No endoscopy center should ever use 50 milliliter
vials because medical workers would be tempted to reuse
vials between patients instead of throwing away unused anesthetic, D'Attellis said.
"There is no place for this in an endoscopy center," he said, holding a 50 milliliter vial.
At Cedars-Sinai, 50 milliliter vials are banned from all surgery areas to avoid their misuse, he said. The larger bottles are only used for long-term sedation in intensive care units, he said.