Main description:

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.

Contents:

Contributors. Preface; N.P. O'Grady, D. Pittet. 1. The Epidemiology of Catheter-Related Infection in the Critically Ill; N. Safdar, L.A. Mermel, D.G. Maki. 2. Epidemiology and Pathogenesis of Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infections; A. Sitges-Serra. 3. Diagnosis; S.O. Heard. 4. Diagnosis of Catheter-Related Infections; G. Nitenberg, F. Blot. 5. The Impact of Catheter-Related Infection in the Critically Ill; C. Brun-Buisson. 6. The Impact of Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infection; K.E. Byers, B.M. Farr. 7. Management and Treatment; A. Safdar, I.I. Raad. 8. The Management and Treatment of Intravascular Catheter-Related Infections; T.J.S. Elliott. 9. Education as the Primary Tool for Prevention; P. Eggimann, D. Pittet. 10. Education as an Intervention for Reducing Vascular Catheter Infections; R.J. Sherertz. 11. ICU Prevention Strategies; J.-F. Timsit. 12. Novel Strategies of Preventing Catheter-Related Infections in the ICU; N.P. O'Grady. Index.