Open AccessRisk factors for the development of hospital infections in the intensive care units
Author(s) -
Biljana Mijović,
Slavenka Janković,
Nataša Maksimović,
Jelena Marinković
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
vojnosanitetski pregled
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.123
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 2406-0720
pISSN - 0042-8450
DOI - 10.2298/vsp0504265m
Subject(s) - medicine , incidence (geometry) , prospective cohort study , emergency medicine , urinary system , intensive care , risk factor , intensive care unit , intensive care medicine , physics , optics
Patients admitted to intensive-care units (ICU) are at a high risk of nosocomial infections (NI) due to susceptibility associated with severity of their condition, but also the invasive medical procedures they undergo.