In reply: Accidental infusion of tranexamic acid via a thoracic epidural catheter

Christopher L Pysyk^{1

2}, Lucie Filteau^{3

4}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, ON, Canada. cpysyk@toh.ca.
² Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada. cpysyk@toh.ca.
³ Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
⁴ Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada.

Comment

Christopher L Pysyk et al. Can J Anaesth. 2023 May.

. 2023 May;70(5):917-918.

doi: 10.1007/s12630-023-02436-z. Epub 2023 Mar 13.

Christopher L Pysyk^{1

2}, Lucie Filteau^{3

4}

¹ Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, ON, Canada. cpysyk@toh.ca.
² Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada. cpysyk@toh.ca.
³ Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
⁴ Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada.

No abstract available

Keywords: epidural; medication error; tranexamic acid; wrong route error.

Comment on

Accidental infusion of tranexamic acid via a thoracic epidural catheter.
Patel S. Patel S. Can J Anaesth. 2023 May;70(5):915-916. doi: 10.1007/s12630-023-02435-0. Epub 2023 Mar 13. Can J Anaesth. 2023. PMID: 36914904 No abstract available.

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1. Patel S. Accidental infusion of tranexamic acid via a thoracic epidural catheter. Can J Anesth 2023. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12630-023-02435-0
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