Acute chemical meningitis after metrizamide-lumbar myelography

Worthington, Michael; Callander, Natalie S.; Flynn, Robert E.; Sullivan, Raymond J.

doi:10.1016/0090-3019(83)90146-5

“…All the anaesthetists surveyed were consultants who had expressed a special interest in obstetric anaesthesia. We deliberately focused on obstetric anaesthetists' beliefs regarding essential aseptic precautions for the insertion of an epidural catheter, as this had not been detailed elsewhere and several case reports have linked poor sterile technique to neuroaxial infection [27][28][29][30]. We acknowledge that there are many other issues that have not been addressed in this survey, such as tunnelling of epidural catheters, application of dressings, length of catheterisation, and maternal factors such as obesity or concomitant pyrexia.…”

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confidence: 99%

A survey of physicians' attitudes to transfusion practice in critically ill patients in the UK

Boralessa

¹

,

Rao

²

,

Morgan

³

et al. 2002

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SummaryThis study aimed to examine the attitudes of intensivists and haematologists to the use of blood and blood products using a scenario-based postal questionnaire. One hundred and sixty-two intensivists and 77 haematologists responded to the survey. In four scenarios, the baseline haemoglobin thresholds for red cell transfusion ranged from 6 to 12 g.dl )1. There was significant variation between scenarios (p < 0.005). Increasing age, high Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Status II score, surgery, acute respiratory distress syndrome, septic shock and lactic acidosis significantly (p < 0.005) modified the transfusion threshold. There were greater variations in the baseline threshold for platelet transfusion. The majority of respondents (72.3%) selected a baseline haemoglobin threshold between 9 and 10 g.dl )1 . The thresholds for platelet transfusion were far less consistent.

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“…[21][22][23][24] The migration of skin bacteria through needle puncture sites is considered to be a major source of epidural colonization. 14 Several investigations have shown that organisms persist on the skin surface after preparation with a variety of antiseptic solutions.…”

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The Importance and Implications of Aseptic Techniques During Regional Anesthesia

Hebl

¹

2006

Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine

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“…All the anaesthetists surveyed were consultants who had expressed a special interest in obstetric anaesthesia. We deliberately focused on obstetric anaesthetists' beliefs regarding essential aseptic precautions for the insertion of an epidural catheter, as this had not been detailed elsewhere and several case reports have linked poor sterile technique to neuroaxial infection [27–30]. We acknowledge that there are many other issues that have not been addressed in this survey, such as tunnelling of epidural catheters, application of dressings, length of catheterisation, and maternal factors such as obesity or concomitant pyrexia.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Aseptic precautions for inserting an epidural catheter: a survey of obstetric anaesthetists

Sellors¹,

Cyna

²

,

Simmons

³

2002

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SummaryThis study aimed to examine the attitudes of intensivists and haematologists to the use of blood and blood products using a scenario-based postal questionnaire. One hundred and sixty-two intensivists and 77 haematologists responded to the survey. In four scenarios, the baseline haemoglobin thresholds for red cell transfusion ranged from 6 to 12 g.dl )1. There was significant variation between scenarios (p < 0.005). Increasing age, high Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Status II score, surgery, acute respiratory distress syndrome, septic shock and lactic acidosis significantly (p < 0.005) modified the transfusion threshold. There were greater variations in the baseline threshold for platelet transfusion. The majority of respondents (72.3%) selected a baseline haemoglobin threshold between 9 and 10 g.dl )1 . The thresholds for platelet transfusion were far less consistent.

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Acute chemical meningitis after metrizamide-lumbar myelography

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A survey of physicians' attitudes to transfusion practice in critically ill patients in the UK

A survey of physicians' attitudes to transfusion practice in critically ill patients in the UK

The Importance and Implications of Aseptic Techniques During Regional Anesthesia

Aseptic precautions for inserting an epidural catheter: a survey of obstetric anaesthetists

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