Spinal epidural abscess and meningitis following an epidural catheterisation

Acute Pain

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 35-38

  Bandikatla, Vijay B ^a   Rizwan, B ^b   Skalimis, A ^b   Patel, H ^b  

^a WISHAW GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b DARENT VALLEY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Epidural abscess; Epidural catheterisation; Post operative pain

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CATHETER INFECTION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; EPIDURAL ABSCESS; EPIDURAL CATHETER; FEVER; FOLLOW UP; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HYPERPYREXIA; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; MENINGITIS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPISTHOTONUS; PATIENT MONITORING; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CARCINOMA; SYMPTOM;

EID: 33947113950     PISSN: 13660071     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.acpain.2006.10.002     Document Type: Article

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