Propofol Infusion Syndrome: An Early and Unusual Electrocardiographic Pattern
A 40-year-old man was treated with tonsillectomy and underwent early surgical exploration because of bleeding. Postoperative bleeding complications were treated with bronchoscopy. In addition to obesity, normal thyroid function, type 2 diabetes mellitus, and current tobacco abuse with severe obstructive sleep apnea syndrome, biochemistry revealed severe hypercholesterolemia (total cholesterol 572 mg/dL) and hypertriglyceridemia (1,220 mg/dL). During the postoperative period, low doses of propofol (up to 2 mg/kg/h for 10 hours), along with remifentanil (up to 0.0016 mg/kg/h for 20 hours), midazolam, and tramadol, were needed to treat anxiety, restlessness, and pain.
Source: Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia - Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Luca Dell'Angela, Giuseppe Gatti, Marco Morosin, Gerardina Lardieri Tags: Letter to the Editor Source Type: research
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