In vitro comparison of epidural bacteria filters permeability and screening scanning electron microscopy


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Sener A., Erkin Y., Sener A., Tasdogen A., Dokumacı Alkan E., Elar Z.

REVISTA BRASILEIRA DE ANESTESIOLOGIA, vol.65, no.6, pp.491-496, 2015 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

Abstract

Background and objectives: Epidural catheter bacteria filters are barriers in the patient-controlled analgesia/anaesthesia for preventing contamination at the epidural insertion site. The efficiency of these filters varies according to pore sizes and materials.