A sudden death with lung embolism after inadvertent infusion of zinc oxide shake lotion

Forensic Science International

Volumn 170, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 207-212

  Pragst, Fritz ^a   Correns, Andreas ^a   Priem, Friedrich ^a   Herre, Sieglinde ^a   Martin, Hubert ^b  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b SANA KLINIKUM OFFENBACH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Drug administration error; Iatrogenic death; Pulmonary embolism; Talc embolism; Zinc oxide shake lotion

Indexed keywords

AMBROXOL; DIAZEPAM; METOCLOPRAMIDE; MIDAZOLAM; NORDAZEPAM; PANTOPRAZOLE; PROPOFOL; TALC; ZINC OXIDE;

AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; COLON DIVERTICULOSIS; DRUG LABELING; EMULSION; FEMALE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HEART ARREST; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; HEMICOLECTOMY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; INFECTION; INFLAMMATION; INTERNAL JUGULAR VEIN; LOTION; LUNG EMBOLISM; MEDICATION ERROR; NURSE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUDDEN DEATH; SURGICAL PATIENT; SYRINGE;

EID: 34447643012     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2007.03.036     Document Type: Article

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