Medication error: Subarachnoid injection of tranexamic acid

Indian Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 168-170

  Butala, Bina P ^a   Shah, Veena R ^a   Bhosale, Guruprasad P ^a   Shah, Rajkiran B ^a  

^a Dr HL Trivedi Institute of Transplantation Sciences   (India)

Author keywords

Myoclonic jerks; Spinal anaesthesia; Tranexamic acid

Indexed keywords

ATRACURIUM; BUPIVACAINE; DEXAMETHASONE; DIAZEPAM; ETIRACETAM; FENTANYL; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; LIDOCAINE; MANNITOL; MIDAZOLAM; PHENYTOIN; PROPOFOL; THIOPENTAL; TRANEXAMIC ACID; VALPROIC ACID;

ADULT; APNEA; ARTERIAL GAS; ARTICLE; BRAIN EDEMA; BURNING SENSATION; CASE REPORT; CONSCIOUSNESS LEVEL; CONVALESCENCE; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; FEMALE; HEART VENTRICLE EXTRASYSTOLE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTUBATION; IRRITABILITY; MEDICATION ERROR; METABOLIC ACIDOSIS; MYOCLONUS; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; SUBARACHNOID SPACE; TACHYCARDIA; TONIC CLONIC SEIZURE; TRACHEA;

EID: 84863759834     PISSN: 00195049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0019-5049.96335     Document Type: Article

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