Journal of Clinical Toxicology
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Haitham Alhazemi

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• Case Report
  Inadvertent Methylergometrine Administration to a Neonate with Underline Acyanotic Congenital Heart Disease
  Author(s): Ali Almudeer, Haitham Alhazemi and Abdulaziz Safhi Ali Almudeer, Haitham Alhazemi and Abdulaziz Safhi
  
  Background: Methylergometrine is an ergot alkaloid of ergonovine used to treat post-partum hemorrhage secondary to uterine atony. Mistaking methylergometrine for vitamin K with accidental administration to the neonate is a rare iatrogenic illness occurring almost exclusively in the delivery room setting. Complications of ergot alkaloids in neonates include respiratory depression, cyanosis, seizures, and death. Case Report: A term male infant was inadvertently given 0.04 mg of methylergometrine intramuscularly. The error was only noted when the baby developed central cyanosis, after administration, identifying it as methylergometrine rather than vitamin K. The local poison center was notified, and the infant was transferred to the neonatal intensive care unit level III for observation. Few minutes after cyanosis, the infant was noted to have .. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2161-0495.1000364

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