surgery patients with ICU stays of more than 7 days were evaluated for the incidence of healthcare-associated infections (HAI) over a 3-year period. 15% of over 2,500 pts had ICU stays of more than 7 days, of whom more than 48% had at least 1 HAI. Mortality in those with HAI was more than twice as high as for those without (29% vs13%). HAI was associated with RBC transfusion. Mortality was associated with HAI and with central line infection.