Society of interventional radiology position statement on injection safety: Improper use of single-dose/single-use vials

摘要

Efficient health care delivery includes expense reduction, distribution of limited resources, and minimization of medical waste. These goals must be achieved without patient safety compromise. One challenging example is the administration of injectable medications. Some common procedures may require injection of only a small quantity of medication such as sodium tetradecyl sulfate (Sotradecol; AngioDynamics, Queensbury, New York), onabotulinumtoxinA (BOTOX Cosmetic; Allergan, Irvine, California), or radiocontrast agents for arthrography, myelography, or percutaneous pain management procedures. In a busy clinical setting, with several consecutive patients scheduled for similar procedures, it may be tempting to purchase a medication in a large "economy-size" container and split the doses into multiple syringes for administration to multiple patients.