Although accidental spinal administration of tranexamic acid is rare, it is a well-documented drug error and one that has catastrophic consequences. Yet these errors can be avoided by adhering to four published recommendations.
“In 2015, we published an article in Anesthesia & Analgesia regarding obstetric neuraxial drug errors [2015;121(6):1570-1577],” said Santosh Patel, MD, a consultant in anesthesia at Tawam Hospital in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates. “In that study, we