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The adverse effects of inadvertent intraoperative intravenous phenylephrine administration: a case report
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: KO Enohumah --- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, Ireland H Immanuel --- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, Ireland R Whitty --- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, Ireland J Connolly --- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, IrelandInadvertent intravenous injection of 1% phenylephrine (10 mg) induced severe hypertension and tachycardia in a previously healthy female patient undergoing elective gynaecological surgery. This medical error was investigated using the critical-incident technique that is available in our department. This case... -
Microbial contamination and labelling of self-prepared, multi-dose phenylephrine solutions used at a teaching hospital
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: Andreas van den Heever --- Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Anaesthesiology, South Africa Juan Scribante --- Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Anaesthesiology, South Africa Helen Perrie --- Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Anaesthesiology, South Africa Warren Lowman --- Vermaak and Partners Pathologists, South AfricaBackground: Common practice at Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital (CHBAH) is to use boluses from a self-prepared, multi-dose phenylephrine solution to treat spinal anaesthesia-induced hypotension in patients undergoing a Caesarean section. The aims of this study were to determine if...