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Accidental intra-arterial injection of propofol

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 August 2006

E. Ohana ,
E. Sheiner  and
G. M. Gurman
E. Ohana
Affiliation:
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Sheva, Israel
E. Sheiner
Affiliation:
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Sheva, Israel
G. M. Gurman
Affiliation:
Division of Anesthesiology, Soroka Medical Center and Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Sheva, Israel
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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 × 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.

Keywords

propofolintra-arterial injectionanaesthesia complications
Type
Case Report
Information
European Journal of Anaesthesiology , Volume 16 , Issue 8 , August 1999 , pp. 569 - 570
Copyright
1999 European Society of Anaesthesiology

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