Dantrolene Stock Levels
It is mandatory for dantrolene to be stocked on every site where general anaesthesia is administered.
The actual quantity of dantrolene stocked depends on the maximum weight of patients treated at any location. Sufficient stock of Dantrolene should be stored to treat the heaviest patients managed in a particular location. Our recommendations are as follows:
At least 2.5 mg/Kg of dantrolene should be available within five minutes of every location where general anaesthesia is administered.
At least a further 3 mg/Kg of dantrolene should be available within 20 minutes of each location where general anaesthesia is administered.
At least a further 8 mg/Kg of dantrolene should be available within 60 minutes of each location where general anaesthesia is administered.
|
LOCATION |
STOCK LEVEL |
1ST LINE RESERVE STOCK LOCATION |
2ND LINE RESERVE STOCK LOCATION |
| Teaching Hospital 1 | |||
| Emergency Department (B Wing) | 1 box (12 vials) | B Wing theatres | A Wing theatre suite |
| A Wing theatre suite (8 theatres) | 4 boxes (48 vials) | B Wing theatres | Emergency Department |
| A wing paediatric theatres (2 theatres) | 1 box (12 vials) | A Wing theatre suite | B Wing theatres |
| Day Surgery Unit (3 theatres) | 1 box (12 vials) | B Wing theatres | A Wing theatre suite |
| Obstetric theatres D Wing (2 theatres) | 1 box (12 vials) | B Wing theatres | A Wing theatre suite |
| B Wing theatres (16 theatres) | 4 boxes (48 vials) | A Wing theatre suite | Emergency Department |
| C Wing Theatres (2 theatres) | 1 box (12 vials) | B Wing theatres | A Wing theatre suite |
| Psychiatric Wing (ECT suite) | 1 box (12 vials) | A Wing theatre suite | B Wing theatres |
| Pharmacy Department | 1 box (12 vials) | Hospital 2 | Hospital 3 |
If dantrolene is used at any location the pharmacy department should be notified immediately to ensure stocks are replenished.
Whenever local dantrolene supplies have been used, elective surgery should be delayed until stocks are replenished.