Catheter-Related Infections in the Critically Ill

ISBN 10: 1402080093 / ISBN 13: 9781402080098

Published by Springer, 2004

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pp. xii + 178 Illus.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Catheter-Related Infections in the Critically Ill
• Publisher: Springer
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1402080093
• ISBN 13: 9781402080098
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Used

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Synopsis

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.

About the Author

Naomi P. O'Grady, M.D., is Director of the Procedures, Vascular Access and Conscious Sedation Services, Critical Care Medicine Department, Warren Grant Magnuson Clinical Center, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA. Didier Pittet, M.D., M.S., is Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology; Director, Infection Control Program, University of Geneva Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland, and Honorary Professor, Division of Investigative Sciences and School of Medicine, The Hammersmith Hospitals, Imperial College of Medicine, Sciences and Technology, London, UK.