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Dystonic reaction to propofol attenuated by benztropine (cogentin)
Belinda M Schramm1, Beverley A Orser
1Department of Anaesthesia, Sunnybrook & Women's College Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Anesthesia and Analgesia
|April 26, 2002
Abstract
Implications:
Neuroexcitatory movements associated with propofol anesthesia are well recognized. Here we report on the successful use of benztropine (2 mg) to abolish abnormal dystonic movements after propofol anesthesia. Forty-five case reports are reviewed, and a treatment strategy for abnormal movements during propofol anesthesia is provided.