Adverse reactions to intrathecal saline injection for control of pain.
The authors report the results of a questionnaire regarding the use of hypertonic saline for the control of pain. Of 2105 patients so treated, nearly 11% had an adverse temporary symptom or sign, reported as an untoward reaction; slightly over 1% suffered a significant morbidity, of which paraplegia or quadriplegia was by far the most common, and two patients died (0.1%).
D006801:Humans; D007278:Injections, Spinal / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000401:mortality; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000139:chemically induced; D010146:Pain / Q000139:chemically induced; D010148:Intractable Pain / Q000188:drug therapy*; D010264:Paraplegia / Q000139:chemically induced; D011782:Quadriplegia / Q000139:chemically induced; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012965:Sodium Chloride / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use
D012965:Sodium Chloride