Epidural abscess after combined spinal-epidural block

Canadian Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 300-304

  Schröter, Jens ^a   Wa Djamba, Djamba ^a   Hoffmann, Volker ^a   Bach, Alfons ^a   Motsch, Johann ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE; CEFMENOXIME; CEFOTAXIME; CILASTATIN PLUS IMIPENEM; GLIBENCLAMIDE; MIDAZOLAM; RIFAMPICIN; TOBRAMYCIN;

AGED; ANESTHESIA COMPLICATION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; EPIDURAL ABSCESS; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; INFECTIOUS COMPLICATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; SURGICAL PATIENT; VASCULAR SURGERY;

EID: 1842411286     PISSN: 0832610X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03015368     Document Type: Article

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