Infection In The Critically Ill: An Ongoing Challenge (topics In Anaesthesia And Critical Care)

The volume belongs to the series "Topics in Anaethesia and Critical Care", edited by Prof. Antonino Gullo. The titles of this series deal with different topics of critical care medicine. Aim of the volume is to describe the management of infections, in particular, the diagnosis and treatment of pneumonia in the Intensive Care Unit; the book also deals with the management of antimicrobial resistance and on microbiological studies in critically ill patients. Front Matter....Pages N2-XIII Pneumonia Management in the Intensive Care Unit: an Integrated Approach....Pages 1-7 Diagnostic Tools for Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia....Pages 9-14 Cost-Effectiveness of New Technology to Reduce Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infections due to Central Venous Catheters....Pages 15-22 Peritonitis: Priorities and Management Strategies....Pages 23-33 Bacterial Translocation....Pages 35-45 Practical Aspects of Antibiotic Prophylaxis in High-Risk Surgical Patients....Pages 47-58 The Usefulness of Surveillance Cultures: a Prospective Cohort Study on the ICU....Pages 59-80 Microbiology for the Critically Ill Patient Receiving Selective Decontamination of the Digestive Tract....Pages 81-93 The Role of Surveillance Cultures in Containing Antibiotic Resistance....Pages 95-103 Multi-Resistant Gram-Negative Bacilli: Impact of Antibiotic Restriction....Pages 105-111 Multi-Drug-Resistant Staphylococci and Enterococci....Pages 113-119 Therapeutic Options for the Treatment of Gram-Positive Infections....Pages 121-127 Control of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Outbreaks....Pages 129-138 Oral Vancomycin in the Control of MRSA Outbreaks in the ICU....Pages 139-145 Control of Acinetobacter Outbreaks with Oral Polymyxin....Pages 147-159 An Approach to Controlling Acinetobacter Outbreaks in the ICUs....Pages 161-171 Prevention of the Emergence of Resistance....Pages 173-179 Back Matter....Pages 181-185 The aim of the text is to describe the management of infections, in particular, the diagnosis and treatment of pneumonia in the intensive care unit, the book also deals with the management of antimicrobial resistance and on microbiological studies in critically ill patients.