Extravasation of propofol is associated with tissue necrosis in small children

doi:10.1111/j.1460-9592.2006.01873.x

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Wiley InterScience

Pediatric Anesthesia

Volume 16 Issue 8, Pages 887 - 889

Published Online: 30 Mar 2006

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Case report

Extravasation of propofol is associated with tissue necrosis in small children

WINFRIED ROTH MD*, STEPHAN ESCHERTZHUBER MD*, ALEXANDER GARDETTO MD† AND CHRISTIAN KELLER MD MSc*

Departments of *Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine and †Plastic Surgery Innsbruck, Medical University Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria

Correspondence to Dr Winfried Roth, University Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine Innsbruck, Anichstr. 35, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria (email: winfried.roth@uibk.ac.at).

KEYWORDS

extravasation • propofol • tissue necrosis

Summary

Propofol is widely used for induction of anesthesia and many reports document extravasation and even intra-arterial injections without clinical sequelae. We report a case of tissue necrosis after subcutaneous injection of propofol in a 31-day-old infant.

Accepted 1 December 2005

DIGITAL OBJECT IDENTIFIER (DOI)

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