Accidental tenfold overdose of propofol in a 6-month old infant undergoing elective craniosynostosis repair

Anaesthesia

Volumn 59, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 912-914

  Patermann, B ^a   Buzello, S ^a   Duck M ^a   Paul, M ^a   Kampe, Sandra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia: paediatric; Propofol; overdose

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ATROPINE; CALCIUM; CISATRACURIUM; DOPAMINE; FENTANYL; MIDAZOLAM; OXYGEN; PROPOFOL; REMIFENTANIL; THIOPENTAL; INTRAVENOUS ANESTHETIC AGENT;

ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; BRADYCARDIA; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; CRANIOFACIAL SYNOSTOSIS; DRUG OVERDOSE; ELECTIVE SURGERY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE; MALE; MYOCARDIAL DISEASE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATHOGENESIS; PREMEDICATION; PULSE OXIMETRY; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; FORWARD HEART FAILURE; INTOXICATION; MEDICATION ERROR; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION;

ANESTHETICS, INTRAVENOUS; CARDIAC OUTPUT, LOW; CRANIOSYNOSTOSES; HUMANS; INFANT; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; MALE; MEDICATION ERRORS; OVERDOSE; PROPOFOL;

EID: 4444353482     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.2004.03796.x     Document Type: Article

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