Single-dose Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Regional Anesthesia: A Retrospective Registry Analysis.

Hagen Bomberg,Denise Krotten,Christine Kubulus,Stefan Wagenpfeil,P. Kessler,T. Steinfeldt,Thomas Standl,André Gottschalk,Jan Stork,Winfried Meissner,Juergen Birnbaum,Thea Koch,Daniel I. Sessler,Thomas Volk,Alexander Raddatz

Single-dose Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Regional Anesthesia: A Retrospective Registry Analysis.

2016

Hagen Bomberg
Denise Krotten
Christine Kubulus
Stefan Wagenpfeil
P. Kessler
T. Steinfeldt
Thomas Standl
André Gottschalk
Jan Stork
Winfried Meissner
Juergen Birnbaum
Thea Koch
Daniel I. Sessler
Thomas Volk
Alexander Raddatz

Background:Catheter-related infection is a serious complication of continuous regional anesthesia. The authors tested the hypothesis that single-dose antibiotic prophylaxis is associated with a lower incidence of catheter-related infections.Methods:Our analysis was based on cases in the 25-center Ge

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Catheter-Related Infections
Epidural catheters
Anesthesia
Antibiotic prophylaxis
Complication
Antibiotics
Medicine
Catheter device
Surgery
regional anesthesia
single dose regimen
lower incidence
epidural catheter

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