RT Journal Article
T1 Candidemia in non-ICU surgical wards: Comparison with medical wards.
A1 Vena, Antonio
A1 Bouza, Emilio
A1 Valerio, Maricela
A1 Padilla, Belén
A1 Paño-Pardo, José Ramón
A1 Fernández-Ruiz, Mario
A1 Díaz Martín, Ana
A1 Salavert, Miguel
A1 Mularoni, Alessandra
A1 Puig-Asensio, Mireia
A1 Muñoz, Patricia
A1 CANDIPOP Project, 
AB Candidemia acquired outside critical care or hematological areas has received much attention in recent years; however, data on candidemia in surgical departments are very scarce. Our objectives were to describe episodes of candidemia diagnosed in surgical wards and to compare them with episodes occurring in medical wards. We performed a post hoc analysis of a prospective, multicenter study implemented in Spain during 2010-2011 (CANDIPOP project). Of the 752 episodes of candidemia, 369 (49.1%) occurred in patients admitted to surgical wards (165, 21.9%) or medical wards (204, 27.2%). Clinical characteristics associated with surgical patients were solid tumor as underlying disease, recent surgery, indwelling CVC, and parenteral nutrition. Candidemia was more commonly related to a CVC in the surgical than in the medical wards. The CVC was removed more frequently and early management was more appropriate within 48 hours of blood sampling in the surgical patients. Overall, 30-day mortality in the surgical departments was significantly lower than in medical wards (37.7% vs. 15.8%, p
YR 2017
FD 2017-10-18
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10668/11694
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10668/11694
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RD Apr 5, 2025