Bacterial infections of the skin and soft tissues in patients hospitalized in the medical clinic unit
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https://doi.org/10.17267/2317-3378rec.2024.e5771Keywords:
Skin, Nursing, Wound Infection, Bacterial InfectionsAbstract
OBJECTIVE: The objective was to understand the profile of patients hospitalized for skin and soft tissue infections in a medical clinic unit. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Descriptive and documentary study, with a quantitative approach, carried out in a public hospital in a city in northeastern Brazil. The sample consisted of 50 medical records of hospitalized patients, evaluated from September to November 2019. The analysis was performed using descriptive statistics. RESULTS: The average age was 64 years (±9,2 years). Prevailed women (54%), single (40%), illiterate (72%), retired (66%), and who had clinical comorbidities (68) were prevalent. %). The average hospitalization time was 10 days. Erysipelas was the most common skin infection was (44%), the lower limbs were the most site (86%), 66% of patients required dressings that were changed daily. CONCLUSIONS: Skin infections led to a hospitalization period equivalent to 10 dias, especially in elderly women, resulting in costs and healthcare costs.
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