Accidental intravenous infusion of expressed breast milk in a neonate
West Indian Medical Journal, cilt.66, sa.2, 2017 (Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 66 Sayı: 2
- Basım Tarihi: 2017
- Doi Numarası: 10.7727/wimj.2015.010
- Dergi Adı: West Indian Medical Journal
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Breast milk, infant, intravenous infusion, medical errors
- Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Previous reports have described complications resulting from inadvertent intravenous administration of breast milk: hyperosmolarity, microembolism, hipersensitivity and septicaemia. We present a premature infant who was accidentally given expressed breast milk (EBM) intravenously. The non-fatal outcome of the patient in the first month of the incident may have been related to pulmonary embolism and supportive treatment, which was started from the first instance of the milk administration. Fatal outcome of the patient related to severe septicaemia in the second month of the administration. Particular care should be given in the case of the patient who had received synchronous enteral and intravenous infusion therapy. The caregivers as well as healthcare professionals should be enlightened on the importance of this subject matter.