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Book Synopsis Infections in Hematology by : Georg Maschmeyer
Download or read book Infections in Hematology written by Georg Maschmeyer and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-12-13 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Infections are among the most frequent complications in patients with hematological malignancies and in those undergoing high-dose chemotherapy and autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. A profound knowledge on the epidemiology, diagnostic approaches, treatment modalities and prophylactic strategies is essential for the clinical management of these complications in patients who are often severely immunocompromised owing to their underlying diseases and in particular, the intensive myelosuppressive chemo and immunotherapy. This textbook provides a clinically oriented, compact and up-to-date overview on infections in hematology patients and their management. The typical pathogens to be considered in different subgroups of patients are identified and further aspects of the microbiological background are explored. Clinical, imaging, and laboratory-based diagnostic techniques are discussed and therapeutic strategies appropriate to different situations are then presented, with due attention to the pitfalls, toxicities and interactions that can arise during antimicrobial treatment. Strategies to prevent infection are also outlined, encompassing antimicrobial prophylaxis, isolation procedures, hospital hygiene, protective immunization and the use of hematopoietic growth factors.
Book Synopsis Vessel Health and Preservation: The Right Approach for Vascular Access by : Nancy L. Moureau
Download or read book Vessel Health and Preservation: The Right Approach for Vascular Access written by Nancy L. Moureau and published by Springer. This book was released on 2019-06-10 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Open access book offers updated and revised information on vessel health and preservation (VHP), a model concept first published in poster form in 2008 and in JVA in 2012, which has received a great deal of attention, especially in the US, UK and Australia. The book presents a model and a new way of thinking applied to vascular access and administration of intravenous treatment, and shows how establishing and maintaining a route of access to the bloodstream is essential for patients in acute care today. Until now, little thought has been given to an intentional process to guide selection, insertion and management of vascular access devices (VADs) and by default actions are based on crisis management when a quickly selected VAD fails. The book details how VHP establishes a framework or pathway model for each step of the patient experience, intentionally guiding, improving and eliminating risk when possible. The evidence points to the fact that reducing fragmentation, establishing a pathway, and teaching the process to all stakeholders reduces complications with intravenous therapy, improves efficiency and diminishes cost. As such this book appeals to bedside nurses, physicians and other health professionals.
Book Synopsis Reducing Central Line-associated Bloodstream Infections in Intensive Care Units by Implementing the Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program by : Sara Steinmetz
Download or read book Reducing Central Line-associated Bloodstream Infections in Intensive Care Units by Implementing the Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program written by Sara Steinmetz and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Central line catheter-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) are a common occurrence in Intensive Care Units. These hospital acquired infections can be costly and lethal but most importantly, preventable. This research project's purpose is to analyze several studies demonstrating how central line-associated infections are preventable. The methods used for this project was a collaborative study examining the interventions that are incorporated in the On The CUSP: Stop BSI program through various research articles and how these interventions decreased central line-associated bloodstream infections in the Intensive Care Unit. This comprehensive unit-based safety program was developed with the goal of preventing bloodstream infections and provides a framework to educate health care professionals that are in direct care of patients with central lines. Physicians, physician assistants, registered nurses, radiology technicians, and other bedside care providers follow a collaborative five step process. The five step process as designed by On the CUSP: Stop BSI are to educate regarding the safety techniques, implement teamwork and communication tools, identify defects, address the defects, and collaborate with a unit leader for guidance. The infection rates are monitored before, during, and up to twelve months after the interventions were initiated. When these improvement efforts were evaluated, the data showed a significant decrease in central line-associated bloodstream infections. The conclusion is that implementing the On the CUSP: Stop BSI program produced significant and sustaining data that central line-associated bloodstream infections decreased in diverse ICU settings through multiple cohort studies that utilized these evidence-based prevention bundles over a year to two year time frame.
Book Synopsis Peripherally Inserted Central Venous Catheters by : Sergio Sandrucci
Download or read book Peripherally Inserted Central Venous Catheters written by Sergio Sandrucci and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-07-25 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Indications for central venous cannulation in critically ill patients have increased dramatically, but central venous access has the drawbacks of morbidity and a scarcity of experienced operators. Ultrasound-guided peripheral venous access offers a solution, in that it reduces morbidity and can be performed by a dedicated nursing team. The aim of this book is to teach the fundamentals of this emerging technique. Advice is provided on choice of materials; maneuvers for positioning of peripherally inserted central venous catheters (PICCs), techniques for evaluation of PICC tip placement; prevention, diagnosis, and management of complications; and organization of a dedicated team within a hospital or a supportive care program. Legal and economic issues are also considered. The book will be of interest to a wide range of professionals, including nutritionists, oncologists, anesthesiologists, surgeons, registered nurses, nurse practitioners, physicians, physician assistants, and radiologists.
Book Synopsis Safe Patients, Smart Hospitals by : Peter Pronovost
Download or read book Safe Patients, Smart Hospitals written by Peter Pronovost and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2010-02-18 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The inspiring story of how a leading innovator in patient safety found a simple way to save countless lives. First, do no harm-doctors, nurses and clinicians swear by this code of conduct. Yet in hospitals and doctors' offices across the country, errors are made every single day - avoidable, simple mistakes that often cost lives. Inspired by two medical mistakes that not only ended in unnecessary deaths but hit close to home, Dr. Peter Pronovost made it his personal mission to improve patient safety and make preventable deaths a thing of the past, one hospital at a time. Dr. Pronovost began with simple improvements to a common procedure in the ER and ICU units at Johns Hopkins Hospital. Creating an easy five-step checklist based on the most up-to-date research for his fellow doctors and nurses to follow, he hoped that streamlining the procedure itself could slow the rate of infections patients often died from. But what Dr. Pronovost discovered was that doctors and nurses needed more than a checklist: the day-to-day environment needed to be more patient-driven and staff needed to see scientific results in order to know their efforts were a success. After those changes took effect, the units Dr. Pronovost worked with decreased their rate of infection by 70%. Today, all fifty states are implementing Dr. Pronovost's programs, which have the potential to save more lives than any other medical innovation in the past twenty-five years. But his ideas are just the beginning of the changes being made by doctors and nurses across the country making huge leaps to improve patient care. In Safe Patients, Smart Hospitals, Dr. Pronovost shares his own experience, anecdotal stories from his colleagues at Johns Hopkins and other hospitals that have made his approach their own, alongside comprehensive research-showing readers how small changes make a huge difference in patient care. Inspiring and thought provoking, this compelling book shows how one person with a cause really can make a huge difference in our lives.
Book Synopsis Reducing Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infections by : Manjit R. Lagunay
Download or read book Reducing Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infections written by Manjit R. Lagunay and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Despite of many changes adapted by healthcare providers in the past decades, the incidences of central line associated blood stream infections (CLABSIs) are still occurring in the intensive care units (ICUs) and non-ICU settings. The failure to remove unnecessary central lines in a timely manner has resulted in many CLABSIs. This issue has been noted due to lack of communication between the staff and the providers. The bundle approach has been widely used, but there is a need to implement new measures that would enhance communication between all those who are involved in the care of the patient. Educating staff and creating a tool in the electronic medical recording (EMR) system, as well as a handoff tool to nurses would ensure that the central lines that are not in use anymore or not needed will be discontinued. These tools will help prevent CLABSI, therefore will decrease healthcare associated infections, decrease patient mortality and morbidity, decrease length of stay and cost to the facilities.
Book Synopsis Patient Safety in Dialysis Access by : M.K. Widmer
Download or read book Patient Safety in Dialysis Access written by M.K. Widmer and published by Karger Medical and Scientific Publishers. This book was released on 2015-02-11 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Not only are dialysis access creation and maintenance prone to complications, but patients suffering from end-stage renal disease and its comorbidities generally have a high risk of adverse events during their continuous treatment. Preventive strategies are key to avoid harm and to improve the outcome of the treatment of the growing number of patients with chronic kidney failure, especially as doctors and nurses are not always aware of the consequences of unsafe behavior. This publication is intended for health care professionals – nurses as well as doctors – and aims to raise the awareness of patient safety aspects, combining medical education with evidence-based medicine. After a general overview of the topic, an international panel of authors provides a diversified insight into important concepts and technical tricks essential to create and maintain a functional dialysis access.
Book Synopsis Reducing Central Line-associated Bloodstream Infections in the Intensive Care Unit by Improving Compliance with Dressing Changes and Curos Caps Use by : Jennifer Khaziga Kilel
Download or read book Reducing Central Line-associated Bloodstream Infections in the Intensive Care Unit by Improving Compliance with Dressing Changes and Curos Caps Use written by Jennifer Khaziga Kilel and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 67 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Background: Reducing central line-associated bloodstream Infections (CLABSI) is a topic of global importance due to associated risk of sepsis, increased length of hospital stay, high healthcare cost, and increased morbidity and mortality among critically ill patients in the intensive care unit (ICU). The mortality rate of patients who acquire CLABSI 15-25% The cost of CLABSI treatment per event is greater than US $16,500. Central cine-associated Bloodstream Infections affect the organization’s national ranking in patient quality and safety as well as reimbursement from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS). The aim of the quality improvement project was to improve the compliance of dressing changes and Curos caps use using peer validation and surveillance checklist to reduce CLABSIs in ICU. Methods: This was an observational evidence-based project that investigated whether peer validation and and daily surveillance checklist can improve compliance with central line dressing change and Curos cap use in ICU Results:The compliance of dressing changes improved by 55.9% (44.1% to 100%) and the Curos caps use compliance improved by 75.1% during the post intervention period (18% to 98%)
Book Synopsis Yearbook of Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine 2010 by : Jean-Louis Vincent
Download or read book Yearbook of Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine 2010 written by Jean-Louis Vincent and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2010-06-28 with total page 592 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Yearbook compiles the most recent developments in experimental and clinical research and practice in one comprehensive reference book. The chapters are written by well recognized experts in the field of intensive care and emergency medicine. It is addressed to everyone involved in internal medicine, anesthesia, surgery, pediatrics, intensive care and emergency medicine.
Book Synopsis Practical Healthcare Epidemiology by : Ebbing Lautenbach
Download or read book Practical Healthcare Epidemiology written by Ebbing Lautenbach and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2018-04-19 with total page 455 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A clear, hands-on outline of best practices for infection prevention that directly improve patient outcomes across the healthcare continuum.
Book Synopsis Nursing in Critical Care Setting by : Irene Comisso
Download or read book Nursing in Critical Care Setting written by Irene Comisso and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-06-06 with total page 532 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides essential insights into how the approach to nursing care in ICU patients has markedly changed over recent years. It shows how the focus has progressively moved away from the technical approach that characterized early ICUs to a wider personalization of patient care that also highlights general problems such as basic hygiene and general comfort. It also demonstrates that, at the same time, the nurses' role has become more professionalized, with increasing competences in assessing and managing patients' problems and measuring related outcomes. It is structured in four units: Unit 1 presents the essential elements of accurate vital-function and basic-needs assessments for ICU patients, using both instrumental monitoring and specially validated assessment tools. Unit 2 addresses basic care in ICU patients, particularly hygiene and mobilization, reflecting recent developments in nursing that focus on the importance of these activities. Unit 3 highlights the main nursing outcomes in ICU patients, particularly focusing on risk prevention and complication management. Lastly, Unit 4 discusses advances in ICU nursing, from clinical, organizational and research perspectives.
Book Synopsis Prevention of Central Line-associated Bloodstream Infections by : Meskerem Shibru
Download or read book Prevention of Central Line-associated Bloodstream Infections written by Meskerem Shibru and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Central line-associated blood stream infections (CLABSIs) continue to be a major challenge in the health care system. CLABSIs cause thousands of deaths and cost millions of dollars every year. CLABSIs are healthcare associated infections (HAIs). By using Central Line Bundle (CLB) guidelines CLABSI can be prevented. Relying on evidence based practice is likely to have a positive impact in reducing CLABSI rates by focusing on ensuring compliance to bundle practices and ensuring that there is proper hand hygiene. The education sessions should focus on how to ensure precautions in case of venous catheter insertion and care. Reducing the rate of CLABSI should be the goal for every health care facility to provide the best, safest patient care and to reduce cost.
Book Synopsis Reducing Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infections by : Donna R. Ruiz
Download or read book Reducing Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infections written by Donna R. Ruiz and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Workbook in Practical Neonatology by : Richard Alan Polin
Download or read book Workbook in Practical Neonatology written by Richard Alan Polin and published by Saunders. This book was released on 2001 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The workbook is a mixture of anatomy, physiology, pathology, pharmacology, radiology, and research. It is full of information for those who take care of neonates. The New England Journal of Medicine gave the book a favorible review. It is completely revised to incorporate advances in neonatal care. The 3rd Edition presents an interactive approach to neonatal evaluation and management of the most common problems in infants. Each chapter features case histories that require the reader to make diagnostic decisions and to explain scientific concepts as they apply to each clinical problem. Features generous use of graphics and illustrations to enhance explanations and facilitate learning. Provides case presentations highlighting real life problem-solving skills. Includes timely references for additional sources of up-to-date information. Offers chapters written by leading experts in their field. Presents clear discussions of rationales for all recommendations. Features extensively updated, state-of-the-art information throughout. Includes many new contributors, new cases, and new perspectives on disease diagnosis and management. Offers a new chapter: Infants of the Drug-Addicted Mother (Ch. 20).
Book Synopsis Understanding and Managing Oncologic Emergencies by : Marcelle Kaplan
Download or read book Understanding and Managing Oncologic Emergencies written by Marcelle Kaplan and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thoroughly updated and expanded, the third edition of Understanding and Managing Oncologic Emergencies: A Resource for Nurses is a comprehensive yet practical guide to understanding and managing oncologic emergencies from the nursing perspective.
Book Synopsis Infections in Surgery by : Massimo Sartelli
Download or read book Infections in Surgery written by Massimo Sartelli and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-01-29 with total page 279 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although most clinicians are aware of the problem of antimicrobial resistance, most also underestimate its significance in their own hospital. The incorrect and inappropriate use of antibiotics and other antimicrobials, as well as poor prevention and poor control of infections, are contributing to the development of such resistance. Appropriate use of antibiotics and compliance with infection prevention and control measures should be integral aspects of good clinical practice and standards of care. However, these activities are often inadequate among clinicians, and there is a considerable gap between the best evidence and actual clinical practice. In hospitals, cultural determinants influence clinical practice, and improving behaviour in terms of infection prevention and antibiotics-prescribing practice remains a challenge. Despite evidence supporting the effectiveness of best practices, many clinicians fail to implement them, and evidence-based processes and practices that are known to optimize both the prevention and the treatment of infections tend to be underused. Addressing precisely this problem, this volume offers an essential toolkit for all surgeons and intensivists interested in improving their clinical practices.
Book Synopsis Catheter-Related Infections, Second Edition by : Dr. Harald Seifert
Download or read book Catheter-Related Infections, Second Edition written by Dr. Harald Seifert and published by Informa Healthcare. This book was released on 2005 with total page 627 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This updated reference describes the latest and most effective strategies in the diagnosis, management, and treatment of catheter-related infections (CRIs). The guide describes the pathogenesis of infectious complications while discussing procedures in infection control, catheter and catheter-site care, and patient monitoring and evaluation. This new edition updates the original material and provides new chapters on infections related to urinary catheters and the epidemiology and impact of these infections. Catheter-Related Infections, Second Edition serves as a practical evidence-based reference for detailed guidance on the prevention of catheter-related infections.
