title: The risk factors of nosocomial infection in severe craniocerebral trauma.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To explore the risk factors of nosocomial infection in severe craniocerebral trauma and the way of prevention.
  
  
  METHODS
  The clinical data of 387 patients with severe craniocerebral trauma were reviewed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The total nosocomial infection rate of this study was 22.99%. Pulmonary nosocomial infection presented most frequently. The G-bacilli were the most common infectious bacteria. The mortality rate of the infection group was 38.20%.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Complications of nosocomial infection affect the prognosis of craniocerebral trauma patients. Nosocomial infection is related to the age of the patients, craniocerebral trauma severity, unreasonable utilization of antibiotics and invasive operations, such as tracheal cannula, mechanical ventilation, urethral catheterization and deep venous catheterization. Patients with severe craniocerebral trauma should be carefully treated and nursed to avoid nosocomial infection. In order to reduce the rate of nosocomial infection, intensive measurement should be adopted.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, No2 Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Quanzhou 362000, China. yzm0088@sina.com
authors.forename: Zhen-ming
authors.initials: ZM
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Ya-song
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors