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Accidental spinal potassium chloride injection successfully treated with spinal lavage
Author(s) -
Dias J.,
Lages N.,
Marinho A.,
Maria L.,
Tinoco J.,
Vieira D.,
Correia C.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.839
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1365-2044
pISSN - 0003-2409
DOI - 10.1111/anae.12486
Subject(s) - medicine , subarachnoid space , anesthesia , accidental , paraplegia , saline , gastric lavage , potassium , cerebrospinal fluid , surgery , therapeutic irrigation , spinal cord , chemistry , physics , organic chemistry , psychiatry , acoustics
Summary We describe the management of a 62‐year‐old man who developed severe pain, cramps, paraplegia and pulmonary oedema after the accidental administration of potassium chloride into the subarachnoid space. In addition to supportive treatment, we performed cerebrospinal fluid lavage with saline 0.9%. The patient recovered well without any permanent injury.