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Senior Consultant Vall d’Hebron University Hospital
CRIPS Vall d'Hebrón Institute of Research
An overview of antimicrobial stewardship in critical care units and emergency departments, highlighting aspects to reduce multidrug resistance focusing on antibiotic optimisation in respiratory infections and sepsis. Introduction Infections caused by resistant bacteria are associated with higher treatment costs and increased morbidity and mortality, and bacterial resistance represents...
READ MOREThe microbiota is recognised as one of the most important factors that can worsen the clinical conditions of patients who are already very frail in the intensive care unit. It also plays a crucial role in the prevention of ICU associated complications. It’s important to ensure the best functioning of the intestinal immune system. T he gastrointestinal tract represents one of the barriers...
READ MOREThis review discusses some of the key advances from the 2005 ATS / IDSA guidelines publication and emphasises future research for unsolved issues. Ten years have passed since the publication of the American Thoracic Society (ATS)/ Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) guidelines on nosocomial pneumonia (NP) (2005), which defined three different conditions regarding where or when the...
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