title: Patient experience of sexual hallucinations after propofol-induced painless abortion may lead to violence against medical personnel.
abstract: Painless abortion is an outpatient surgical procedure performed under general anesthesia, which requires an appropriate anesthetic reagent that must be safe, comfortable for the patient, and highly controllable. At present, fentanyl and propofol are first-choice anesthetic reagents in clinical applications. However, both have various side effects, including the inhibition of respiration and circulation and the occurrence of postoperative sexual fantasies and amorous behavior. In this report, we will demonstrate three cases of allegations of assault and violence caused by sexual hallucinations in patients who were anesthetized with propofol and fentanyl during painless abortion surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesiology, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, 30 Gaotanyan Street, Chongqing, 400038, China.
authors.forename: Zhiyong
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesiology, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, 30 Gaotanyan Street, Chongqing, 400038, China. yibin1974@163.com.
authors.forename: Bin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Yi
mesh_terms: D000028:Abortion, Induced / Q000379:methods*; D000328:Adult; D000556:Ambulatory Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D000768:Anesthesia, General / Q000379:methods; D018686:Anesthetics, Intravenous / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D005283:Fentanyl / Q000009:adverse effects; D006212:Hallucinations / Q000209:etiology*; D006282:Health Personnel; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D015742:Propofol / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014754:Violence
chemical_list: D018686:Anesthetics, Intravenous; D005283:Fentanyl; D015742:Propofol
keywords: Medical violence; Painless abortion; Sexual performance