Clinical and bacteriologic survey of epidural analgesia in patients in the intensive care unit

Anesthesiology

Volumn 85, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 988-998

  Darchy, Bruno ^a   Forceville, Xavier ^b   Bavoux, Eric ^b   Soriot, Frédéric ^b   Domart, Yves ^b  

^a Centre Hospitalier Compiegne   (France)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Epidural analgesia; ICU; infection; risk factors

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CIPROFLOXACIN; METRONIDAZOLE; NETILMICIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CATHETER INFECTION; CLINICAL FEATURE; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; EPIDURAL CATHETER; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; INTENSIVE CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION;

ADULT; AGED; ANESTHESIA, EPIDURAL; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CATHETERIZATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SPINAL CORD DISEASES;

EID: 0029926528     PISSN: 00033022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000542-199611000-00005     Document Type: Article

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