Abstract
Background: To identify through the scientific literature, the risk factors of the nursing diagnosis “risk of infection” in studies conducted in hospitalized cancer patients.Method: This is an integrative literature review performed in databases Latin American Literature in Health Sciences; PubMedCentral, Cumulative Index toNursingandAllied Health Literature; Medical LiteratureAnalysis and Retrieval System Online; Scopus Info Site; Web of Science; Nursing Databases; and Bibliographical Index Espanol de Ciencias de la Salud in January 2016, using the keywords of Health Sciences and Medical Subject Headings: (Neoplasms OR Cancer), Cross Infection, Risk Factors. Inclusion criteria were scientific articles available in full, with results of at least one risk factor for the nursing diagnosis studied in patients aged 18 years of age or older. After the analysis, the final sample consisted of 59 articles.Results: predominated studies outside Brazil with the level of evidence III.2. Out of 19 risk factors for diagnosis, 11 were identified in the literature for this population.Conclusion: in studies of hospitalized cancer population, risk factors of nursing diagnosis “risk of infection” were found.
Highlights
Cancer is a major cause of mortality worldwide with approximately 14 million new cases and 8.2 million related deaths in 2012
Oncologic patients are especially susceptible to infections related to healthcare for two main reasons: the first one, by the physiological manifestations of the disease culminating in depletion of cell and humoral function of the immune system, and immunosuppression caused by cytotoxic chemotherapy treatment
The aim of this study is to identify the literature of the risk factors nursing diagnosis “risk of infection” in studies conducted with hospitalized oncologic patients
Summary
Cancer is a major cause of mortality worldwide with approximately 14 million new cases and 8.2 million related deaths in 2012. Oncologic patients are especially susceptible to infections related to healthcare for two main reasons: the first one, by the physiological manifestations of the disease culminating in depletion of cell and humoral function of the immune system, and immunosuppression caused by cytotoxic chemotherapy treatment. Among the risk factors related to the development of hospital infections in oncology patients, there is age, presence of comorbidities, especially hypertension, diabetes mellitus and smoking; the hospitalization; and invasive procedures. Hospital infection is associated with higher rates of mortality in patients undergoing cancer therapies. To identify through the scientific literature, the risk factors of the nursing diagnosis “risk of infection” in studies conducted in hospitalized cancer patients
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