Infection rates associated with epidural indwelling catheters for seven days or longer: Systematic review and meta-analysis

BMC Palliative Care

Volumn 6, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Ruppen, Wilhelm ^a,b   Derry, Sheena ^b   McQuay, Henry J ^b   Moore, R Andrew ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER; CANCER PAIN; CATHETER INFECTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; EPIDURAL CATHETER; HUMAN; INDWELLING CATHETER; INFECTION RATE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; META ANALYSIS; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT DURATION;

EID: 34247637080     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1472684X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-684X-6-3     Document Type: Article

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