Acute Management of Dopamine Infiltration Injury with Regitine

1 October 1987

journal article
case report
Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Vol. 80 (4) , 610-612
https://doi.org/10.1097/00006534-198710000-00024

Abstract

A case of subcutaneous infiltration of dopamine into the hand of a newborn is presented. Treatment consisted of administration of subcutaneous phentolamine into the area of ischemia approximately 6 hours after the injury occurred. Dramatic resolution of ischemic changes rapidly followed phentolamine injection with no untoward effects.

Keywords

TREATMENT
ACUTE MANAGEMENT
SUBCUTANEOUS INFILTRATION
NO UNTOWARD
DRAMATIC RESOLUTION
INJURY OCCURRED
CHANGES RAPIDLY
DOPAMINE INFILTRATION

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