Nosocomial infections in neurosurgery intensive care units
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NURSING, vol.13, no.6, pp.741-747, 2004 (SCI-Expanded, SSCI, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 13 Issue: 6
- Publication Date: 2004
- Doi Number: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2004.00940.x
- Journal Name: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NURSING
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.741-747
- Istanbul University Affiliated: No
Abstract
Background. Nosocomial infections can lead to complications in the patients admitted to neurosurgery intensive care units. The most common causes are ventriculitis, shunt infections, meningitis, surgical wound infections, urinary tract infections, pneumonia, intravascular catheter related to infections and gastrointestinal infections.