Chemical Burn Secondary to Propofol Extravasation

Chemical Burn Secondary to Propofol Extravasation

A 58-year-old female presented to the emergency department (ED) with pain and swelling to the right arm after receiving propofol during an outpatient procedure for nasal polyps. During the procedure, it was noted that propofol had infiltrated at the antecubital intravenous (IV) site. A new IV line was inserted, and the procedure was completed. The patient was discharged from the hospital and th...

Propofol extravasation treatment

Chemical Burn Secondary to Propofol Extravasation. Rahul Sharma, MD. The patient was admitted to the burn unit and treated with antibiotics. She received a . [2] Propofol extravasation does not usually lead to tissue necrosis due to the favorable chemical. A 27-year-old female was treated for status asthmaticus. extravasation injury, the method of treatment, and long. term results. Case 1. .. A...

Chemical Burn to the Eyes

DESCRIPTION A 49-year-old man who sustained an alkali burn to both eyes after falling face first into a bucket of calcium hypochlorite solution (pH = 11.8) while cleaning his pool.

Burn - Specific Secondary Survey

T he natural history of serious burns is characterized by burn shock, which is usually lethal to those with large burns during the first few postinjury days, burn wound sepsis, which commonly kills those who survive burn shock during the first few postinjury weeks, and postburn deformity in those who survive to heal their wounds by contraction and epithelialization. Each of these issues has bee...

An atypical chemical burn.