Implications of anesthesia for infection and wound healing

International Anesthesiology Clinics

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 31-64

  Nortcliffe, Sally Ann ^a   Buggy, Donal J ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE; BUPIVACAINE; CYCLOSPORIN A; DIAZEPAM; DICLOFENAC; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; ENFLURANE; ETOMIDATE; HALOTHANE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; INHALATION ANESTHETIC AGENT; INTRAVENOUS ANESTHETIC AGENT; ISOFLURANE; KETAMINE; LIDOCAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; MIDAZOLAM; NEVIRAPINE; NITROUS OXIDE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OPIATE; PROPOFOL; PROTEINASE INHIBITOR; RNA DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE INHIBITOR; THIOPENTAL; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ALCOHOL ABUSE; ANESTHESIA; ANESTHESIA COMPLICATION; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; BLEEDING; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CIGARETTE SMOKING; COLLAGEN SYNTHESIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; EPIDURAL ABSCESS; FLUID THERAPY; FOREIGN BODY; GRAFT REJECTION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HYPERKALEMIA; HYPOTHERMIA; HYPOVOLEMIA; HYPOXEMIA; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RATE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NEPHROTOXICITY; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; OXYGEN THERAPY; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; PNEUMONIA; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEPSIS; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; SURGICAL STRESS; SUTURE; WOUND HEALING; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0037412835     PISSN: 00205907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004311-200341010-00005     Document Type: Review

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