RT Book, Section
A1 Warren, David K.
A1 Kollef, Marin H.
A2 Hall, Jesse B.
A2 Schmidt, Gregory A.
A2 Wood, Lawrence D.H.
SR Print(0)
ID 2288441
T1 Chapter 4. Infection Control and Surveillance in the Intensive Care Unit
T2 Principles of Critical Care, 3e
YR 2005
FD 2005
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071416405
LK accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=2288441
RD 2022/05/26
AB Focused  surveillance  for  nosocomial  infections  is  the  cornerstone  of  infection  control  activities  in  the  ICU.Commonly  used  invasive  devices  such  as  central  venous  and  urinary  catheters  and  endotracheal  tubes  are  significant  risk  factors  for  nosocomial  infection.  Evidence-based  ICU  policies  and  procedures  and  staff  education  can  reduce  the  risk  of  device-related  infections.Antibiotic  resistance  is  an  increasing  problem,  and  its  containment  and  prevention  require  a  multifactorial  approach,  including  adequate  hand  hygiene,  surveillance  for  resistant  pathogens,  enforced  infection  control  precautions,  and  prudent  use  of  antibiotics.Standard  infection  control  precautions  should  be  applied  to  all  ICU  patients.  Precautions  for  contagious  or  epidemiologically  significant  pathogens  are  based  on  modes  of  transmission.