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Inadvertent intra‐arterial injection of flucloxacillin
Author(s) -
ZIDEMAN D.A.,
MORGAN M.
Publication year - 1981
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/j.1365-2044.1981.tb10204.x
Subject(s) - medicine , flucloxacillin , gangrene , amputation , radial artery , surgery , thumb , skin grafting , anesthesia , forearm , artery , biology , bacteria , genetics , staphylococcus aureus
Summary Flucloxacillin 500 mg in 5 ml water was accidentally injected into a radial artery. This resulted in gangrene of parts of the thumb, index and middle fingers, necessitating amputation. Gangrenous areas requiring skin grafting also occurred on the forearm.