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Hip hemiarthroplasty after displaced femoral neck fracture: a survivorship analysis Femoral neck fracture – broken knee joint Total Hip Arthroplasty – Yes….better results for patients than internal fixation and hemiarthroplasty. Some Results for age group 60 + differ from this: “0-35 % dislocation cases” – quite high REASON ? Major one is comorbidities! 2
Biomarkers as a Tool for Management of Immunosuppression in Transplant Patients Immuno-suppressive drugs Without immunosuppression therapy, transplatation surgery could be fatal. Therapeutic drug monitoring – DOES NOT reflect adverse effects to immune cells. Pharmacodynamic monitoring (biomarkers) 3
Problem of infection in the ICU Infections possible - ventilator-associated pneumonia, catheter-associated urinary tract infection, catheter-related bloodstream infection Need to be attentive to horizontal infection and use proper antibiotics for multi- resistant bacteria like MRSA. 4
Managing infection in the critical care unit: how can infection control make the ICU safe? Infection Control in the ICU Device Related Nosocomial Infection In ICU 5
6 Ventilator Associated Pneumonia Antibiotic Resistance Pathogens Catheter-related Infections
Modifiable ◦ Frequency of ventilator circuit changes ◦ Antibiotic usage Nonmodifiable ◦ Patient age and gender ◦ Severity of illness ◦ Coma 7 Bronchoscopic techniques Nonbronchoscopic techniques Balance between initial antibiotic and overuse Risk FactorsPrevention
Decrease Infection in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit 8 Source: Improvement Report: Reducing the Incidence of Nosocomial Infection of Very Low Birth Weight Infants afety/SafetyGeneral/ImprovementStori es/ReduceIncidenceofNosocomialInfect ionofVLBWInfants.htm Image:
Long-Term Acute Care Hospital 9 Source: Reducing Hospital-Acquired Infections in a Long-Term Acute Care Hospital areAssociatedInfections/InfectionsGen eral/ImprovementStories/ReducingHAIi nLongTermAcuteCareHospital.htm Hand Hygiene Active Surveillance Culture
VAP rate per 1,000 device days CR-BSI rate per 1,000 device days Year Medical ICU Surgical ICU Similar declines Burn Center Similar declines Source: Pursuing Perfection: Report from HealthPartners’ Regions Hospital on Reducing Hospital-Acquired Infection: Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia and Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infection Care/IntensiveCare/ImprovementStorie s/PursuingPerfectionReportfromHealth PartnersonReducingVAPCRBSI.htm Bundle Methodology VAP: Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia CR-BSIs: Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infections Pursuing perfection in fighting with VAP and CR-BSIs in ICU
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