Extravasation of propofol is associated with tissue necrosis in small children

Authors: ROTH, WINFRIED¹; ESCHERTZHUBER, STEPHAN¹; GARDETTO, ALEXANDER²; KELLER, CHRISTIAN¹

Source: Paediatric Anaesthesia, Volume 16, Number 8, August 2006 , pp. 887-889(3)

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Abstract:

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.

Keywords: extravasation; propofol; tissue necrosis

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1460-9592.2006.01873.x

Affiliations: 1: Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine 2: Plastic Surgery Innsbruck, Medical University Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria

Publication date: 2006-08-01