Antagonistic Effect of Flumazenil on the Prolonged Oversedation after Sevoflurane Based Anesthesia: A case report. |
Kyungil Hwang, Hoondo Kim, Sangho Lee |
1Department of Anesthesilology and Pain Medicine, Wooridul Spine Hospital, Seoul, Korea. usu97@naver.com 2Department of Neurosurgery, Wooridul Spine Hospital, Seoul, Korea. |
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Abstract |
Prolonged oversedation occurs frequently in postoperative care units, and sometimes delays transfer to normal units.
Flumazenil is a known reversal drug for benzodiazepines, and is used to reverse the oversedation caused by benzodiazepines. However, we found that flumazenil was effective in a case of sevoflurane induced oversedation. A prolonged oversedation of 90 minutes occurred after sevoflurane anesthesia without benzodiazepine at a postoperative care unit. Immediately after an intravenous injection of flumazenil, the patient fully awoke and was oriented. |
Key Words:
flumazenil; oversedation; sevoflurane |
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