my dad went into emergency surgery for a clot in his leg before this he was a 61 health man he was in surgery for 6 hrs came out being sedated for 3 weeks 2 of it he was on propofol and incubated now that he is off he has no body movement beside is arms and that is very weak, he zones out for minutes at a time, slur words, and sometimes talks like he is back in vietnam war... is this all side effects from propofol?
Answers (1)
DzooBaby25 Jul 2011
These do not sound like side effects of propofol. Is he taking any pain medications for his surgical pain? If he is taking meds for pain this could account for his slurred words, zoning in and out and his flash backs. His lack of leg movement would not be a side effect of either propofol or pain meds. Why did they keep him intubated for so long? That is not normal after this type of surgery. They do keep people sedated often while being intubated because it is uncomfortable and it prevents them from trying to remove the tubes. I'm just not clear on why he would have been intubated for so long. Have they said if there has been any possibility in that some of the clot broke off going to his head and causing a stroke or CVA? What are the Drs saying about all this?
Search for questions
Still looking for answers? Try searching for what you seek or ask your own question.
Similar questions
Does propofol a paralyzing agent?
some said that propofol is a sedation but it has a paralyzing effect to the patient on continuous infusion
1 answer • 27 Aug 2010 • 
Why propofol is white in color?
propofol is an anaesthetic drug that is used for induction and maintanence of anaesthesia. It has egg white. my question is, why propofol is white in ...
1 answer • 18 Feb 2011 •
Does anyone know about the propofol patch for pain?
Mother-in-law uses propofol patch now for severe arthritis pain, 89 years old.Can not find ANY information on it.
3 answers • 17 Oct 2011 •
Can propofol cause person not to remember things even after the initail proceedure?
I was given propofol at the hospital for a broken wrist. The very next day I had some sort of episode, in which I could not remember any of the ...
2 answers • 5 Dec 2011 •
Hi there, yesterday I have been under a G.A and propofol was used (IV), however the canula was?
... accidentally wrongly inserted (antecubital fossae) and propofol whent subcutaneous. now i am suffering from pain in my biscep (at night it was a ...
1 answer • 31 Mar 2012 •