Bacterial colonization of epidural catheters used for short-term postoperative analgesia: Microbiological examination and risk factor analysis

Anesthesiology

Volumn 108, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 130-137

  Yuan, Hui Bih ^a,c   Zuo, Zhiyi ^b   Yu, Kwok Woon ^a   Lin, Wan May ^c   Lee, Hui Chen ^c   Chan, Kwok Han ^a  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^c TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORYNEBACTERIUM; DEVICE INFECTION; DEVICE REMOVAL; ENTEROCOCCUS; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; EPIDURAL CATHETER; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; INFLAMMATION; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SHORT COURSE THERAPY;

EID: 37549011020     PISSN: 00033022     EISSN: 15281175     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.anes.0000296066.79547.f3     Document Type: Article

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