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Non-pulmonary Infectious Complications

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Critically ill patients are especially vulnerable to healthcare-associated infections and these infections substantially increase the expense, morbidity, and possibly mortality associated with critical care. This chapter focuses on the epidemiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment of catheter-associated urinary tract infections, catheter-related bloodstream infections, Clostridium difficile colitis, nosocomial sinusitis, and acalculous cholecystitis. Medical literature has convincingly demonstrated the ability to markedly reduce the risk of nosocomial infections, and accordingly, rates of infection now play a central role in measuring the quality of care. This chapter also highlights interventions that have, and have not, proven effective in reducing nosocomial infections.

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  1. Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Hennepin County Medical Center, 701 Park Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, 55415, USA

    Pamela Paufler M.D.

  2. Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Hennepin County Medical Center, University of Minnesota School of Medicine, 701 Park Avenue, G5, Minneapolis, MN, 55415-1829, USA

    Robert Kempainen M.D.

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Paufler, P., Kempainen, R. (2014). Non-pulmonary Infectious Complications. In: Richards, J., Stapleton, R. (eds) Non-Pulmonary Complications of Critical Care. Respiratory Medicine. Humana Press, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-0873-8_6

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