• Pediatr Crit Care Me · Aug 2016

    Review

    Avoidance of Hospital-Acquired Infections in Pediatric Cardiac Surgical Patients.

    • Ruston S Taylor and Lara S Shekerdemian.
    • 1Department of Pharmacy, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX. 2Department of Pediatrics, Section of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX.
    • Pediatr Crit Care Me. 2016 Aug 1; 17 (8 Suppl 1): S279-86.

    ObjectivesThe objectives of this review are to discuss the prevalence and risk factors associated with the development of hospital-acquired infections in pediatric patients undergoing cardiac surgery and the published antimicrobial prophylaxis regimens and rational approaches to the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of nosocomial infections in these patients.Data SourceMEDLINE and PubMed.ConclusionHospital-acquired infections remain a significant source of potentially preventable morbidity and mortality in pediatric cardiac surgical patients. Through improved understanding of these conditions and implementation of avoidance strategies, centers caring for these patients may improve outcomes in this vulnerable population.

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