Bacterial contamination of epidural catheters: Microbiological examination of 502 epidural catheters used for postoperative analgesia

Journal of Clinical Anesthesia

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 92-97

  Steffen, Peter ^a   Seeling, Wulf ^a   Essig, Andreas ^a   Stiepan, Erika ^a   Rockemann, Michael Georg ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Analgesia, epidural; Epidural abscess, spinal; Equipment and supplies: bacterial contamination; Human investigative techniques

Indexed keywords

POVIDONE IODINE;

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM COLONY; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDURAL ABSCESS; EPIDURAL CATHETER; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJECTION SITE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURGICAL WARD; TRAUMATOLOGY; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; WOUND CARE; WOUND DRESSING;

AGED; ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; BACTERIA; CATHETERIZATION; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS;

EID: 2142717330     PISSN: 09528180     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2003.05.007     Document Type: Article

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