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- A 44-year-old female patient with a low-risk health status was scheduled for elective surgery to remove a lipoma from her thigh.
- After receiving sedation and pain relief medications, she experienced a significant and unusual reaction consisting of 90 minutes of not breathing and complete muscle paralysis.
- The patient recovered without complications after the episode, but no clear link was found between the medications given and her unexpected response.
Article Abstract
We report a 44 year-old, American Society of Anesthesiologist Class I (ASA I), female patient scheduled for elective excision of a small lipoma of the left thigh. She went into a 90 minute apnea and complete muscle paralysis as evidenced by the absence of all stimulatory responses by a peripheral nerve stimulator after receiving midazolam (1.0 mg) and fentanyl (100 μg) intravenously for sedation and analgaesia. The patient made an uneventful recovery after 90 minutes. No cause and effect relationship could be established between the administered drugs and this unusual response.
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