Comparative study of the prevalence of sepsis in patients admitted to dermatology and internal medicine wards
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Resumo: | BACKGROUND: Sepsis is a common cause of morbidity and mortality among hospitalized patients. The prevalence of this condition has increased significantly in different parts of the world. Patients admitted to dermatology wards often have severe loss of skin barrier and use systemic corticosteroids, which favor the development of sepsis. OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the prevalence of sepsis among patients admitted to a dermatology ward compared to that among patients admitted to an internal medicine ward. METHODS: It is a cross-sectional, observational, comparative study that was conducted at Hospital Santa Casa de Belo Horizonte. Data were collected from all patients admitted to four hospital beds at the dermatology and internal medicine wards between July 2008 and July 2009. Medical records were analyzed for the occurrence of sepsis, dermatologic diagnoses, comorbidities, types of pathogens and most commonly used antibiotics. RESULTS: We analyzed 185 medical records. The prevalence of sepsis was 7.6% among patients admitted to the dermatology ward and 2.2% (p = 0.10) among those admitted to the internal medicine ward. Patients with comorbidities, diabetes mellitus and cancer did not show a higher incidence of sepsis. The main agent found was Staphylococcus aureus, and the most commonly used antibiotics were ciprofloxacin and oxacillin. There was a significant association between sepsis and the use of systemic corticosteroids (p <0.001). CONCLUSION: It becomes clear that epidemiological studies on sepsis should be performed more extensively and accurately in Brazil so that efforts to prevent and treat this serious disease can be made more effectively. |
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Comparative study of the prevalence of sepsis in patients admitted to dermatology and internal medicine wardsDermatologyInternal medicineSepsisSystemic inflammatory response syndrome BACKGROUND: Sepsis is a common cause of morbidity and mortality among hospitalized patients. The prevalence of this condition has increased significantly in different parts of the world. Patients admitted to dermatology wards often have severe loss of skin barrier and use systemic corticosteroids, which favor the development of sepsis. OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the prevalence of sepsis among patients admitted to a dermatology ward compared to that among patients admitted to an internal medicine ward. METHODS: It is a cross-sectional, observational, comparative study that was conducted at Hospital Santa Casa de Belo Horizonte. Data were collected from all patients admitted to four hospital beds at the dermatology and internal medicine wards between July 2008 and July 2009. Medical records were analyzed for the occurrence of sepsis, dermatologic diagnoses, comorbidities, types of pathogens and most commonly used antibiotics. RESULTS: We analyzed 185 medical records. The prevalence of sepsis was 7.6% among patients admitted to the dermatology ward and 2.2% (p = 0.10) among those admitted to the internal medicine ward. Patients with comorbidities, diabetes mellitus and cancer did not show a higher incidence of sepsis. The main agent found was Staphylococcus aureus, and the most commonly used antibiotics were ciprofloxacin and oxacillin. There was a significant association between sepsis and the use of systemic corticosteroids (p <0.001). CONCLUSION: It becomes clear that epidemiological studies on sepsis should be performed more extensively and accurately in Brazil so that efforts to prevent and treat this serious disease can be made more effectively. Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia2013-10-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0365-05962013000500739Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia v.88 n.5 2013reponame:Anais brasileiros de dermatologia (Online)instname:Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia (SBD)instacron:SBD10.1590/abd1806-4841.20131912info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessAlmeida,Luiz Mauricio CostaDiniz,Michelle dos SantosDiniz,Lorena dos SantosMachado-Pinto,JacksonSilva,Francisco Chagas Limaeng2013-10-28T00:00:00Zoai:scielo:S0365-05962013000500739Revistahttp://www.anaisdedermatologia.org.br/https://old.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.phpabd@sbd.org.br||revista@sbd.org.br1806-48410365-0596opendoar:2013-10-28T00:00Anais brasileiros de dermatologia (Online) - Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia (SBD)false |
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Comparative study of the prevalence of sepsis in patients admitted to dermatology and internal medicine wards |
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Comparative study of the prevalence of sepsis in patients admitted to dermatology and internal medicine wards |
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Comparative study of the prevalence of sepsis in patients admitted to dermatology and internal medicine wards Almeida,Luiz Mauricio Costa Dermatology Internal medicine Sepsis Systemic inflammatory response syndrome |
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Comparative study of the prevalence of sepsis in patients admitted to dermatology and internal medicine wards |
title_full |
Comparative study of the prevalence of sepsis in patients admitted to dermatology and internal medicine wards |
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Comparative study of the prevalence of sepsis in patients admitted to dermatology and internal medicine wards |
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Comparative study of the prevalence of sepsis in patients admitted to dermatology and internal medicine wards |
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Comparative study of the prevalence of sepsis in patients admitted to dermatology and internal medicine wards |
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Almeida,Luiz Mauricio Costa |
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Almeida,Luiz Mauricio Costa Diniz,Michelle dos Santos Diniz,Lorena dos Santos Machado-Pinto,Jackson Silva,Francisco Chagas Lima |
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Diniz,Michelle dos Santos Diniz,Lorena dos Santos Machado-Pinto,Jackson Silva,Francisco Chagas Lima |
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Almeida,Luiz Mauricio Costa Diniz,Michelle dos Santos Diniz,Lorena dos Santos Machado-Pinto,Jackson Silva,Francisco Chagas Lima |
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Dermatology Internal medicine Sepsis Systemic inflammatory response syndrome |
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Dermatology Internal medicine Sepsis Systemic inflammatory response syndrome |
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BACKGROUND: Sepsis is a common cause of morbidity and mortality among hospitalized patients. The prevalence of this condition has increased significantly in different parts of the world. Patients admitted to dermatology wards often have severe loss of skin barrier and use systemic corticosteroids, which favor the development of sepsis. OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the prevalence of sepsis among patients admitted to a dermatology ward compared to that among patients admitted to an internal medicine ward. METHODS: It is a cross-sectional, observational, comparative study that was conducted at Hospital Santa Casa de Belo Horizonte. Data were collected from all patients admitted to four hospital beds at the dermatology and internal medicine wards between July 2008 and July 2009. Medical records were analyzed for the occurrence of sepsis, dermatologic diagnoses, comorbidities, types of pathogens and most commonly used antibiotics. RESULTS: We analyzed 185 medical records. The prevalence of sepsis was 7.6% among patients admitted to the dermatology ward and 2.2% (p = 0.10) among those admitted to the internal medicine ward. Patients with comorbidities, diabetes mellitus and cancer did not show a higher incidence of sepsis. The main agent found was Staphylococcus aureus, and the most commonly used antibiotics were ciprofloxacin and oxacillin. There was a significant association between sepsis and the use of systemic corticosteroids (p <0.001). CONCLUSION: It becomes clear that epidemiological studies on sepsis should be performed more extensively and accurately in Brazil so that efforts to prevent and treat this serious disease can be made more effectively. |
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