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Epinephrine toxicity : An avoidable fatal complication due to iatrogenic overdose Cover

Epinephrine toxicity : An avoidable fatal complication due to iatrogenic overdose

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Open Access
|Jun 2013

Abstract

Epinephrine is used as an additive to local anaesthetic solutions. Large doses of epinephrine used in local anaesthesia can cause toxic manifestations as in our case in a young patient posted for Tympanoplasty.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4038/slja.v21i2.4744

Language: English
Page range: 72 - 73
Published on: Jun 25, 2013
Published by: College of Anaesthesiologists of Sri Lanka
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

© 2013 Charu Neema, Sahil Kapur, published by College of Anaesthesiologists of Sri Lanka
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons License.