Frecuencia de bacteriemia asociado al uso de catéter venoso central en neonatos de la sala de UCIN de un hospital de la ciudad de Guayaquil en el período de tiempo 2019-2020.

Abstract

Introduction, Central venous catheter-associated bloodstream infections (CVC BSI) are a common and serious complication among critically ill patients in intensive care units (ICU). Methodology, Descriptive, retrospective, cross-sectional study. The population for this study will be the neonates in the NICU ward of the Dr. Francisco Icaza Bustamante Hospital in the period of time from January 2019 to January 2020. The data collection was carried out through the observation of medical records. In the predetermined time of the study, 482 medical records were appraised, of which only 75 medical records met the selection criteria. Results, the results of this study show that CVC-associated bacteremia was present in 67% of hospitalized patients, while 33% of patients did not present it, of which 60% were male and 40% male. female, this infectious process being more frequent in boys than in girls, term children are the most affected with 46%, the most frequent microorganism is Staphylococus aureus with 68%, the most used insertion site was the internal jugular vein with 62%. Conclusion, Risk factors for bacteremia due to the use of a central venous catheter are male neonates who use a central venous catheter for a long time, exposure to parenteral nutrition.