Frequency of colonization and isolated bacteria from the tip of epidural catheter implanted for postoperative analgesia
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: The increased use of epidural analgesia with catheter leads to the need to demonstrate the safety of this method and know the incidence of catheter colonization, inserted postoperatively for epidural analgesia, and the bacteria responsible for this colonization. METHODS: Fr...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Anestesiologia
2015-06-01
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Series: | Revista Brasileira de Anestesiologia |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-70942015000300200&lng=en&tlng=en |