title: Uneventful propofol anaesthesia in a patient with acute intermittent porphyria.
abstract: A patient with acute intermittent porphyria was anaesthetized with propofol as part of general anaesthesia for cholecystectomy. Post-operatively, no clinical sequelae resulted and urinary porphyrins did not exceed pre-operative values.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Alexandrovska University Hospital, Sofia, Bulgaria.
authors.forename: E E
authors.initials: EE
authors.lastname: Pazvanska
authors.forename: O D
authors.initials: OD
authors.lastname: Hinkov
authors.forename: L V
authors.initials: LV
authors.lastname: Stojnovska
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D018686:Anesthetics, Intravenous / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D002763:Cholecystectomy; D005260:Female; D005283:Fentanyl / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D017118:Porphyria, Acute Intermittent / Q000150:complications* / Q000652:urine; D011166:Porphyrins / Q000652:urine; D015742:Propofol / Q000008:administration & dosage*
chemical_list: D018686:Anesthetics, Intravenous; D011166:Porphyrins; D005283:Fentanyl; D015742:Propofol