Arachnoiditis: are we accusing the wrong agent(s)?

Miller, Barry A.

doi:10.1111/anae.12183

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Chlorhexidine Alcohol and Neurotoxicity1

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“…Alcohol‐induced neurolysis is well established and is used therapeutically in a number of procedures . Accidental injection of a syringe of alcohol (with or without chlorhexidine) into the epidural space may therefore be expected to result in neurological injury, although the effect of the tiny quantities that may contaminate a spinal needle has been questioned .…”

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Safety guideline: skin antisepsis for central neuraxial blockade

Campbell¹,

Plaat²,

Checketts³

et al. 2014

Anaesthesia

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Summary 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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confidence: 99%