title: [Intensive care patients and infection].
abstract: Recent advances in intensive care medicine, especially in the last 30 years, have brought numerous new therapeutic methods, devices and materials. On the other hand, more complicated therapy results in higher rates of nosocomial infections, many of which are typical for intensive care. The article provides more detailed information about the issues related to ventilator-associated pneumonia and venous catheter-related infections. In the future, evidence-based medicine may bring higher quality to intensive care medicine and decrease the incidence of nosocomial infections.
authors.affiliation: Oddelení intenzivní péce chirurgických oborů, FN Olomouc. blahutl@fnol.cz
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Blahut
mesh_terms: D002408:Catheters, Indwelling / Q000009:adverse effects; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D053717:Pneumonia, Ventilator-Associated / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control