Research

Potassium maldistribution revisited

Published in: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia
Volume 20 , issue 4 , 2014 , pages: 1–6

DOI: 10.1080/22201181.2015.959346

Author(s): Justine Pietersen Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, South Africa , Andrew Levin Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, South Africa

Keywords: anaesthesia-related death , complication , drug error , dye , homogenisation , hyperkalaemia , indicator , layering , magnesium , maldistribution , mistake , mixing , mortality , potassium , preventable

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Abstract

Objective: This study investigated the maldistribution of concentrated 15% potassium chloride after injection into one-litre, flexible, Ringer’s lactate bags.

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