[Accidental central venous administation of 0.1 % chlorhexidine mouthwash].

Medication errors are frequent and a serious safety concern. Chlorhexidine (CHX) is used daily in healthcare as a disinfectant. Its accidental intravascular injection is scarcely described.

Intra-abdominal fire due to insufflating oxygen instead of carbon dioxide during robot-assisted radical prostatectomy: case report and literature review.

We report the first case of intra-abdominal combustion involving the plastic covering of monopolar scissors secondary to use of incorrect gas (oxygen [O(2)] instead of carbon dioxide [CO(2)]) during robot-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (RALP). The insufflating system was connected to a provisional O(2) gate into the operating theater. A patient underwent RALP and extended pelvic lymph node dissection for localized prostate cancer, according to standard technique.

[Postpartum neurologic complications following delivery with peridural analgesia. Case report with literature review].

Regional analgesia provides effective pain relief during delivery. Postpartal neurological deficits may be due to pressure of the fetal head on nerve structures at the pelvic rim or may be a complication of epidural analgesia. Nerve injuries due to spontaneous delivery and instrumental delivery are much more common than neurological deficits from epidural analgesia such as epidural hematoma or epidural abscess.

[Tracheal rupture: delayed diagnosis with endobronchial intubation].

Tracheobroncheal rupture is a rare complication of intubation techniques using a stylet. In this case report the patient was intubated by an emergency physician in a preclinical setting after a motor vehicle accident. Iatrogenic tracheal laceration was masked by inappropriate position of the endobronchial tube.