Risk Factors for Antibiotic-Associated Diarrhea in Critically Ill Patients

Medical Science Monitor : International Medical Journal of Experimental and Clinical Research
Guo LitaoZhu Zhijing

Abstract

BACKGROUND We analyzed the factors related to AAD to inform the rational use of antibiotics in critically ill patients and to reduce the incidence of AAD by providing a reference for antibiotic use in the clinical setting. MATERIAL AND METHODS This study was a retrospective analysis of the clinical data of patients who were hospitalized in the ICU of the First Teaching Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University from January 1, 2015 to December 31, 2016. Patients with AAD were assigned to the case group, and all others were assigned to the control group. Basic data were collected for all the selected patients. All the relevant data were analyzed with univariate or multivariate regression analyses, and P<0.05 was considered statistical significance. RESULTS A total of 293 patients were enrolled. Statistical analyses showed that gender (OR 1.915; 95% [CI] 1.061-3.455; P=0.031), parenteral nutrition (OR 1.877; 95% [CI] 1.043-3.377; P=0.036), preventive use of probiotics (OR 0.497; 95% [CI] 0.285-0.866; P=0.014), APACHE II score upon admission to the ICU (OR 0.961; 95% [CI] 0.927-0.998; P=0.037) and use of enzyme-inhibitor antibiotics (OR 1.899; 95% [CI] 1.044-3.420; P=0.016) were associated with AAD. Further subgroup analysis by gender ...Continue Reading

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