A national survey of infection control practice by New Zealand anaesthetists

Anaesthesia and Intensive Care

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 68-74

  Ryan, Alison J ^a,b,c   Webster, C S ^a,b   Merry, A F ^a,b   Grieve, D J ^a,b  

^a Melbourne Anaesthetic Group   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Control; Infection; Nosocomial; Prevention

Indexed keywords

ALFENTANIL; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CLONIDINE; ESMOLOL; FENTANYL; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; HYALURONIDASE; KETAMINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; METARAMINOL; MIDAZOLAM; MORPHINE; MUSCLE RELAXANT AGENT; ONDANSETRON; PROPOFOL; SODIUM CHLORIDE; THIOPENTAL; WATER;

ANESTHESIA; ANESTHESIST; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CANNULATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTAMINATION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; GLOVE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; NEW ZEALAND; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SYRINGE;

EID: 33244473754     PISSN: 0310057X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0310057x0603400106     Document Type: Article

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