Patient experience of sexual hallucinations after

Journal of anesthesia · Jun 2016

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Patient experience of sexual hallucinations after propofol-induced painless abortion may lead to violence against medical personnel.

Painless abortion is an outpatient surgical procedure performed under general anesthesia, which requires an appropriate anesthetic reagent that must be safe, comfortable for the patient, and highly controllable. At present, fentanyl and propofol are first-choice anesthetic reagents in clinical applications. However, both have various side effects, including the inhibition of respiration and circulation and the occurrence of postoperative sexual fantasies and amorous behavior. In this report, we will demonstrate three cases of allegations of assault and violence caused by sexual hallucinations in patients who were anesthetized with propofol and fentanyl during painless abortion surgery.

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- Zhiyong Yang and Bin Yi.
- Department of Anaesthesiology, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, 30 Gaotanyan Street, Chongqing, 400038, China.
- J Anesth. 2016 Jun 1; 30 (3): 486-8.
AbstractPainless abortion is an outpatient surgical procedure performed under general anesthesia, which requires an appropriate anesthetic reagent that must be safe, comfortable for the patient, and highly controllable. At present, fentanyl and propofol are first-choice anesthetic reagents in clinical applications. However, both have various side effects, including the inhibition of respiration and circulation and the occurrence of postoperative sexual fantasies and amorous behavior. In this report, we will demonstrate three cases of allegations of assault and violence caused by sexual hallucinations in patients who were anesthetized with propofol and fentanyl during painless abortion surgery.

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