Guidelines for management of inadvertent intrathecal injection of unwanted drugs

  • Ali Shahriari Department of Anesthesiology, Razi Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, (Iran).
Keywords: Intrathecal, Syringe swap, Guidelines, Spinal lavage

Abstract

n a busy operating suite, inadvertent wrong administration of drugs to the patients is a known problem. The most common route of administration is usually intravenous, but intrathecal route is not immune at all. The authors describe the frequency of this complication, the measures to prevent it, and the various methods being adopted to minimize the damage once it has occurred despite all precautions.

Published
01-20-2019
How to Cite
Shahriari, A. (2019). Guidelines for management of inadvertent intrathecal injection of unwanted drugs. Anaesthesia, Pain & Intensive Care, 6-7. Retrieved from https://apicareonline.com/index.php/APIC/article/view/150
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