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Relation Between Incidence and Risk Factors of Septicemia Among Burned Patients (A Suggested Nursing Educational Brochure)

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Background: The major challenge for a burn care team is nosocomial infection. Infection of the burn injury leading to septicemia is the main cause of death. Aims: Assess the relation between incidence and risk factors of septicemia among burned patients and design a suggested nursing educational brochure. Methods: A descriptive correlational research design was utilized, data were collected using; Tool (I) Structured interview questionnaire, consisted of patients' demographic and medical data, which included: general, local assessment, laboratory investigations, blood culture and patient prognosis. Tool (II) risk factors of septicemia. In addition to a suggested nursing educational brochure. Data collected for a full year (November 2017– October 2018) on (101) convenient burned patients admitted in the burn unit at Assiut University hospital. Results: The prevalence of septicemia, around one third of the studied burned patients had a positive blood culture (staphylococcus). The mean TBSA were 34.73±24.27, all patients had invasive devices, major of them had an abnormal CBC results and discharged but near one quarter dead. Conclusion: There were a statistically significant relation between cause of burn, TBSA, wound changes and dressing type with patient's positive blood culture results (septicemia). Recommendations: Application of the developing strategies for infection control, early detection and treatment of infection (septicemia) among the burned patients

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10.21608/asnj.2020.41353.1043

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Keywords: Burn, Incidence, Nursing Educational Brochure, Risk Factors & Septicemia

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Nagwa

Last Name

Ahmed

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Mohamed

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Assistance professor of Medical, Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Assiut University, Egypt.

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Fathya

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Magbool

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Rady

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Fellow of Medical-Surgical Nursing, University Hospital, Assiut University, Egypt.

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Yousef

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Hassan

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Saleh

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Prof of Burn and Aplastic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Egypt

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Shaymaa

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Khalil

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Sayed

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Medical surgical nursing department, Faculty of Nursing, Assiut University, Egypt

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shaymaa@aun.edu.eg

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0000-0003-0228-2649

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8

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21

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14854

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2020-06-01

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2020-09-01

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2020-06-01

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187

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196

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2314-8845

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2682-3799

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Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal

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Relation Between Incidence and Risk Factors of Septicemia Among Burned Patients (A Suggested Nursing Educational Brochure)

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22 Jan 2023