Inadvertent intrathecal administration of potassium chloride during routine spinal anesthesia: Case report

American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 255-257

  Meel, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRANSKEI   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Anesthesia; Intrathecal; Medicolegal; Potassium chloride

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; FUROSEMIDE; GLUCONATE CALCIUM; INSULIN; OXYGEN; PETHIDINE; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE;

ACCIDENTAL DEATH; ADULT; AMPOULE; ANESTHESIA COMPLICATION; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CASE REPORT; CESAREAN SECTION; CYANOSIS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTRATHECAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LEG CRAMP; LEG PAIN; POTASSIUM BLOOD LEVEL; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; TACHYPNEA; UTERINE TUBE LIGATION;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA, SPINAL; BRAIN EDEMA; CESAREAN SECTION; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, SPINAL; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE;

EID: 0031751973     PISSN: 01957910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000433-199809000-00011     Document Type: Article

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