Hospital-acquired infections in critically ill patients with cancer Review
| Authors: | Battaglia, C. C.; Hale, K. |
| Review Title: | Hospital-acquired infections in critically ill patients with cancer |
| Abstract: | Hospital-acquired infections are a common and costly problem facing critically ill patients in the intensive care unit (ICU). Critically ill patients with cancer are a particularly vulnerable subpopulation who possesses additional, nonmodifiable risk factors for developing these infections and, in many cases, are at increased risk of death as a result. This review will describe the most common nosocomial infections patients with cancer acquire while in the ICU: ventilator-associated events, central line-associated bloodstream infection, catheter-associated urinary tract infections, and Clostridium difficile infection. © The Author(s) 2018. |
| Keywords: | clostridium difficile infection; critical illness; adverse events; cancer; catheter-associated urinary tract infection; central line-associated bloodstream infection; hospital-acquired infection; ventilator-associated event |
| Journal Title: | Journal of Intensive Care Medicine |
| Volume: | 34 |
| Issue: | 7 |
| ISSN: | 0885-0666 |
| Publisher: | Sage Publications |
| Date Published: | 2019-07-01 |
| Start Page: | 523 |
| End Page: | 536 |
| Language: | English |
| DOI: | 10.1177/0885066618788019 |
| PUBMED: | 30012057 |
| PROVIDER: | scopus |
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| Notes: | Review -- Export Date: 1 July 2019 -- Source: Scopus |
