Characterization of surgical site infections in patients undergoing neurosurgery in a public hospital between 2017 and 2019

• Autor(a) principal: Tauffer, Josni
• Data de Publicação: 2021
• Outros Autores: Ignásio Alves, Débora Cristina, Rodrigues da Silva Carvalho, Ariana, Gonçalves de Oliveira Azevedo Matos, Fabiana
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por; eng
• Título da fonte: Vigilância Sanitária em Debate
• Texto Completo: https://visaemdebate.incqs.fiocruz.br/index.php/visaemdebate/article/view/1472

Introduction: Surgical site infections in patients undergoing neurological procedures contribute to the development of complications, as they constitute a serious threat to patient safety. Objective: To characterize the profile of surgical site infections in patients undergoing neurosurgery at a teaching hospital in Paraná. Method: Retrospective study, from a documentary, quantitative source, carried out from January 2017 to December 2019. Data were collected and organized in tables and analyzed using descriptive statistics. Results: 100.0% (n = 439) infections were reported and, of these, 10.0% (n = 44) were part of the sample. There was a predominance of males 72.7% (n = 32) and the average age of  the participants was 31.2 years. The average hospital stay was 82.5 days. The implantation of peritoneal or external ventricular bypass was the surgical procedure performed in 40.9% (n = 18) of the patients and according to the potential for contamination, 100.00% of the surgeries were classified as clean. There were 68.1% (n = 30) infections clinically defined as infection of the surgical organ cavity site, with a prevalence of 33 75.0% (n = 33) cases. The prevalent microorganism was Pseudomonas spp. with 42.9% (n = 6). For the outcome of the cases, 29.5% (n = 13) of the patients developed other infections, 93.1% (n = 41) were discharged from the hospital and 6.8% (n = 3) patients died. Conclusions: SSIs directly influence the health of neurological patients, requiring the implementation of strategies aimed at reducing statistics and promoting patient safety.