Intravenous injection of diazepam to cubital vein can be complicated by accidental intra-arterial penetration and gangrene.
نویسندگان
چکیده
We present an elbow disarticulation due to accidental intra-arterial injection of diazepam. Considering the risk of inadvertent and accidental intra-arterial injection of diazepam and its subsequent severe sequelae that are reported in the literature, we emphasize that intravenous diazepam should be administered with more hesitancy and care.
منابع مشابه
بررسی و مقایسه تاثیر دیازپام وریدی با میدازولام وریدی به عنوان پیش داروی بیهوشی بر چگونگی اشباع اکسیژن خون شریانی قبل از شروع عمل جراحی در بیماران ریسک یک تحت بیهوشی عمومی در اطاق عمل یکی از ...
This research, which is semi- experimental is focused on the influence and comparison intravenous diazepam with intravenous midazolam as premedication in anesthesia on the saturation arterial blood oxygen before surgical operation, "pan patients who are in risk one under general anesthesia in the operating rooms of the hospitals affiliated to Iran University of Medical Sciences and Heal...
متن کاملGangrene of the hand and forearm after inadvertent intra-arterial injection of pyrazole. A case report.
A case of gangrene of the hand following inadvertent intra-arterial injection of a pyrazole derivative (Tomanol) is presented. Gangrene of the hand and superficial sloughing of the distal arm necessitated a forearm amputation. Because of the serious sequelae, precautions must be taken to avoid inadvertent intra-arterial injections and due consideration must be given to the anatomical variation ...
متن کاملPathogenesis of gangrene following intra-arterial injection of drugs: a new hypothesis.
We have demonstrated the toxicity of diazepam and the safety of ketamine hydrochloride following intra-arterial injection in an anaesthetized animal model. The pathogenesis of gangrene following intra-arterial injection of drugs is unclear. Clinical reports and this experiment suggest that it only follows injection of highly membrane-soluble drugs. Early swelling and disruption of capillary end...
متن کاملAccidental intra-arterial injection of diclofenac -case report.
Diclofenac sodium is a very common drug used in medical practice for analgesia and is freely available over the counter without any medical prescription. The drug is also the most commonly used or misused by quacks working all over India. Many case reports have been published on upper limb catastrophe of unintentional intra-arterial injection of barbiturates, thiopental sodium, narcotics, and t...
متن کاملAccidental intra-arterial injection.
Accidental intra-arterial injection of intramuscular antibiotic preparations is described in 3 cases in infants. In 2 benzathine penicillin was injected, and in 1 rolitetracycline. The clinical features are dominated by arteriolar obstruction which produces gangrene of the most severely affected limb. In addition, neuroloigcal involvement occurs when vessels to nerves or spinal cord are involve...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
عنوان ژورنال:
- Archives of Iranian medicine
دوره 11 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2008