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Agnė Lozovskytė1, Robertas Badaras2, Gabija Laubner Sakalauskienė3
1Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania.
Abstract:
Simethicone is an antiflatulent medication exclusively administered orally, thus its systemic effects remain unknown. We present a case of an inadvertent intravenous administration of simethicone to a 4-year-old patient, precipitating respiratory difficulty, cyanosis, and altered mental status. The patient's condition improved rapidly with appropriate interventions, leading to discharge in a fully recovered state. To date, only one documented instance of intravenous simethicone administration exists in medical literature.
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