Health care-associated infections after surgical procedures in adult patients: scoping review

Abstract

Objective: To establish the infections associated with health care in surgically treated patients, without considering operative site (ISO) infections. Materials and methods: A search of the literature was performed in MEDLINE, CENTRAL, LILACS databases in addition to unpublished literature, identifying studies related to infections associated with health care in adult patients who underwent surgery. Results: In the search performed, 25 articles were selected, from which the results were extracted. The most frequent IAAS in the studies reviewed were: ventilator-associated pneumonia (36%), pneumonia associated with health care (32%), urinary tract infections by urinary catheter (48%), infections associated with venous catheter (8 %). Conclusion: Infections associated with health care in patients brought to surgical procedures, most frequently found are ventilator-associated pneumonia, pneumonia associated with health care, urinary tract infection by catheter and venous catheter-associated infections. However, they continue to generate questions, since ISO is the most documented, suggesting more studies and research.