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01-06-2013 | Case Report

A Death Associated with Possible Propofol Infusion Syndrome

Authors: Nikhil Agrawal, Sudhakar Rao, Roshan Nair

Published in: Indian Journal of Surgery | Special Issue 1/2013

Abstract

Propofol, an intravenously administered, centrally acting sedative/hypnotic, is a popular medication for anesthesia and sedation due to rapid onset, controllability and short recovery time. Prolonged propofol infusions, (>48 h) with elevated doses (>67 mcg/kg/min) may result in a rare but fatal condition known as the Propofol Related Infusion Syndrome (PRIS). This is a case of severe metabolic acidosis and refractory hyperkalemia in a 53 year old female with polytrauma on a continuous propofol infusion that was associated with fatal outcome.

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Title: A Death Associated with Possible Propofol Infusion Syndrome
Authors: Nikhil Agrawal
Sudhakar Rao
Roshan Nair
Publication date: 01-06-2013
Publisher: Springer India
Published in: Indian Journal of Surgery / Issue Special Issue 1/2013
Print ISSN: 0972-2068
Electronic ISSN: 0973-9793
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12262-012-0754-7

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A Death Associated with Possible Propofol Infusion Syndrome

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