Incidence, Microbiological Profile and Risk Factors of Healthcare-Associated Infections in Intensive Care Units: A 10 Year Observation in a Provincial Hospital in Southern Poland.

Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) occurring in patients treated in an intensive care unit (ICU) are serious complications in the treatment process. Aetiological factors of these infections can have an impact on treatment effects, treatment duration and mortality. The aim of the study was to determine the prevalence and microbiological profile of HAIs in patients hospitalized in an ICU over a span of 10 years.

The risk factors for hospital-acquired pneumonia in the Intensive Care Unit.

Introduction: Patients in the intensive care units (ICU) are exposed to many factors that may cause hospital acquired pneumonia (HAP), a particular type of which is ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP). The specific risk factors for developing VAP affect patients already on the day of their admission to a unit and are associated with their underlying diseases and invasive medical procedures, which they undergo. The aim of this study was to evaluate the risk factors for VAP associated with a patient and the used invasive treatment.

Incidence of healthcare-associated gastroenteritis in children hospitalized on paediatric ward in provincial hospital in 2007-2013.

Objective: This article aimed at evaluating the incidence and distribution of healthcare-associated (HAI) gastroenteritis (GE) in patients hospitalized on paediatric ward in St. Lukas Provincial Hospital in Tarnów.

Introduction: Gastroenteritis remains a common manifestation of healthcare-associated infections on paediatric wards.

[Odontogenic inflammations of head and neck area treated in the Department of Otolaryngology in St. Łukasz Regional Hospital - five years observation].

Introduction: In the ethology of inflammations within the head and neck area, odontogenic ethology still plays an important role. Early recognition, diagnosis and management of odontogenic infections are requisites for avoiding or minimizing the development of potential complications.

The Aim Of The Study: The aim of this study was to retrospectively analyze the clinical presentation, surgical management and cost implications of patients treated for odontogenic inflammations of head and neck area at the Department of Otolaryngology in the Regional Hospital in Tarnów in last 5 years.

Prevalence of gastrointestinal system infections acquired in Provincial Hospital in 2004-2013.

Introduction: Gastrointestinal system infection (GI) is an infection which is frequently acquired in health- care settings. In Poland, there are limited data on the distribution of gastrointestinal system infections in the epidemiology of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). Therefore, a study was initiated with the objective to assess the prevalence and distribution of healthcare-associated gastrointestinal system infections in patients hospitalized in St.

Surgical site infections in patients of orthopedic - trauma unit in district hospital in 2008-2012.

The Purpose Of The Study: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the prevalence and structure of surgical site infections in the Department of Orthopaedis - Trauma Unit in Regional Hospital. St. Luke in Tarnow in 2008-2012.

[Bloodstream infections related to catheterization of venous-analysis of preventive actions in district hospital].

Objectives: The evaluation of effectiveness of implemented actions to limit intravascular catheter-related bloodstream infection rates.

Introduction: We have analyzed actions taken in nineteen wards in the St. Lukas District Hospital in Tarnów.

[Nosocomial infection in patients hospitalized in 2005-2011. the St. Lukas District Hospital in Tarnów].

Objective: To evaluate the occurrence and the structure of nosocomial infections in hospitalized patients, and also to indicate the possibility of lowering the infection rates in the St. Lukas District Hospital in Tarnow.

Material And Methods: Data from 207 673 patients hospitalized in the years 2005-2011 have been collected and analyzed using standard statistical tools and definitions of nosocomial infections, issued by the U.

Apoptotic cell clearance in chronic inflammation of lateral neck cysts.

The mechanism driving accumulation of large numbers of apoptotic and necrotic neutrophils in inflamed lateral neck cysts (LNC), in the absence of infection, remains obscure. The cellular content of cysts obtained from 17 patients was co-cultured with human macrophages. Phagocytosis levels of cyst-derived neutrophils were determined and compared to the uptake of spontaneously apoptotic neutrophils.

[Extensive olfactory neuroblastoma of the nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses].

The authors describe a clinical case of extensive olfactory neuroblastoma, comprehensive the nasal cavity, paranasal sinuses and orbit who was treated in Otolaryngology Department of the Regional Hospital in Tarnów. The patient was treated with surgery and radiotherapy without orbit exenteration and the 2--year local progression--free survival was observed. Staging system, diagnostics and therapeutic methods were analyzed.

[The presence of apoptotic neutrophils in contents of neck lateral cysts].

During the 2001-2003 time period 17 patients with neck lateral cysts were subjected to surgery at the Department of Otolaryngology, Regional Hospital in Tarnów. Collected cysts contents were analyzed with respect to bacterial infection and neutrophil presence as a measure of ongoing local inflammation. All samples were shown being sterile and half of them contained large numbers of neutrophils in advanced apoptosis.

[Identification of Staphylococcus aureus in homogenates of hypertrophic adenoid (a preliminary report)].

Standard adenoid swabs were taken from 33 children subjected to adenotomy. The bacterial growth was determined in swabs samples and in homogenates of surgically removed lymphatic tissue. Homogenates were also used for isolation of bacterial DNA.

[The value of cervical lymph node ultrasound examination in patients suffering from laryngeal cancer].

51 patients with laryngeal cancer were surgically treated on the ENT Departament of the St Lukas District Hospital in Tarnow between the years 1997-2000. The local advancement was stated as T3 and T4 according to the TNM system. The high grade of tumour differentiation (G1) was established in 13 patients (25.