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KMID : 0363119920050010121
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Korean Journal of Pain
1992 Volume.5 No. 1 p.121 ~ p.125
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Inadvertent Epidural Injection of Vancomycin
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Abstract
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A 37-year-old male was admitte dfor left chest pain during a 6 months period and was given an epidural block for pain control. Vancomycin 500 mg/4 ml instead of 0.25% bupivacaine was accidentaly injected into the epidural space. The patient
suddenly
complained of an unexpected ches ttightness and dyspnea after epidural injection. The patient was treated with steroids and local anesthetics via epidural space and recovered without any neurologic sequelae. The patient completely recovered on
the
46th
postadmission day and went home without any complaints. We report this case and review the accidental injection of substances into the epidural space.
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