The Importance and Implications of Aseptic Techniques During Regional Anesthesia

Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 311-323

  Hebl, James R ^a  

^a Mayo Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 PROPANOL; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE; HEXACHLOROPHENE; IODOPHOR; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; METICILLIN; POVIDONE IODINE; TRICLOSAN; VANCOMYCIN;

ARTICLE; ASEPSIS; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BIOFILTER; CATHETER INFECTION; DRUG COST; DRUG SAFETY; EPIDURAL ABSCESS; EPIDURAL CATHETER; ERYTHEMA; FINGER NAIL; HAND WASHING; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INJECTION; JEWELRY; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; SKIN MANIFESTATION; SKIN TOXICITY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SURGICAL GLOVE; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL MASK; URTICARIA; VESICULAR RASH; WOUND DRESSING; WOUND INFECTION;

ANESTHESIA, CONDUCTION; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; ASEPSIS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (U.S.); HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33745967502     PISSN: 10987339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rapm.2006.04.004     Document Type: Article

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