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Nursing Workload as a Risk Factor for Healthcare Associated Infections in ICU: A Prospective Study

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2012

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Renata Mahfuz Daud-Gallotti, Sílvia Figueiredo Costa, Thaís Guimarães, Kátia Grillo Padilha, Evelize Naomi Inoue, Tiago Nery Vasconcelos, F Rodrigues, Edizângela Vasconcelos Barbosa, Walquíria Barcelos de Figueiredo, Anna S. Levin
PLoS ONE

Abstract

Excessive nursing workload was the main risk factor for HAI, when evaluated together with other invasive devices except mechanical ventilation. To our knowledge, this study is the first to evaluate prospectively the nursing workload as a potential risk factor for HAI, using NAS.

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