Coring Revisited: A Case Report and Literature Review.

Coring is the retention of material from a medication vial into the needle and syringe, which can ultimately be transfused into a patient, causing adverse outcomes. The purpose of this article is to increase awareness of this underreported finding and to propose solutions to improve the quality of care and decrease fatalities. A 65-year-old male with a significant cardiovascular history was admitted and required an emergent bedside esophagogastroduodenoscopy, for which propofol was being aspirated for IV induction.