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Propofol emulsion and bacterial contamination.
Package insert information provided with propofol advises prompt administration following its drawing-up. This study has examined the delays which occur between drawing-up and administration of propofol in clinical practice and the incidence of bacterial contamination occurring under such conditions. Two hundred and fifty-four clinical uses of propofol were examined. Mean elapsed times (range) ...
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Propofol is, as a result of its formulation, an ideal bacterial and yeast culture medium. An outbreak of sepsis in humans and an increase in wound infections in dogs has been ascribed to the use of propofol. It has been previously reported that a 1:1 mixture of propofol and thiopentone has bactericidal properties. This study was undertaken to determine if further serial mixtures of propofol and...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of Anaesthesia
سال: 1991
ISSN: 0007-0912
DOI: 10.1093/bja/67.5.665-b