Pregled bibliografske jedinice broj: 700232
Bacterial contamination of epidural catheters - a preliminary study
Bacterial contamination of epidural catheters - a preliminary study // Periodicum biologorum 2009.111(suppl 1):39-40.
Zagreb, Hrvatska, 2009. str. 39-40 (poster, domaća recenzija, sažetak, znanstveni)
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Naslov
Bacterial contamination of epidural catheters - a preliminary study
Autori
Gavranović, Željka ; Madić-Batinica, I ; Đuras Cuculić, Branka ; Jajić Benčić, Ines ; Mazul Sunko, Branka ; Bilić, N.
Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni
Izvornik
Periodicum biologorum 2009.111(suppl 1):39-40.
/ - , 2009, 39-40
Skup
3rd International Symposium on regional anaesthesia and pain therapy, 3rd Croatian Congress of Regional Anaesthesia and Analgesia
Mjesto i datum
Zagreb, Hrvatska, 06.2009
Vrsta sudjelovanja
Poster
Vrsta recenzije
Domaća recenzija
Ključne riječi
epidural catheter; bacterial contamination
Sažetak
Background: The incidence of bacterial contamination of epidural catheters in our institution is unknown. Therefore, we undertook the prospective study analysing the ocurrence and risk factors of bacterial contamination of epidural catheters used for intraoperative and short postoperative analgesia. Methods: 38 patients with epidural catheters were included in the study. On removal of the catheter, a catheter tip was sent to the microbiological laboratory. Microbiological findings were recorded after 24 hours. Sterile samples were incubated for another 24 hours. Results: The incidence of bacterial contamination of epidural catheter tip was 47.4%. Diabetes mellitus was identified as a risk factor for catheter tip contamination (p=0.03) after short and prolonged incubation (p=0.001). Presence of peripheral vascular disease was related to the positive finding in the prolonged incubation (p=0.037). Local infection at the catheter puncture site was also relted to the positive culture in the prolonged incubation (p=0.02). The position of the catheter (thoracic, lumbar), cancer, antibiotic treatment and transfusion during catheterisation time did not influence the incidence of microbiological contamination.Conclusion: The incidence of microbiological contamination of epidural catheters was high, but there were no clinically relevant complications related to catheter infection in any patient, probably due to the short catheterisation time.
Izvorni jezik
Engleski
