My Infant is allergic to Propofol or having seizure like activity when given Propofol
My infant was 17 weeks old when I noticed he was having a reaction to a drug called Propofol.
Propofol is a short-acting medication that results in a decreased level of consciousness and lack of memory.
-In this situation, it was used as the starting and maintenance of general anesthesia. It was used as sedation for my intubated and ventilated infant. It is also used during procedures as sedation for children, teens, and adults.
My infant had started Propofol at 12 am on an early Wednesday morning.
At 3:00 pm that same day, a nurse had noticed a jerking like movement that lasted for about 20 minutes. The doctor had taken a video of this [which I have yet to be able to see...they erased it...he said...]
This means that it took the Propofol 15 hours; before it had shown this side effect in my infant. Prior to this my child had not had any seizure like activity or seizures ever before; although he does have an occasional breathe holding spell.
A few hours later; the doctors has noticed the same jerking like movements with my son. His legs and arms were jerking continuously for about 5 minutes.
Note: If I'm not mistaken, he had been given 1-3 boluses of Propofol during the day to keep him sedated prior to the Laryngoscopy that was to be performed.
2-3 hours later during the Laryngoscopy [a procedure a doctor uses to look at the larynx (voice box), including the vocal cords, as well as nearby structures like the back of the throat]
the doctor had administered Propofol a few times. Every time, my husband and I would notice that our infants body would jerk up and down for about 5-10 seconds. Another bolus would be administered, and he would jerk again for 5-10 seconds. He seemed to be fully asleep. The doctor would lift his arms and let them slump down to test his sedativeness. It seems like every time he was stimulated via the larynscopy camera; -like every time they would go deeper into his throat; he would jerk and shake up and down. It was very scary to watch until I had a thought right then and there and figured; hey... my infant might be allergic to the Propofol. ("My infant is having seizure like activity because of this medicine!")
I'm documenting this to help others who may have came across this same or very similar symptom.
I immediately requested that the Propofol be stopped. So far, he has not had any other jerking episodes since the stop of the Propofol.
It would appear appropriate to recommend to patients who experience apparent convulsive activity after Propofol that they not be re-exposed to this drug.
Although Propofol does have anti-convulsant activity, it can produce involuntary movements in certain patients, under certain conditions. A certain patient in this instance, was my son.
I feel lucky that my husband and I were bedside to see this take place; otherwise they would still be saying he was having seizures.
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