Accidental tenfold overdose of propofol in a 6‐month old infant undergoing elective craniosynostosis repair

Summary We report a 6‐month‐old male infant undergoing elective craniosynostosis repair who accidentally received a tenfold dose of propofol over a 4‐h operative period. Myocardial dysfunction was observed after nearly 3 h of infusion; this could not solely be explained by the propofol overdose....

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Published in:	Anaesthesia Vol. 59; no. 9; pp. 912 - 914
Main Authors:	Patermann, B., Buzello, S., Dück, M., Paul, M., Kampe, S.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford, UK Blackwell Science Ltd 01-09-2004 Blackwell
Subjects:	Anaesthesia Anesthesia Anesthesia. Intensive care medicine. Transfusions. Cell therapy and gene therapy Anesthetics, Intravenous - administration & dosage Anesthetics, Intravenous - adverse effects Biological and medical sciences Cardiac Output, Low - chemically induced Craniosynostoses - surgery Drug Overdose Humans Infant Intraoperative Complications Male Medical sciences Medication Errors overdose paediatric Propofol Propofol - administration & dosage Propofol - adverse effects Human Nervous system diseases Craniosynostosis Overdosing Diseases of the osteoarticular system overdos. Anaesthesia: paediatric Skull disease Dysostosis Anesthesia Infant Overdose Propofol
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Summary:	Summary We report a 6‐month‐old male infant undergoing elective craniosynostosis repair who accidentally received a tenfold dose of propofol over a 4‐h operative period. Myocardial dysfunction was observed after nearly 3 h of infusion; this could not solely be explained by the propofol overdose.
Bibliography:	Presented, in part, as a poster presentation at the annual meeting of the Society of Pediatric Anaesthesia, 10th October 2003, San Francisco. ObjectType-Article-2 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-1 content type line 23
ISSN:	0003-2409 1365-2044
DOI:	10.1111/j.1365-2044.2004.03796.x