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Prevention of Infections Associated with Vascular Catheters

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Yearbook of Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine 1998

Part of the book series: Yearbook of Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine ((YEARBOOK,volume 1998))

Abstract

Intravascular devices have become indispensable tools in the care of seriously and/or chronically ill patients. However, the benefits derived from these devices may be offset by the morbidity and mortality resulting from catheter-related infection and the high cost of managing such a complication. Catheter-related bloodstream infection (CRBSI) represents the most frequent life threatening complication of intravascular catheters [1, 2]. Moreover, most nosocomial bloodstream infections are related to the use of intravascular devices. For instance, an intensive care units (ICU) surveillance by the National Nosocomial Infection Surveillance (NNIS) system hospitals during the years 1986–1990 showed that patients with intravascular devices had substantially higher rates of bloodstream infection than those without such devices [3].

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Darouiche, R.O., Raad, I.I. (1998). Prevention of Infections Associated with Vascular Catheters. In: Vincent, JL. (eds) Yearbook of Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine 1998. Yearbook of Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine, vol 1998. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-72038-3_29

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