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Comment
. 2021 Dec;46(12):1117-1118.
doi: 10.1136/rapm-2021-102672. Epub 2021 Apr 15.

In response: neuraxial and peripheral misconnection events leading to wrong-route medication errors

Eugene Viscusi  1 , Vincent Hugo  2 , Klaus Hoerauf  3   4 , Frederick S Southwick  5
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In response: neuraxial and peripheral misconnection events leading to wrong-route medication errors

Eugene Viscusi et al. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2021 Dec.
No abstract available

Keywords: anesthesia; drug-related side effects and adverse reactions; injections; local; nerve block; neurotoxicity syndromes; spinal.

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: FS declares no conflicts of interest. VH and KH are employees of Becton, Dickinson and Company and own stock or stock options in the company. EV receives consulting fees from AcelRx, Concentric, Heron Therapeutics, Innacoll, Merck, Neumentum, Pfizer, Recro, Salix, and Trevena.

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