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Death related to propofol use in an adult patient
N D Perrier1, Y Baerga-Varela, M J Murray
1Department of Surgery, Mayo Clinic and Mayo Foundation, Rochester, MN 55905, USA.
Critical Care Medicine
|August 31, 2000
Abstract
Objective:
To report an adult trauma patient fatality related to propofol administration.
Design:
Retrospective case review.
Setting:
Trauma intensive care unit (ICU) in a level one trauma center.
Patient:
An 18-yr-old man involved in a motor vehicle crash.
Interventions:
Treatment for multiple trauma injuries and propofol sedation.
Measurements And Main Results:
Posttrauma ICU monitoring was performed. The patient developed cardiac arrhythmia, metabolic acidosis, and cardiac failure, which resulted in death.
Conclusion:
Death related to propofol infusion can occur in adults as well as in pediatric patients.