Extravasation of propofol is associated with tissue necrosis in small children.
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.
Roth
Winfried
W
Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Medical University Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria. winfried.roth@uibk.ac.at
Eschertzhuber
Stephan
S
Gardetto
Alexander
A
Keller
Christian
C
D000556:Ambulatory Surgical Procedures; D018686:Anesthetics, Intravenous / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005119:Extravasation of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Materials / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D005545:Forefoot, Human / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007275:Injections, Intravenous; D009336:Necrosis / Q000139:chemically induced; D015742:Propofol / Q000009:adverse effects*
D018686:Anesthetics, Intravenous; D015742:Propofol