title: Unintentional Infusion of Phenylephrine into the Epidural Space.
abstract: We describe a patient who received an unintentionally prolonged epidural infusion of phenylephrine. The patient experienced no major morbidity. However, this case highlights the continuing problem of wrong-route drug administration and the urgent need to adopt route-specific connections.
authors.affiliation: From the Department of Anesthesiology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee.
authors.forename: Kress R
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Townley
authors.forename: Jason
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lane
authors.forename: Robyn
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Packer
authors.forename: Rajnish K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Gupta
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004824:Epidural Space / Q000737:chemistry*; D006801:Humans; D007268:Injections, Epidural / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D008508:Medication Errors / Q000009:adverse effects*; D010656:Phenylephrine / Q000008:administration & dosage*
chemical_list: D010656:Phenylephrine