Publications by authors named "Sihami Abdelaziz"
Article Synopsis
- This study investigated the prevalence and associated risk factors of nosocomial infections (NIs) in a pediatric intensive care unit from July 2021 to May 2022.
- Out of 396 analyzed patients, 102 experienced NIs, leading to an overall incidence rate of 44.7%, with specific infections primarily caused by gram-negative bacteria.
- Key risk factors included longer hospitalization periods and the use of invasive medical devices, along with antibiotic treatment.
Introduction: Snakebites are a leading cause of mortality and permanent disabilities especially among children in tropical countries and rural areas such as Morocco. Thus, a nationwide management protocol including specific antivenom therapy along with prevention strategies was implemented to reduce the overall snakebites morbimortality.
Patients And Methods: Our retrospective study aimed to describe the clinical aspects of snakebite envenomation before and after the implementation of this protocol in children admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) in Marrakesh-Morocco for a period of 11 years.