Myoclonic spasms following intrathecal diamorphine
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Accidental intrathecal administration of high dose diamorphine.
A case of accidental administration of high dose intrathecal diamorphine is reported in a patient who underwent total knee replacement. Initially a regional technique was planned for this patient, but due to inadvertent administration of three milligrams of diamorphine intrathecally, it was decided to convert the patient to have a general anaesthetic. Postoperatively, she was monitored in high ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
سال: 1993
ISSN: 0885-3924
DOI: 10.1016/0885-3924(93)90192-x