Brazilian Journal of Anesthesiology
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Brazilian Journal of Anesthesiology
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Erros farmacológicos na prática anestésica: quatro casos de morbidades não fatais

Drugs errors in anaesthesia practice: four cases of non-fatal morbidity

Jose LLagunes Herrero; Carmen Reina; Lucrecia Blasco; Esperanza Fernandez; Miguel Plaza; Eva Mateo

http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0034-70942010000100008 Braz J Anesthesiol, vol.60, n1, p.70-74, 2010
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JUSTIFICATIVA E OBJETIVOS: Os anestesistas estão se preocupando mais em garantir segurança aos pacientes, enfatizando o desfecho cirúrgico e qualidade do atendimento no centro cirúrgico e em outras áreas do hospital. Na prática, não existe nenhum aspecto da Anestesiologia que seja mais importante no manuseio seguro dos pacientes do que a administração correta de fármacos. Erros farmacológicos representam uma pequena percentagem dos problemas anestésicos, mas apresentam potencial de morbidade grave e consequências legais. O objetivo deste relato foi descrever quatro casos de erros medicamentosos (EM) raros no centro cirúrgico, sem consequências danosas para os pacientes e como sua análise e identificação evitaram o desenvolvimento de danos mais graves. RELATO DOS CASOS: Quatro casos de sobredoses acidentais no centro cirúrgico antes da indução anestésica. A mesma seringa foi usada para preparar e diluir dois medicamentos diferentes. Portanto, esse erro foi causado pela presença do segundo medicamento. A toxicidade se manifestou com depressão respiratória e sedação temporárias, havendo necessidade de ventilação assistida, mas sem desfechos adversos. CONCLUSÕES: Explicou-se como os medicamentos envolvidos e quando o erro cometido foram identificados para melhorar a prática clínica, reduzindo os erros medicamentosos. Enfatizamos a importância da informação e educação dos profissionais de saúde sobre novos medicamentos e seu processo de preparação, pois foi prática inaceitável em 2009.

Palavras-chave

COMPLICAÇÕES, Contaminação de Medicamentos, Toxicidade de Drogas

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND OBJETIVES: Anesthesiologists became more concerned about ensuring patient safety by a greater emphasis on outcome, quality patient care both in operation theatre and elsewhere in hospital. In the clinical practice, there is no aspect of Anesthesia that occupies a more important place in the safe management of the patients than the accurate drug administration. Medication errors represent a small part of anesthesia problems but still have potential for serious morbidity and legal consequences. The objective of this report was to describe four cases of unusual medical errors (ME) in the operation theatre, without harm to the patient, and how their analysis and identification had prevented more serious damage occurrence. CASE REPORTS: Four cases of inadvertent overdose in operation theatre previous to induction anesthesia. The same syringe was used to prepare and dilute two different drugs. This error was therefore caused by the presence of the second drug. Toxicity was manifested as brief respiratory depression and sedation, and assisted ventilation was required but no adverse outcomes happened. CONCLUSIONS: We explain how we identified the drug involved, the point at which the error occurred in order to improve clinical practice reducing medication errors. We focus on providing more information and education to each health care professional about new drugs and their preparation process, because this is should not be an acceptable practice in 2009.

Keywords

COMPLICATIONS, Drug Contamination, Drug Toxicity

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