title: [Autopsy-confirmed nosocomial infections among the deaths in an intensive care unit].
abstract: In a 6-year retrospective study the occurrence of autopsy-confirmed nosocomial infections in 282 deceased patients of an intensive care unit was investigated. The autopsy rate was 100%. In 107 deceased (37.9%) 126 nosocomial infections were confirmed. The most common nosocomial infection was bronchopneumonia (54%). The main ailment was non-tumorous diseases of the digestive system (43.9%). In nearly 60% of the 107 deaths, nosocomial infections were the immediate cause of death. In all 282 deceased, hospital infections were the direct cause of death in 22.7% of these cases. The study emphasizes the importance of nosocomial infections as a causal or contributory factor in the death of patients in an intensive care unit.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Pathologie, Klinikum Südstadt Rostock.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Pommerenke
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Radtke
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Tessmann
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Thierbach
mesh_terms: D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000401:mortality; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies
vernacular_title: Nosokomiale Infektionen im Obduktionsgut bei Verstorbenen einer Intensivtherapeutischen Abteilung.