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IV Nursing Encounter - 12th of May
"Methodologies in Control and Prevention of the Infection Associated to Health Care: Respiratory Infection and Infection Associated to Intravascular Devices”
On the 12th of May 2010 the IV Nursing Encounter will be held in the Jean Piaget Higher School of Health in Vila Nova de Gaia.
Infections acquired in health institutions are among the most important causes of death and increase in morbility in hospitalised patients.
Over 8% of in-patients in Portuguese hospitals present at least one nosocomial infection.
The most frequent nosocomial infections are infections of the urinary tracts, the infections of the lower respiratory tracts, infection of the surgical wound and infection of the site of the vascular catheter.
Nosocomial pneumonia appears in different groups of patients, with the most important group being those ventilated in intensive care units, where the rate of pneumonia is 3% per day of ventilation.
Infections through nosocomial bacteraemia represent a small proportion of nosocomial infections (+ 5%), with the source of infection usually being the resident or transitory cutaneous flora.
Both form a significant problem, which limits the potential benefits of treatment, with an impact on hospital costs and on the length of time of hospitalisation.
Prevention of infections associated to health care should be the aim of all health professionals, aiming at reducing the risk of infection in patients and health professionals.
For more information consult the programme.
On the 12th of May 2010 the IV Nursing Encounter will be held in the Jean Piaget Higher School of Health in Vila Nova de Gaia.
Infections acquired in health institutions are among the most important causes of death and increase in morbility in hospitalised patients.
Over 8% of in-patients in Portuguese hospitals present at least one nosocomial infection.
The most frequent nosocomial infections are infections of the urinary tracts, the infections of the lower respiratory tracts, infection of the surgical wound and infection of the site of the vascular catheter.
Nosocomial pneumonia appears in different groups of patients, with the most important group being those ventilated in intensive care units, where the rate of pneumonia is 3% per day of ventilation.
Infections through nosocomial bacteraemia represent a small proportion of nosocomial infections (+ 5%), with the source of infection usually being the resident or transitory cutaneous flora.
Both form a significant problem, which limits the potential benefits of treatment, with an impact on hospital costs and on the length of time of hospitalisation.
Prevention of infections associated to health care should be the aim of all health professionals, aiming at reducing the risk of infection in patients and health professionals.
For more information consult the programme.