Open AccessInadvertent intrathecal injection of atracurium
Author(s) -
Nahid Zirak,
Ghasem Soltani,
Naiere Ghomian,
Mohamad Reza Hasanpour,
Zahra Mashayekhi
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
saudi journal of anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.416
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 1658-354X
pISSN - 0975-3125
DOI - 10.4103/1658-354x.82811
Subject(s) - medicine , anesthesia , intrathecal , accidental , spinal anesthesia , abdominal hysterectomy , mistake , breathing , abdominal surgery , surgery , hysterectomy , physics , political science , acoustics , law
This report relates how tracurium was given by mistake, intrathecally, during spinal anesthesia, to a 38-year-old woman, who was a candidate for abdominal hysterectomy. When no analgesia was observed, the mistake in giving the injection was understood. She was evaluated postoperatively by train of four ratio, measuring her breathing rate, eye opening, and protruding of tongue at one, two, twenty-four, and forty-eight hours, and then at one and two weeks, with the final evaluation the following month. The patient had normal timings during the operation and postoperation periods, and no abnormal findings were observed through the first month. This finding was contrary to several studies, which described adverse reactions due to accidental intrathecal injection of neuromuscular blocking drugs.