Inadvertent Methylergonovine administration to a newborn.
Am J Emerg Med
; 44: 479.e1-479.e2, 2021 06.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1245819
ABSTRACT
Previous case reports describe the inadvertent administration of methylergonovine to newborns resulting in rare, life-threatening events including neonatal death. To our knowledge, no case reports exist detailing inadvertent methylergonovine administration in the emergency medicine literature. A newborn infant presented to the emergency department (ED) at hour five of life following methylergonovine administration with periods of apnea and cyanosis. The infant required intubation, mechanical ventilation, and a seven day neonatal intensive care stay. This rare case describes the potential for this error to occur in the community and heightens the vigilance of emergency medicine providers when caring for newborns in their first hours of life.
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Full text:
Available
Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Poisoning
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Emergency Service, Hospital
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Medication Errors
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Methylergonovine
Type of study:
Case report
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Diagnostic study
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Infant, Newborn
Language:
English
Journal:
Am J Emerg Med
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
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