Infections in the Intensive Care Unit

After studying this chapter, you should be able to: Understand the pathophysiology of specific infections in the ICU. Identify infectious complications in critically ill patients. Conduct appropriate diagnostic work-up for infections encountered in the ICU. Develop a systematic approach for managing...

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Autores principales: Rosenzweig, Jaclyn, Rossini, Gregory J., Samuel, Rafik, Chatila, Wissam
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7122383/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-77452-7_32
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Sumario:After studying this chapter, you should be able to: Understand the pathophysiology of specific infections in the ICU. Identify infectious complications in critically ill patients. Conduct appropriate diagnostic work-up for infections encountered in the ICU. Develop a systematic approach for managing ICU-related infections. Execute effective measures to prevent infectious complications in the ICU. Understand how to effectively work up and treat patients with sepsis. Choose the appropriate antimicrobial regimen for either empiric or culture-focused treatment of ICU infections.

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