Publications by authors named "Haruyuki Kasuda"
(1) Outer surface of anesthesia machines and patient monitors, and breathing bags are exposed to the contaminated anesthetists' hands and fingers. Disinfection by wiping surface of anesthesia machines with alcohol, and disinfecting hands and fingers with rubbing-type, alcohol-based antiseptics are encouraged. (2) Anesthesia equipments' breathing circuit part is contaminated by patients' breath and respiratory secretions.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA 28-year-old patient with ankylosing spondylitis and cervical myelitis was scheduled for caesarean section. We selected general anesthesia because of her cervical myelitis. Her trachea was intubated using a flexible fiberscope.
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- Chlorhexidine and povidone-iodine were compared for skin preparation before epidural catheter insertion in patients, with a focus on reducing bacterial colonization.
- A total of 62 patients participated, with no significant differences in microbial colonization between the two groups: 25% for povidone-iodine and 24% for chlorhexidine at the insertion site.
- Overall, the study concluded that chlorhexidine is not superior to povidone-iodine in preventing bacterial colonization during short-term epidural catheter use.