Accidental epidural injection of thiopental in a dog.
A 3-year-old Labrador retriever was presented to the Western College of Veterinary Medicine for a tibial plateau levelling osteotomy. While performing a pre-operative epidural, thiopental was inadvertently administered into the epidural space. Treatment included epidural saline flushing and intravenous methylprednisolone sodium succinate. No neurologic deficits were detected.
O'Kell
Allison L
AL
Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 5B4. aokell@vt.edu
Ambros
Barbara
B
D000059:Accidents; D000767:Anesthesia, Epidural / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000662:veterinary*; D018686:Anesthetics, Intravenous / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects; D000818:Animals; D004285:Dogs; D004824:Epidural Space / Q000187:drug effects*; D007268:Injections, Epidural / Q000662:veterinary; D008297:Male; D008776:Methylprednisolone Hemisuccinate / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012965:Sodium Chloride / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013396:Suction / Q000662:veterinary; D013874:Thiopental / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects
D018686:Anesthetics, Intravenous; D012965:Sodium Chloride; D008776:Methylprednisolone Hemisuccinate; D013874:Thiopental