Inadvertent Application of a Drug Mixture into the Subarachnoid Space When Performing an Outward-Going Lumbar Intervertebral Foramina Injection

Inadvertent Injection of Rocuronium into the Epidural Space in an Awake Patient: A Case Report

Accidental administration of drugs in the epidural space is an adverse event whose frequency is probably underestimated and under reported although it can be the cause of serious morbidity and possibly mortality. We report a case of an inadvertent injection of rocuronium into the epidural space in an awake patient proposed for a urological procedure. Although no neurological or other complicati...

Sensitivity, specificity and predictive value of the sensation of warmth as a method of detecting inadvertent subarachnoid injection of local anaesthetic when performing extradural blocks.

In order to test if the rate of onset of sensation of warmth in the legs after the injection of 0.5% bupivacaine might discriminate between subarachnoid and extradural injection, 150 urological patients were allocated randomly to receive either spinal anaesthesia with isobaric (IS) or hyperbaric (HS) 0.5% bupivacaine, or extradural anaesthesia with isobaric 0.5% bupivacaine. The volume of the l...

Inadvertent steroid injection into the crystalline lens

Intravitreal triamcinolone is administered for a wide number of vitreoretinal conditions. Several complications including cataract formation, raised intraocular pressure, and endophthalmitis have been reported following intravitreal injections. We report a rare case wherein triamcinolone was inadvertently injected directly into the crystalline lens. A 41-year-old male presented to us with a his...

The Intervertebral Foramina in Man

Analysis of Inadvertent Intradiscal Injections during Lumbar Transforaminal Epidural Injection

BACKGROUND Recently, there have been several case reports and retrospective studies about the incidence of intradiscal (ID) injection during transforaminal epidural steroid injection (TFESI). Inadvertent ID injection is not a rare complication, and it carries the risk of developing diskitis, although there has been no report of diskitis after TFESI. We prospectively evaluated the incidence of i...