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Effect of the implementation of a selective digestive decontamination protocol in an intensive care unit Cover

Effect of the implementation of a selective digestive decontamination protocol in an intensive care unit

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|Oct 2025

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Fig. 1.

Study flowchart. SDD: Selective digestive decontamination. ICU: Intensive care unit. * ICU nosocomial infection ENVIN type
Study flowchart. SDD: Selective digestive decontamination. ICU: Intensive care unit. * ICU nosocomial infection ENVIN type

Fig. 2.

Distribution of device-associated infection in both periods. VAP: ventilator associated pneumonia. Bacteremia is the sum of primary and catheter line associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI). Incidence density is expressed as number per thousand days of use of device, except fo secondary bacteremia (per days of ICU stay)
Distribution of device-associated infection in both periods. VAP: ventilator associated pneumonia. Bacteremia is the sum of primary and catheter line associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI). Incidence density is expressed as number per thousand days of use of device, except fo secondary bacteremia (per days of ICU stay)

Colonization incidence density and MDRO between periods

Post-SDDPre-SDDRR (CI95%)p
Colonization ID2,363,260.724 (0.467–1.117)0.127
Colonization at admission ID1,731,950.884 (0.515–1.517)0.633
Colonization during ICU stay ID0,631,310.486 (0.210–1.064)0.053
Surveillance samples (n)16451831
Positive samples (n)54161
Colonized patients (n)4150
MDRO (n)4367
Positive samples (%)3,288,790.37 (0.25–7.08)<0.0001
Colonized patients (%)2,672,880.92 (0.75–1.13)0.7064
MDRO (%)2,413,320.71 (0.45–8.3)0.07
MARSA (n)22
Betalactamases (ESBLs) (n)3123
Carbapenemases (n)737
Pseudomonas MDR23
Acinetobacter spp MDR30

Baseline clinical characteristics of patients_

Pre SDD (n=1532)Post SDD (n=1734)p
Sex (M/F) (%)67.4/32.665.3/34.70.38
Age (years); (Mean ± SD)61.5 ± 16.163.1 ± 15.50.135
Diabetes (%)25.825.40.49
Chronic kidney failure (%)11.411.30.5
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (%)11.811.50.48
Cirrhosis (%)3.53.90.41
Inmunocompromised (%)8.78.90.46
APACHE II; (Mean ± SD)14.7 ± 9.415.7 ± 9.80.44
SOFA admission; (Mean ± SD)6.7 ± 3.26.3 ± 4.10.81
Admission Diagnosis (%)
  Cardiological41.340.5
  Medical38.941.50.75
  Surgical16.114.3
  Trauma3.73.7
Septic Shock (%)5.26.10.08
Use of vasoactive medication (%)42.143.70.35
Non-invasive MV (%)8.38.70.40
Invasive MV (%)20.419.50.30
Enteral or parenteral nutritional support (%)25.223.40.42
Renal replacement therapies (%)4.14.60.33
Communitary infection (%)18.524.60.021*
Nosocomial ICU infection (%)4.53.80.16
Nosocomial out of ICU infection (%)6.16.00.95
Nosocomial infection from another hospital (%)1.41.20.50
Length of MV (median, IQR)4.1 (2 – 8)4.5 (2 – 9)0.45
Length of ICU stay (median, IQR)4.5 ± 7.64.1 ± 6.30.28
Mortality rate (%)10.412.60.08

ENVIN type infections

InfectionsPre-SDD (n=1532)Post-SDD (n=1734)
Nosocomial infection ENVIN type (n)3831
Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP)68
Bacteremia (primary and CLABSI)112
Primary bacteremia32
Secondary bacteremia64
Catheter associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI)1517
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jccm-2025-0025 | Journal eISSN: 2393-1817 | Journal ISSN: 2393-1809
Language: English
Page range: 357 - 366
Submitted on: Oct 29, 2024
Accepted on: Jun 5, 2025
Published on: Oct 31, 2025
Published by: University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science and Technology of Targu Mures
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2025 Rosario Fernández-Fernández, Eugenia Yuste-Ossorio, Natalia Chueca-García, Purificación Fernández-Morales, Rocio Morón-Romero, Manuel Colmenero, published by University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science and Technology of Targu Mures
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