Preventive practices in the ICU

(BQ) Part 1 of the document Marinos the CIU book presents the following contents: Vascular access, preventive practices in the ICU, hemodynamic monitoring, disorders of circulatory flow, cardiac emergencies, blood components, acute respiratory failure, mechanical ventilation.

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An estimated 41,000 central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) occur in U.S. hospitals each year.1 These infections are usually serious infections typically causing a prolongation of hospital stay and increased cost and risk of mortality. CLABSI can be prevented through proper insertion techniques and management of the central line. These techniques are addressed in the CDC’s Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (CDC/HIPAC) Guidelines for the Prevention of Intravascular Catheter-Related Infections, 2011.

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The art of fluid administration and haemodynamic support is one of the most challenging aspects of current critical care practice. Although more than half the patients in intensive care units (ICU) receive blood transfusions there is little in the way of data to guide decisions on when to give transfusions. The American College of Physicians, among others, has published a transfusion algorithm.1 However, this is based, not on controlled clinical trials, but on expert opinion. Despite these guidelines, transfusion practice varies widely....

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