Accidental Intravenous Administration of Simethicone in a 4-Year-Old Patient: A Case Report
Simethicone is an antiflatulent medication exclusively administered orally, thus its systemic effects remain unknown. We present a case of an inadvertent intravenous administration of simethicone to a 4-year-old patient, precipitating respiratory difficulty, cyanosis, and altered mental status. The...
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Simethicone is an antiflatulent medication exclusively administered orally, thus its systemic effects remain unknown. We present a case of an inadvertent intravenous administration of simethicone to a 4-year-old patient, precipitating respiratory difficulty, cyanosis, and altered mental status. The patient’s condition improved rapidly with appropriate interventions, leading to discharge in a fully recovered state. To date, only one documented instance of intravenous simethicone administration exists in medical literature.
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| spelling | doaj-art-cd5ffaea36694694a0f60803d11b82072025-01-20T18:07:55ZengVilnius University PressActa Medica Lituanica1392-01382029-41742024-05-0131110.15388/Amed.2024.31.1.19Accidental Intravenous Administration of Simethicone in a 4-Year-Old Patient: A Case ReportAgnė Lozovskytė0https://orcid.org/0009-0007-9077-5086Gabija Laubner Sakalauskienė1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2417-8095Robertas Badaras2https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1794-2259Vilnius University, Faculty of Medicine, LithuaniaVilnius University, Faculty of Medicine, Lithuania; Republican Vilnius University Hospital, Toxicology Centre, LithuaniaFaculty of Medicine, Clinic of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Centre of Toxicology, Vilnius University, Lithuania Simethicone is an antiflatulent medication exclusively administered orally, thus its systemic effects remain unknown. We present a case of an inadvertent intravenous administration of simethicone to a 4-year-old patient, precipitating respiratory difficulty, cyanosis, and altered mental status. The patient’s condition improved rapidly with appropriate interventions, leading to discharge in a fully recovered state. To date, only one documented instance of intravenous simethicone administration exists in medical literature. https://www.journals.vu.lt/AML/article/view/34683SimethiconeAccidental intravenous administrationRespiratory distress ir pediatric case Medication error |
| spellingShingle | Agnė Lozovskytė Gabija Laubner Sakalauskienė Robertas Badaras Accidental Intravenous Administration of Simethicone in a 4-Year-Old Patient: A Case Report Acta Medica Lituanica Simethicone Accidental intravenous administration Respiratory distress ir pediatric case Medication error |
| title | Accidental Intravenous Administration of Simethicone in a 4-Year-Old Patient: A Case Report |
| title_full | Accidental Intravenous Administration of Simethicone in a 4-Year-Old Patient: A Case Report |
| title_fullStr | Accidental Intravenous Administration of Simethicone in a 4-Year-Old Patient: A Case Report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Accidental Intravenous Administration of Simethicone in a 4-Year-Old Patient: A Case Report |
| title_short | Accidental Intravenous Administration of Simethicone in a 4-Year-Old Patient: A Case Report |
| title_sort | accidental intravenous administration of simethicone in a 4 year old patient a case report |
| topic | Simethicone Accidental intravenous administration Respiratory distress ir pediatric case Medication error |
| url | https://www.journals.vu.lt/AML/article/view/34683 |
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