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  • Title: Propofol-induced acute pancreatitis.
    Author: Csomor J, Murínová I, Broulíková K, Kučerka O, Sedloň P, Jarošek J, Urbánek P, Zavoral M.
    Journal: J Clin Pharm Ther; 2017 Aug; 42(4):495-498. PubMed ID: 28393377.
    Abstract:
    WHAT IS KNOWN AND OBJECTIVE: Drug-induced acute pancreatitis comprises only 0.5%-2% of all cases of acute pancreatitis. Propofol is a potentially dangerous drug that can cause acute pancreatitis, but this complication is extremely rare. CASE SUMMARY: A 57-year-old patient developed acute pancreatitis after a planned thyroidectomy. As the common causes of acute pancreatitis were excluded, we believe that the pancreatitis was drug-induced, in this case by a single dose of propofol administered to the patient during the surgery. WHAT IS NEW AND CONCLUSION: We present a rare case of propofol-induced acute necrotising pancreatitis, which is to the best of our knowledge the first fatal case reported in an adult patient.
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