High Levels of Surveillance: Caring for Immunosuppressed Adult Patients in the ICU
High Levels of Surveillance: Caring for Immunosuppressed Adult Patients in the ICU is organized by American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN).
Released/Updated: Sep 5, 2021
Expires: Dec 31, 2024
Activity Summary:
Large numbers of severely immunosuppressed patients are presenting to ER and acute care settings with signs of infection. The challenge is to sift through the wide range of potential opportunistic infections that pose a great threat to their survival. This advanced session reviews the process for detection, containment, and management of infections in the seriously ill immunosuppressed population in our critical care units.
Objectives:
• Describe reasons for abnormal host defense mechanisms in adults in response to infection.
• Discuss special considerations for the detection, diagnosis, and containment of opportunistic infections in adults.
• Identify challenges associated with the management of infection in immunosuppressed adult patients in critical care.
Topics: Hematology/Oncology, Infectious Disease
Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available.