Catheter-Related Infections in the Critically Ill

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: O’Grady, Naomi P. (Editor), Pittet, Didier (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Boston, MA : Springer US, 2004.
• Series: Perspectives on Critical Care Infectious Diseases, 8
• Subjects: Medicine.; Critical care medicine.; Infectious diseases.; Microbiology.; Medicine & Public Health.; Infectious Diseases.; Intensive / Critical Care Medicine.
• Physical Description: XIII, 178 p. 7 illus. online resource.
• ISBN: 9781402080104
• ISSN: 1568-2501 ;

Catheter-Related Infections in the Critically Ill provides an overview from an international perspective on intravascular catheters and the risk of infection. This volume highlights: Epidemiology Diagnosis Impact of Infection Management and Treatment Prevention - including Education as the Primary Tool for Prevention The purpose of this book is to provide the practitioner with the most interesting and useful data in the field of catheter-related infection. It is hoped that the strategies to prevent infection detailed by the authors will be implemented and have a measurable impact in decreasing rates of infection in the intensive care unit setting.