Survey Finds ‘Discouraging’ Injection Habits Among Anesthesiologists

Found on Anesthesiology News. Full article can be read HERE


A new survey paints an at-times alarming picture of injection practices among anesthesiologists in New York state.


Nearly half (49%) said they sometimes used the same vials of medication for more than one patient—a strict no-no for many kinds of drugs, including propofol. (Indeed, 31% of clinicians who reported using propofol said they had used the same vial on multiple patients.) Roughly one-fourth said they did not always use a new needle and syringe when drawing medication from a vial. And about the same proportion reported using an open vial of medication even though they had not directly observed someone else opening the container.

Found on Anesthesiology News. Full article can be read HERE