Table 3 Factors predisposing intensive care unit patients to candidemia
From: Bench-to-bedside review: Therapeutic management of invasive candidiasis in the intensive care unit
Population | Risk factors |
|---|---|
All patients | Prior abdominal surgery |
| Â | Intravascular catheters |
| Â | Parenteral nutrition |
| Â | Use of broad-spectrum antibiotics |
| Â | Immunosuppression, including corticosteroid therapy |
| Â | Acute renal failure |
| Â | Diabetes |
| Â | Transplantation |
| Â | Haemodialysis |
| Â | Pancreatitis |
Specific for ICU patients | Prolonged stay in the ICU |
| Â | Candida colonisation, particularly if multifocal |
| Â | High Acute Physiology and Chronic Health |
| Â | Evaluation II score |
| Â | Low birth weight for neonatal ICU |