Medication injection safety knowledge and practices among anesthesiologists: New York State, 2011.

Gounder P, Beers R, Bornschlegel K, et al. Journal of clinical anesthesia. 2013;25:521-8.

This survey revealed that anesthesiologists in New York commonly use unsafe injection techniques, such as accessing a single medication vial for multiple patients. Resident physicians reported improper practices more frequently than attending physicians.

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