Skin antiseptics and the risk of operating theatre fires

ANZ Journal of Surgery

Volumn 75, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 556-558

  Spigelman, Allan D ^a,b   Swan, Judith R ^a  

^a Clinical Governance Unit   (Australia)

^b Clinical Governance Unit   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alcohol based skin antiseptics; Operating room fires; Patient safety

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; NITROUS OXIDE; OXYGEN; POVIDONE IODINE;

ARTICLE; CATHETERIZATION; DRUG FORMULATION; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; EPIDURAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; FIRE PROTECTION; FLAMMABILITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; OPERATING ROOM; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT;

ALCOHOLS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; BURNS; FIRES; HUMANS; MEDICAL AUDIT; OPERATING ROOMS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; SAFETY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 22344450185     PISSN: 14451433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2005.03429.x     Document Type: Article

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