RISK FACTORS RELATED TO URINARY TRACT INFECTION IN HEALTH CARE
This research aimed to identify risk factors for the occurrence of urinary tract infection related to healthcare. It is an integrative literature review of articles published in Biblioteca Virtual em Saúde (BVS) fromApril to June 2012. The following descriptors were used: “sistema urinário”, “bexiga...
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| Formato: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2015 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Recursos: | Universidade Municipal de São Caetano do Sul (USCS) |
| Repositorio: | Revista de Atenção à Saúde |
| Idioma: | portugués |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs2.seer.uscs.edu.br:article/3109 |
| Acesso em linha: | http://seer.uscs.edu.br/index.php/revista_ciencias_saude/article/view/3109 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palavra-chave: | Enfermagem infecção hospitalar unidades de terapia intensiva. Nursing cross infection intensive care units. |
| Resumo: | This research aimed to identify risk factors for the occurrence of urinary tract infection related to healthcare. It is an integrative literature review of articles published in Biblioteca Virtual em Saúde (BVS) fromApril to June 2012. The following descriptors were used: “sistema urinário”, “bexiga urinária” and “fatoresde risco” [“urinary tract”, “urinary blatter” and “risk factors”]. The main risk factors associated with urinarytract infection in health care are: prior pathological condition; hospitalization; indication of impropercatheterization; care of the catheter; the catheter dwell time; sex and age of patient. The catheterization isa major risk factor for the occurrence of the infection and generally the most remembered. However, thereare other factors that need to be taken into account by health professionals. By identifying these factors,professionals can take effective measures of prevention and control. |
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