Epidural catheter reconnection: Safe and unsafe practice

Anesthesiology

Volumn 85, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 883-888

  Langevin, Paul B ^a,b   Gravenstein, Nikolaus ^a   Langevin, Sharon O ^a   Gulig, Paul A ^a  

^a Department of Anesthesiology ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anesthetic techniques: epidural; Complications: infection; Equipment: catheters, epidural; disconnections; sterilization; Infection; Monitoring; Pain: acute, service

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; DISEASE CONTROL; EPIDURAL CATHETER; ESCHERICHIA COLI; INFECTION RISK; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; ANESTHESIA, EPIDURAL; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CATHETERIZATION; DISINFECTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EVALUATION STUDIES; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SAFETY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0029953025     PISSN: 00033022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000542-199610000-00025     Document Type: Article

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