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.

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 T...

Table of Contents:

• The Epidemiology of Catheter-Related Infection in the Critically Ill
• Epidemiology and Pathogenesis of Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infections
• Diagnosis
• Diagnosis of Catheter-Related Infections
• The Impact of Catheter-Related Infection in the Critically Ill
• The Impact of Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infections
• Management and Treatment
• The Management and Treatment of Intravascular Catheter-Related Infections
• Education as the Primary Tool for Prevention
• Education as an Intervention for Reducing Vascular Catheter Infections
• ICU Prevention Strategies
• Novel Strategies of Preventing Catheter-Related Infections in the ICU.