Bacterial colonization due to increased nurse workload in an intensive care unit

Aycan I. O., Celen M. K., YILMAZ A., ALMAZ M. S., Dal T., Celik Y., ...More

REVISTA BRASILEIRA DE ANESTESIOLOGIA, vol.65, no.3, pp.180-185, 2015 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 65 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2015
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.bjan.2014.05.004
  • Journal Name: REVISTA BRASILEIRA DE ANESTESIOLOGIA
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.180-185
  • Keywords: Understaffing, Workload, Nurse, Multiresistant bacteria, HOSPITAL STAY, INFECTIONS, COSTS
  • Akdeniz University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Introduction: the rates of multiresistant bacteria colonization or infection (MRB+) development in intensive care units are very high. The aim of this study was to determine the possible association between the risk of development of nosocomial infections and increased daily nurse workload due to understaffing in intensive care unit.