Accidental abdominal rectus sheath infiltration with chlorhexidine-alcohol

Discusses the negative consequences that could have resulted in a case where chlorhexidine-alcohol was inadvertently injected into a patient following abdominal rectus divarication repair, abdominoplasty and liposuction under general anaesthesia. Emphasises the lessons to be learnt from the incident for theatre policy and surgical practice both in and out of theatre. Source: National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, licensed by the Department of Internal Affairs for re-use under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 New Zealand Licence.