Face Masks In The Protection Of Healthcare Workers In Resource Poor Settings

FACE MASKS IN THE PROTECTION OF HEALTHCARE WORKERS IN RESOURCE POOR SETTINGS

Background: With the medical advances and the increasing use

of invasive procedures and indwelling devices in the hospitalised

patients, nosocomial infection has become an important cause of

morbidity and mortality in the ICU’s. With the aim of studying the

clinico-microbiological profile of nosocomial sepsis and its impact

on outcome in an Indian tertiary care set up, we undertook this

prospective observational cohort study.

Methods: Patients admitted in medical ICUs with features of

sepsis 48 hours post-admission were included. All patients were

followed up till discharge from the hospital or death. The source

of infection for development of sepsis was identified whenever possible.

TABLE OF CONTENT

Chapter One            Introduction

1.1         Background of the study

1.2         Statement of the problem

1.3         Purpose of the study

1.4         Significance of study

1.5         Research questions

1.6         Scope of study

1.7         Limitation of study

1.8         Definition of terms

Chapter Two

2.0         Literature Review

Chapter Three

3.0         Methodology

Chapter Four

4.0              Data Analysis

Chapter Five 

5.0         Summary, Conclusion and Recommendations

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