Safety guideline: skin antisepsis for central neuraxial blockade.

نویسندگان

  • Obstetric Anaesthetists' Association
  • J P Campbell
  • F Plaat
  • M R Checketts
  • D Bogod
  • S Tighe
  • A Moriarty
  • R Koerner
چکیده

Concise guidelines are presented that recommend the method of choice for skin antisepsis before central neuraxial blockade. The Working Party specifically considered the concentration of antiseptic agent to use and its method of application. The advice presented is based on previously published guidelines, laboratory and clinical studies, case reports, and on the known properties of antiseptic agents.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Anaesthesia

دوره 69 11  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2014