FREQUENCY OF BACTEREMIA IN BURN PATIENTS IN RELATION TO THROMBOCYTOPENIA

Vinod Bhavi,Jas Karan Singh,Gurpreet Singh,Deepak Meena

doi:10.32553/ijmbs.v5i9.2176

Abstract

Burn patients are obviously at high risk for infections due to the immune compromising effects of burn injury. E.coli is an important life-threatening pathogen in burn units [1]. The aim of this study was to determine bacteremia in the surgical and plastic surgery units of Guru Gobind Singh Medical College and Hospital, Faridkot.25 burn patients were chosen at random study staph aureus (6) was the dominant organism followed by E. Coli (4) in blood culture,. Eight (32%) of the total patients died and 68% survived. Keywords: Burn, Bacteremia, Thrombocytopenia

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Patients who suffer severe burns are at higher risk for local and systemic infections
The aim of this study was to determine bacteremia in the surgical and plastic surgery units of Guru Gobind Singh Medical College and Hospital, Faridkot.25 burn patients were chosen at random study staph aureus (6) was the dominant organism followed by E
Bacteremia develops as a result of damage to the external or the internal barriers of the body[2].Thrombocytopenia is almost universal in bacterial infections associated with bacteremia and is usually the result of increased platelet consumption

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Introduction

Patients who suffer severe burns are at higher risk for local and systemic infections. Bacteremia develops as a result of damage to the external (skin) or the internal (respiratory tract, digestive tract) barriers of the body[2].Thrombocytopenia is almost universal in bacterial infections associated with bacteremia and is usually the result of increased platelet consumption. The reduced platelet count may be an isolated finding or may be associated with disseminated intravascular coagulopathy[3]. Thrombocytopenia usually occurs early and can be an early indication of bacteremia in burn patients [4,5,6,7].According to M. Kurtoulu (astudy of 54 severely burned patients, mean body surface area burned(BSAB) – 60%, mortality – 83%) sepsis was the cause of death in 66% of cases [4]

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