Confirmed death of 11 infants in the pediatric area of ​​the Central Hospital of Maracay, Venezuela

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Confirmed death of 11 infants in the pediatric area of ​​the Central Hospital of Maracay, Venezuela


(ACN). - Eleven infants died during the weekend in the area of ​​pediatrics at the Central Hospital of Maracay (HCM), as confirmed by the Director General of Health, Aragua state, Angel Melchor.


Melchior said that currently one of the most important factors that prevails is the lack of prenatal care to be carried all pregnant women, since there are many high-risk children in the intensive care unit, the product of mothers who have had no assistance during pregnancy, thereby predisposing these children to conditions rather critical at birth.


Also, the surgeon general of the organization, said the establishment of working groups with the directors of the various state hospitals, to reduce such a situation, and strengthen simultaneously the neonatology service of several hospitals.



In that sense, the doctor not be dismissed against a bacterial outbreak in the area of ​​pediatrics of the said hospital, however, are conducting research relevant to the case.



Finally, Angel Melchor, said the demand for the service in HCM has increased substantially, as a hospital type are references to four other medical centers in both the public and social security, reflecting the same way a large demand in the number of medications for attention.

 

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Re: Confirmed death of 11 infants in the pediatric area of ​​the Central Hospital of Maracay, Venezuela

http://www.eluniversal.com/nacional...erte-de-siete-neonatos-en-hospital-de-maracay
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Required to investigate deaths of seven infants at Hospital of Maracay
Medical residents say that the deaths are due to the critical cases had babies, but not to the presence of bacteriasen the Central Hospital of Maracay
Erika GUILL?N | EL UNIVERSAL
Sunday February 5, 2012 3:23 PM
Maracay. - The president of the College of Physicians of Aragua state, Angel Sarmiento, requested that it investigated the deaths of seven infants recorded during a time span of two days at the Central Hospital of Maracay (HCM). The manager is assumed that three bacteria present in the area of neonatology of the hospital grounds, a situation that is exacerbated by the box delicate health of babies (mostly premature) and the lack of control of the mother during pregnancy. noted that the supposed bacteria present in the hospital are: Enterococcus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Klebsiella. Usually this latter genus is the cause of bacterial urinary tract infections and pneumonia. Most susceptible to the bacteria are especially newborns and patients confined to intensive care. insisted note that this is not the first time that infant deaths occur in hospital in Ottawa by the presence of bacteria. He noted that the irregularity tends to be repetitive given the lack of inputs and the appalling ward conditions and lack of sanitary measures. "We have the result of the failure of health policies and lack of control information maternal and neonatal mortality which did not come through missions to communities, especially the poorest sectors, "he said. It was learned that the death of infants were recorded between February 2 to Saturday 4 of the months. Some relatives of dead babies requested to do a health inspection to the place. They also called for provision of inputs and improvements in the areas of health care. The Central Hospital of Maracay, type IV, is the main hospital of the entity which attract most parturients Aragua and Guarico. In turn, medical residents hospital, who preferred anonymity, denied that infants have died from hospital bacteria and argued that the deaths are associated with critical health cadre who had babies