Practice advisory for the prevention, diagnosis, and management of infectious complications associated with neuraxial techniques: A report by the american society of anesthesiologists task force on infectious complications associated with neuraxial techniques

Anesthesiology

Volumn 112, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 530-545

  Horlocker, Terese T ^a   Birnbach, David J ^a   Connis, Richard T ^a   Nickinovich, David G ^a   Palmer, Craig M ^a   Pollock, Julia E ^a   Rathmell, James P ^a   Rosenquist, Richard W ^a   Swisher, Jeffrey L ^a   Wu, Christopher L ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CHLORHEXIDINE; POVIDONE IODINE; STEROID;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; CATHETER; CATHETERIZATION; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSULTATION; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; IMAGING; INFECTION RISK; INFECTIOUS COMPLICATION; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; OPERATING ROOM; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; WARD;

EID: 77649103958     PISSN: 00033022     EISSN: 15281175     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ALN.0b013e3181c4c7d8     Document Type: Review

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