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Accidental intra-arterial injection of propofol
E Ohana1, E Sheiner, G M Gurman
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Soroka Medical Center, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Sheva, Israel.
European Journal of Anaesthesiology
|September 29, 1999
Abstract:
We report a case of accidental intra-arterial injection of propofol in a 30-year-old woman admitted for curettage. The patient reported pain, which was followed by a hyperaemic area of 6 x 7 cm around the injection site. Later a blanching of the distal part of the hand was noticed, lasting for 3 min. When pain appears during propofol administration, an intra-arterial injection must be excluded.