Near fatal error in management of postoperative epidural analgesia

Wan Mat WR 1 , Yahya N 1 , Izaham A 1 , Abdul Rahman R 1 , Abdul Manap N 1 , Md Zain J 1

Affiliations 

  • 1 Department of Anaesthesiology & Intensive Care, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, Jalan Yaacob Latif, Bandar Tun Razak, Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Int J Risk Saf Med, 2014;26(2):57-60.
PMID: 24902502 DOI: 10.3233/JRS-140611

Abstract

Acute pain service (APS) ensures provision of effective and safe postoperative pain relief. The following cases describe a potentially fatal error in managing patients who receive epidural analgesia postoperatively.

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