Chemical Burn Injury Secondary to Intraoperative Transesophageal Echocardiography

Steven G. Venticinque; Vikram S. Kashyap; Robert J. O'Connell

doi:10.1213/01.ANE.0000083641.58267.0C

Chemical Burn Injury Secondary to Intraoperative Transesophageal Echocardiography

Steven G. Venticinque, Vikram S. Kashyap, Robert J. O'Connell^*

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Abstract

We describe a case of a 72-yr-old male who suffered aerodigestive tract chemical injury resulting from a probable post-processing residual of the high-level disinfectant solution Cidex® OPA (orthophthalaldehyde) used to disinfect the transesophageal echocardiogram probe used for cardiac monitoring during general anesthesia. This case highlights the need for strict adherence to manufacturers' instructions when using chemical disinfectants for transesophageal echocardiogram probe reprocessing.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1260-1261
Number of pages	2
Journal	Anesthesia and Analgesia
Volume	97
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1213/01.ANE.0000083641.58267.0C
State	Published - Nov 2003
Externally published	Yes

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