TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2009//
TI  - Evaluation of a fatal propofol intoxication due to self administration
JO  - Journal of forensic and legal medicine
A1  - Klausz, Gabriella
A1  - Róna, Kalman
A1  - Kristóf, Istvan
A1  - Toro, Klara
SP  - 287
EP  - 289
VL  - 16
IS  - 5
N2  - Propofol is a short acting intravenous anaesthetic, active agent of Diprivan. The abuse potential of propofol has not completely defined, but there are anecdotal case reports in the literature about propofol abuse and dependency. This report presents a fatal case of a middle age female victim who died of self-administered propofol intoxication. The propofol level of the blood sample was measured with gas chromatography-mass spectrometry after liquid-liquid extraction. The results of toxicological investigation suggested that death was not directly caused by propofol intoxication, however, based on the pathomorphological changes detected during the medico-legal autopsy we supposed that the fatal outcome was resulted by respiratory depression after rapid injection.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1752-928X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jflm.2008.12.010
ID  - ref1
ER  -