Infection rates associated with epidural indwelling catheters for seven days or longer: systematic review and meta-analysis
Background: To determine infection rate with use of epidural catheters in place for seven days or more. Methods: Systematic review and pooled analysis of observational studies. Results: Twelve studies with 4,628 patients (median 197 patients) provided information, of which nine (4,334 patients) were...
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| Language: | English |
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BioMed Central
2007
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