AN UNUSUAL COMPLICATION OF BRACHIAL PLEXUS SHEATH CANNULATION

AN UNUSUAL COMPLICATION OF BRACHIAL PLEXUS SHEATH CANNULATION

A 20-gauge cannula placed via an interscalene approach in the left brachial plexus sheath of a healthy 18-yr-old male was used inadvertently for injection of 20 ml of antibiotic solution, despite clear labelling of the cannula and painful protest from the patient. The patient suffered no neurologica...

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Veröffentlicht in:British journal of anaesthesia : BJA 1990-10, Vol.65 (4), p.542-543
Hauptverfasser: PATTERSON, K.W., SCANLON, P.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adolescent
Anaesthetic techniques
Anesthesia
Anesthesia. Intensive care medicine. Transfusions. Cell therapy and gene therapy
Biological and medical sciences
Brachial Plexus
Catheters, Indwelling
Complications: inadvertent antibiotic injection
Floxacillin - administration & dosage
Humans
Local anesthesia. Pain (treatment)
Male
Medical sciences
Medication Errors
Nerve Block - instrumentation
regional: continuous brachial plexus block
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Zusammenfassung:A 20-gauge cannula placed via an interscalene approach in the left brachial plexus sheath of a healthy 18-yr-old male was used inadvertently for injection of 20 ml of antibiotic solution, despite clear labelling of the cannula and painful protest from the patient. The patient suffered no neurological sequelae. The treatment, possible causes and steps to avoid similar incidents are described.
ISSN:0007-0912
1471-6771
DOI:10.1093/bja/65.4.542