Infection associated with central venous or epidural catheters: how to reduce it?

Central venous catheters are a leading source of nosocomial bloodstream infection with an estimated 10% mortality. Infection associated with epidural catheterization is an uncommon but devastating complication. Diagnosis of spinal epidural abscess requires a high index of suspicion and imaging techn...

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Published in:	Current opinion in anaesthesiology Vol. 21; no. 3; pp. 386 - 390
Main Authors:	Ranasinghe, J Sudharma, Lee, Allison J, Birnbach, David J
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 01-06-2008
Subjects:	Anesthesia, Epidural - standards Asepsis - methods Asepsis - standards Catheterization - adverse effects Catheterization - instrumentation Catheterization, Central Venous - adverse effects Cross Infection - prevention & control Humans Risk Factors
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