Severe central nervous and respiratory system depression after sedation with chloral hydrate: a case report
Chloral hydrate is generally considered a safe sedative-hypnotic drug, and is commonly used for sedation of infants and young children before diagnostic procedures. Even chloral hydrate administered within the recommended maximal dose limits can cause serious morbidity and mortality. Here the...
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Hacettepe University Institute of Child Health
2009-10-01
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Chloral hydrate is generally considered a safe sedative-hypnotic drug, and is commonly used for sedation of infants and young children before diagnostic procedures. Even chloral hydrate administered within the recommended maximal dose limits can cause serious morbidity and mortality. Here the authors describe a four-month-old girl with a life-threatening central nervous system and respiratory depression after administration of a therapeutic dose of chloral hydrate. The patient gradually recovered with supportive treatment including ventilation therapy.
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| spelling | doaj-art-85e2a67a813a4aa0a67e03a6c6cf1f812025-08-20T02:01:57ZengHacettepe University Institute of Child HealthThe Turkish Journal of Pediatrics0041-43012791-64212009-10-01515Severe central nervous and respiratory system depression after sedation with chloral hydrate: a case reportEmre Ceçen0Ozgün UygurAyşe TosunDepartment of Pediatrics, Adnan Menderes University Faculty of Medicine, Aydin, Turkey. Chloral hydrate is generally considered a safe sedative-hypnotic drug, and is commonly used for sedation of infants and young children before diagnostic procedures. Even chloral hydrate administered within the recommended maximal dose limits can cause serious morbidity and mortality. Here the authors describe a four-month-old girl with a life-threatening central nervous system and respiratory depression after administration of a therapeutic dose of chloral hydrate. The patient gradually recovered with supportive treatment including ventilation therapy. https://turkjpediatr.org/article/view/2344 |
| spellingShingle | Emre Ceçen Ozgün Uygur Ayşe Tosun Severe central nervous and respiratory system depression after sedation with chloral hydrate: a case report The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics |
| title | Severe central nervous and respiratory system depression after sedation with chloral hydrate: a case report |
| title_full | Severe central nervous and respiratory system depression after sedation with chloral hydrate: a case report |
| title_fullStr | Severe central nervous and respiratory system depression after sedation with chloral hydrate: a case report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Severe central nervous and respiratory system depression after sedation with chloral hydrate: a case report |
| title_short | Severe central nervous and respiratory system depression after sedation with chloral hydrate: a case report |
| title_sort | severe central nervous and respiratory system depression after sedation with chloral hydrate a case report |
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