Title	Catheter-Related Infections in the Critically Ill [electronic resource] / edited by Naomi P. O'Grady, Didier Pittet
Imprint	Boston, MA : Springer US, 2004
Connect to	http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/b111103
Descript	XIII, 178 p. 7 illus. online resource

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

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