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Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Infection (MRSA)

Anesthesia Implications

Clinically reviewed by anesthesia providers · Updated

FlushingHypotensionTachycardiaRenal DysfunctionBronchospasm riskSepsisAnemiaActive InfectionAvoid Nephrotoxic DrugsContact PrecautionsSensorineural Hearing LossSerotonin Syndrome RiskThrombocytopenia

Pathophysiology

Staphylococcus aureus is a gram-positive coccus that lives as normal flora on skin and mucous membranes — roughly half of adults are colonized and about 15% carry it persistently in the anterior...

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