title: Propofol infusion syndrome or not? A case report.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Propofol is commonly used and well tolerated for induction of general anesthesia and is also used as a sedative in the intensive care unit. However, in rare cases, the agent may cause a fatal condition known as propofol infusion syndrome (PRIS).
  
  
  METHODS
  We present a case of PRIS that could have been fatal in a previously healthy male patient with multiple gunshot wounds.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Because patients typically exhibit other potentially fatal comorbidities, PRIS is always a diagnosis of exclusion. The true incidence of PRIS remains unknown, and more objective criteria for its diagnosis need to be established.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA ; School of Medicine, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA.
authors.forename: James H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Diaz
authors.affiliation: School of Medicine, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA.
authors.forename: Cory A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Roberts
authors.affiliation: School of Medicine, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA.
authors.forename: Josh J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Oliver
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA ; Department of Pharmacology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA.
authors.forename: Alan David
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Kaye
keywords: Acidosis; acute kidney injury; hypnotics and sedatives; intensive care units; propofol; rhabdomyolysis; wounds–gunshot