Intravenous Bupivacaine Infusion: an Error in Adminstration
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At the time of discharge, recovery room nurses discontinued the infusion through the epidural so that the infusion could be started in the ward through the ward infusion pump. In the ward, the recovery room nurses handed over the patient to the ward technician. The ward technician unknowingly connected the infusion to the intravenous cannula and started the infusion at 1930 hrs. At 0500 hrs the on call anesthetic registrar received
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