Acute transient spinal paralysis and cardiac symptoms following an accidental epidural potassium infusion – a case report

Abstract Background To describe a case of an accidental epidural potassium infusion leading to an acute transient spinal paralysis and cardiac symptoms and review the literature on that topic. Case presentation We report the case of an accidental infusion of 900 mg potassium chloride 7.45% (KCl) int...

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Main Authors: Martin Kreutzträger, Marcel A. Kopp, Thomas Liebscher
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-10-01
Series:BMC Anesthesiology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12871-017-0425-0