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08-07-2022 | Propofol | Images
Propofol vial coring
Published in: Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d'anesthésie | Issue 9/2022
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When inserting a needle into a medication vial, a small piece of the rubber stopper can become sheared off in a process referred to as coring. The Figure demonstrates an incident where coring occurred in the stopper using an 18G x 1.5" SOL-M™ Blunt Fill Needle (BN1815; Smiths Medical ASD, Inc., Minneapolis, MN, USA), with the rubber piece seen floating in a syringe of propofol.
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Illustration of an incident where coring occurred in the stopper (Panel A, white arrow) using an 18G x 1.5" SOL-M™ Blunt Fill Needle (BN1815; Smiths Medical ASD, Inc., Minneapolis, MN, USA) (Panel B, dashed arrow), with the rubber piece (Panel B, black arrow) seen floating in a syringe of propofol
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