title: Accidental intraarterial drug injections via intravascular catheters placed on the dorsum of the hand.
abstract: Two cases of placement of a catheter in the dorsum of a hand into an artery mistaken to be a vein are described. Diagnosis and treatment of such mishaps are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, University of California at Irvine School of Medicine, San Diego, California 92868, USA. aghouri@myown.md
authors.forename: Ahmed F
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Ghouri
authors.forename: William
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Mading
authors.forename: Kavitha
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Prabaker
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000328:Adult; D018686:Anesthetics, Intravenous / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D002406:Catheterization, Peripheral / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003388:Cranial Fossa, Posterior / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006225:Hand / Q000098:blood supply*; D006801:Humans; D007269:Injections, Intra-Arterial; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D019300:Medical Errors; D015742:Propofol / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects; D012039:Regional Blood Flow / Q000502:physiology; D013874:Thiopental / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects
chemical_list: D018686:Anesthetics, Intravenous; D013874:Thiopental; D015742:Propofol