Gram-negative septicaemia in surgical practice.
Septicaemia in surgical patients usually occurs after operation or a manipulative event. The incidence of bacteraemia in one surgical unit was observed over a 7-year period. Gram-negative infections occurred three times more frequently than bacteraemia caused by Gram-positive bacteria. The clinical features of septicaemia, the portals of entry of the infection and the bacteria isolated from blood cultures are described.
D000472:Alkalosis, Respiratory / Q000150:complications; D002056:Burns / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D000860:Hypoxia / Q000150:complications; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000150:complications; D007964:Leukocytosis / Q000150:complications; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D018805:Sepsis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D013921:Thrombocytopenia / Q000150:complications; D014546:Urinary Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects