Prolonged awakening and pulmonary edema after general anesthesia and naphazoline application in an infant.
Naphazoline intoxication by intrabronchial overdose caused prolonged unconsciousness of an 18-mo-old child after general anesthesia for tracheal rigid bronchoscopy. The leading symptoms were side effects involving the cardiovascular, pulmonary, and central nervous systems. Intensive care unit admission with the need for mechanical ventilation was necessary. Recovery was uneventful.
Stamer
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Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany. stamer@mailer.meb.uni-bonn.de
Buderus
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Wetegrove
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Lentze
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Stüber
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D000316:Adrenergic alpha-Agonists / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000762:Anesthesia Recovery Period; D000769:Anesthesia, Inhalation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009278:Naphazoline / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011654:Pulmonary Edema / Q000139:chemically induced*; D014662:Vasoconstrictor Agents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014851:Wakefulness / Q000187:drug effects*
D000316:Adrenergic alpha-Agonists; D014662:Vasoconstrictor Agents; D009278:Naphazoline