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Chlorhexidine Gluconate Dressings Reduce Bacterial Colonization Rates in Epidural and Peripheral Regional Catheters

Introduction. Bacterial colonization of catheter tips is common in regional anesthesia and is a suspected risk factor for infectious complications. This is the first study evaluating the effect of CHG-impregnated dressings on bacterial colonization of regional anesthesia catheters in a routine clini...

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Autores principales: Kerwat, Klaus, Eberhart, Leopold, Kerwat, Martina, Hörth, Dominik, Wulf, Hinnerk, Steinfeldt, Thorsten, Wiesmann, Thomas
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4386602/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25879016
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/149785