Nott D M, Chandrasekar R, Enabi L, Greaney M, Bakran A, Harris P L
Vascular Surgery Unit, Broadgreen Hospital, Liverpool, U.K.
Eur J Vasc Surg. 1993 Jan;7(1):87-9. doi: 10.1016/s0950-821x(05)80550-x.
The effects of intra-arterial injection of Temazepam are described in 11 drug abusers admitted over a 6 month period. All patients suffered severe ischaemia, and injection into the radial artery invariably resulted in tissue loss leading to amputation. The pathogenesis and options for treatment are discussed.