Anesthesia-related status epilepticus after fiber optic colonoscopy in a child

Abstract A healthy, 8-year-old girl with a history of hematochezia underwent an uneventful fiber optic colonoscopy with propofol anesthesia. During the postoperative recovery period, she experienced acute-onset muscle rigidity, loss of consciousness, apnea, hypoxia, and hyperthermia. She was admini...

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Format: Article
Language:English
Published: ScienceOpen 2015-06-01
Series:ScienceOpen Research
Online Access:https://www.scienceopen.com/document?vid=81998c00-a965-403a-b096-a9dc969dcff1