HALLUCINATIONS ON WITHDRAWAL OF ISOFLURANE USED AS SEDATION

Authors
HUGHES J LEACH HJ CHOONARA I
Citation
J. Hughes et al., HALLUCINATIONS ON WITHDRAWAL OF ISOFLURANE USED AS SEDATION, Acta paediatrica, 82(10), 1993, pp. 885-886
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Pediatrics
Journal title
Acta paediatrica → ACNP
ISSN journal
08035253
Volume
82
Issue
10
Year of publication
1993
Pages
885 - 886
Database
ISI
SICI code
0803-5253(1993)82:10<885:HOWOIU>2.0.ZU;2-2
Abstract
Hallucinations on withdrawal of midazolam have been noted in intensive care patients. Isoflurane is increasingly used as an alternative drug for sedation. We report a seven-year-old child with 15% burns who, on withdrawal of isoflurane, suffered hallucinations, a generalized seiz ure and disorientation. The adverse symptoms occurred within hours of stopping the isoflurane and lasted for five days.