Neurologic complications including paralysis after a medication error involving implanted intrathecal catheters

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 112, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 31-36

  Jones, Timothy F ^a   Feler, Claudio A ^b   Simmons, Bryan P ^c   Melton, Kelley ^c   Craig, Allen S ^a   Moore, William L ^a   Smith, Mark D ^d   Schaffner, William ^a,e  

^a TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b SEMMES MURPHEY NEUROLOGIC AND SPINE INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c Methodist Healthcare   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^e VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; BACLOFEN; BUPIVACAINE; CLONIDINE; HYDROMORPHONE; METHADONE; METHANOL; MORPHINE; PETHIDINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATHETER; CHRONIC PAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DROWSINESS; DRUG CONTAMINATION; EPIDURAL ABSCESS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFUSION PUMP; LAMINECTOMY; LEG MUSCLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENINGITIS; MENTAL DISEASE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; PARALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COHORT STUDIES; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DRUG COMPOUNDING; DRUG CONTAMINATION; EPIDURAL ABSCESS; ETHANOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFUSION PUMPS, IMPLANTABLE; INJECTIONS, SPINAL; MALE; MEDICATION ERRORS; METHADONE; METHANOL; MIDDLE AGED; MORPHINE; PAIN; PARALYSIS; PHARMACY; RISK FACTORS; TENNESSEE;

EID: 0036152687     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9343(01)01032-4     Document Type: Article

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