• Critical care medicine · Aug 2000

    Case Reports

    Death related to propofol use in an adult patient.

    • N D Perrier, Y Baerga-Varela, and M J Murray.
    • Department of Surgery, Mayo Clinic and Mayo Foundation, Rochester, MN 55905, USA.
    • Crit. Care Med. 2000 Aug 1; 28 (8): 3071-4.

    ObjectiveTo report an adult trauma patient fatality related to propofol administration.DesignRetrospective case review.SettingTrauma intensive care unit (ICU) in a level one trauma center.PatientAn 18-yr-old man involved in a motor vehicle crash.InterventionsTreatment for multiple trauma injuries and propofol sedation.Measurements And Main ResultsPosttrauma ICU monitoring was performed. The patient developed cardiac arrhythmia, metabolic acidosis, and cardiac failure, which resulted in death.ConclusionDeath related to propofol infusion can occur in adults as well as in pediatric patients.

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