Risk factors for bacterial catheter colonization in regional anaesthesia

BMC Anesthesiology

Volumn 5, Issue , 2005, Pages

  Morin, Astrid M ^a   Kerwat, Klaus M ^a   Klotz, Martina ^a   Niestolik, Roswitha ^a   Ruf, Veronika E ^a   Wulf, Hinnerk ^a   Zimmermann, Stefan ^a   Eberhart, Leopold H J ^a  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFUROXIME; CUTISEPT; DISINFECTANT AGENT; SULBACTAM;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; CATHETER INFECTION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE REMOVAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; INGUINAL REGION; INJECTION SITE; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT MONITORING; PERIPHERAL NERVE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PREDICTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; RISK FACTOR; STANDARDIZATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 27644593977     PISSN: 14712253     EISSN: 14712253     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2253-5-1     Document Type: Article

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