?Malignrnent? of epidural needles
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Bacterial contamination of epidural needles after multiple skin passes.
BACKGROUND Infection and epidural abscess are important complications of epidural analgesia. Difficult insertion may be associated with an increased risk of bacterial contamination of the epidural needle or catheter. METHODS Bacterial contamination of epidural needles and trocars after difficult epidural insertion, defined as two or more skin passes, was assessed in 38 obstetric and ten gynae...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Anaesthesia
سال: 1984
ISSN: 0003-2409,1365-2044
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1984.tb06457.x