Decreased mortality rate and length of hospital stay in surgical intensive care unit patients with successful selective decontamination of the gut

• Published in: Critical care medicine Vol. 21; no. 11; p. 1692
• Main Authors: Tetteroo, G W, Wagenvoort, J H, Mulder, P G, Ince, C, Bruining, H A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.11.1993
• Subjects: Anti-Bacterial Agents - administration & dosage; Anti-Infective Agents - administration & dosage; Chi-Square Distribution; Cohort Studies; Decontamination; Digestive System - microbiology; Follow-Up Studies; Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections - microbiology; Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections - mortality; Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections - prevention & control; Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections - microbiology; Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections - mortality; Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections - prevention & control; Hospital Mortality; Humans; Intensive Care Units - statistics & numerical data; Length of Stay - statistics & numerical data; Netherlands - epidemiology; Postoperative Care - methods; Prospective Studies; Severity of Illness Index; Survival Rate

Current studies concerning selective decontamination of the digestive tract have failed to demonstrate a decrease in the length of hospital stay and mortality rate, despite the finding of a significantly lower number of infections. To evaluate this issue in more detail, the relationship between the...