A national survey of prevention of infection in obstetric central neuraxial blockade in the UK

Anaesthesia

Volumn 66, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 497-502

  McKenzie, A G ^a   Darragh, K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; DIAMORPHINE;

AMPOULE; ANESTHESIA COMPLICATION; ARTICLE; ASEPSIS; EPIDURAL CATHETER; HAND WASHING; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFUSION PUMP; MICROPORE FILTER; NERVE BLOCK; NEURAXIAL BLOCK; OBSTETRIC ANESTHESIA; SEPSIS; SURGICAL AND OBSTETRIC CARE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; ANALGESIA, OBSTETRICAL; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANESTHESIA, OBSTETRICAL; ANESTHESIA, SPINAL; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; ASEPSIS; CROSS INFECTION; DRUG CONTAMINATION; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MICROPORE FILTERS; PREGNANCY; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING;

EID: 79956121383     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: 13652044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.2011.06705.x     Document Type: Article

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