Propofol and postoperative infections

• Verfasst von: Bach, Alfons [VerfasserIn]
• Verfasst von: Geiss, Heinrich K. [VerfasserIn]
• Titel: Propofol and postoperative infections
• Verf.angabe: Alfons Bach, Heinrich Konrad Geiss
• E-Jahr: 1995
• Jahr: November 30, 1995
• Umfang: 2 S.
• Fussnoten: Gesehen am 27.11.2023
• Titel Quelle: Enthalten in: The New England journal of medicine
• Ort Quelle: Waltham, Mass. : MMS, 1928
• Jahr Quelle: 1995
• Band/Heft Quelle: 333(1995), 22, Seite 1505-1506
• ISSN Quelle: 1533-4406
• DOI: doi:10.1056/NEJM199511303332216
• Datenträger: Online-Ressource
• Sprache: eng
• K10plus-PPN: 1871302935

Abstract

To the Editor: Bennett et al.1 report on thorough investigations into postoperative infections associated with the use of the intravenous anesthetic propofol, but we would like to add some comments. Clusters of fever episodes, infections, or sepsis associated with propofol use were reported exclusively in the United States shortly after the approval of this drug by the Food and Drug Administration. Epidemiologic studies conducted subsequently implicated extrinsic contamination of propofol infusions with various microorganisms.2 Although the epidemiologic data constitute convincing indirect evidence that the infectious episodes stemmed from contamination of propofol through the improper use of aseptic techniques, in no . . .