Catheter-Related Infections in the Critically Ill

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.

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.