Incidence of spinal epidural abscess after epidural analgesia: a national 1-year survey

Anesthesiology. 1999 Dec;91(6):1928-36. doi: 10.1097/00000542-199912000-00046.

Authors

L P Wang¹, J Hauerberg, J F Schmidt

Affiliation

¹ National University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark. lpw@med.ou.dk

PMID: 10598636
DOI: 10.1097/00000542-199912000-00046

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Analgesia, Epidural / adverse effects*
Catheterization
Denmark / epidemiology
Epidural Abscess / epidemiology*
Epidural Abscess / etiology
Epidural Abscess / microbiology
Female
Hospital Departments
Humans
Male
Meningitis, Bacterial / epidemiology
Meningitis, Bacterial / etiology
Middle Aged
Prospective Studies
Staphylococcal Infections / epidemiology
Staphylococcal Infections / etiology
Staphylococcal Infections / microbiology
Staphylococcus aureus / isolation & purification
Staphylococcus epidermidis / isolation & purification