Sepsis, direct causes of death and bacterial resistance in an intensive care unit

Abstract

I Introduction: sepsis today represents a worldwide problem, with high incidence and a significant impact on intensive care units, the setting of patients’ care with deteriorated health conditions. Objective: to evaluate the behavior of sepsis at No-2 Intensive Care Unit, Abel Santamaría Cuadrado General Teaching Hospital, during 2018. Methods: an observational, descriptive, longitudinal and retrospective study was conducted in relation to the behavior of rate of the general sepsis, direct causes of death and bacterial resistance in the chosen Intensive Care Unit. Results: the general rate of sepsis in 2018 was 45.2% (the mean), among the direct causes of death were septic shock and Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome (MODS) were present in addition to severe bilateral bronchopneumonia and bacterial resistance confirmed in vitro to some of the antimicrobials that are in use today. Conclusions: it was confirmed sepsis constituted a common entity and in increasing rate in the service studied.

Keywords

• sepsis
• cuidados intensivos
• causas de muerte
• productos con acción antimicrobiana
• choque séptico.