Back pain following postoperative epidural analgesia: An indicator of possible spinal infection

Anaesthesia and Intensive Care

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 297-301

  Tham, E J ^a,b   Stoodley, M A ^a,b   Macintyre, P E ^a,b   Jones, N R ^a,b  

^a ROYAL ADELAIDE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anaesthetic technique: epidural; Analgesic technique: epidural; Complications: epidural, spinal infection, abscess

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFALOTIN;

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CASE REPORT; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ELECTIVE SURGERY; EPIDURAL ABSCESS; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; EPIDURAL CATHETER; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; PROTEUS VULGARIS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; SYMPTOM;

EID: 0030789860     PISSN: 0310057X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0310057x9702500318     Document Type: Article

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