| Subject: | Sentinel Event Alert - Preventing Vincristine Administration Errors |
| Category: | The Joint Commission (TJC)
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| Published: | Wed, 20 Jul 2005 - 10:00 am |
| JCAHO issued a Sentinel Event Alert, Issue 34 on July 14, 2005 in regards to the inadvertent administration of vincristine intrathecally. Vincristine should never be given intrathecally (in to the subarachnoid space). Vincristine should only be administered intravenously.
Although cases of the accidental administration of vincristine, intrathecally, is infrequent, cases have been reported to the Joint Commission Sentinel Event Database, United States Pharmacopeia (USP) MEDMARX database,... The full article is available to StayAlert subscribers. Click here for a free trial subscription. |
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