In-use contamination of propofol. A clinical study

European Journal of Anaesthesiology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 178-183

  Bach, A ^a   Motsch, J ^a   Schmidt, H ^a   Bottiger B W ^a   Bohrer H ^a   Martin, E ^a   Sonntag, H G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anaesthetics intravenous, propofol etomidate; Complications, infections

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; ETOMIDATE; PROPOFOL;

ARTICLE; DRUG CONTAMINATION; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS ANESTHESIA; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION;

EID: 0030805186     PISSN: 02650215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003643-199703000-00010     Document Type: Article

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