Abstract
Considering that healthcare-associated hospital infections (HAIs) are acquired 48 hours after hospital admission, or manifest within 3 days after hospital discharge, they may be associated with healthcare prophylaxis, causing an impact on the health of the patient. patient, family, hospital institutions and even society as a whole. The main objective of this work was to evaluate the bacterial incidence of surfaces and equipment in emergency rooms, medication rooms, intermediate care rooms and surgical blocks at a university hospital. Hospital infections represent a challenge when it comes to clinical practice regarding hospitalized patients. Its parameter determines a considerable increase in the hospitalization period, in lethality and, at the same time, contributes to high hospital costs. Hospitalized patients, specifically in the Intensive Care Unit, are particularly more exposed to hospital infections, given their clinical conditions, which require invasive procedures and antimicrobial therapy. This study aimed to observe and determine the prevalence of nosocomial infection (HI) distributed across sectors of a tertiary hospital in Pernambuco, specialized as a day hospital, which offers consultations in different specialties such as Anesthesiology, Cardiology, General Surgery, Vascular Surgery, Internal Medicine, Urology among the different specialties. Data collection was carried out, with a retrospective of these exams on hospitalized patients from 2019 to 2023.
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