A quality committee's evaluation of surgical intervention for Clostridium difficile infection
| Autor: | H. David Reines, Fran White Vasaly |
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| Rok vydání: | 2009 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Fulminant Perioperative Care Disease Outbreaks Risk Factors Sepsis Outcome Assessment Health Care medicine Infection control Humans Mass Screening Colitis Intensive care medicine Colectomy Enterocolitis Pseudomembranous Nursing Assessment Aged Retrospective Studies Enterocolitis Aged 80 and over Infection Control business.industry Transmission (medicine) Clostridioides difficile Mortality rate Virginia Retrospective cohort study Clostridium difficile Middle Aged medicine.disease Surgery Medical–Surgical Nursing medicine.symptom business |
| Zdroj: | AORN journal. 90(2) |
| ISSN: | 0001-2092 |
| Popis: | Clostridium difficile (C diff) is an anaerobic bacterium that causes antibiotic-associated colitis, which can progress to a life-threatening illness for some patients. Clostridium difficile is highly transmissible in health care settings and has high morbidity and mortality rates. The increased prevalence of this bacterium and the consequences of infection necessitate an understanding of its transmission and use of stringent infection control practices. A two-year retrospective evaluation was performed to examine the effectiveness of a screening tool for patients requiring surgical intervention for C diff and to determine whether treatment was timely and effective. Early, aggressive surgical intervention appears to bel the single most effective treatment for fulminant C diff colitis. |
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