Acute, severe dystonia after strabismus surgery in a patient on propofol, ondansetron, and bupropion

Abdelrahman M Elhusseiny; Artem Grush; Linda R Dagi

doi:10.1016/j.jaapos.2020.05.006

Acute, severe dystonia after strabismus surgery in a patient on propofol, ondansetron, and bupropion

J AAPOS. 2020 Oct;24(5):312-314. doi: 10.1016/j.jaapos.2020.05.006. Epub 2020 Jul 18.

Authors

Abdelrahman M Elhusseiny¹, Artem Grush², Linda R Dagi³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Ophthalmology, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
² Department of Anesthesia, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
³ Department of Ophthalmology, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts. Electronic address: Linda.Dagi@childrens.harvard.edu.

PMID: 32693169
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaapos.2020.05.006

Abstract

Acute, severe dystonia is a frightening and potentially life-threatening surgical complication. We describe the case of a 41-year-old woman who experienced postoperative drug-induced dystonia after elective strabismus surgery. In this case, the medications likely responsible were propofol, ondansetron, and, possibly, bupropion.

Publication types

Case Reports
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adult
Antiemetics*
Bupropion / adverse effects
Double-Blind Method
Dystonia* / chemically induced
Female
Humans
Ondansetron / adverse effects
Propofol* / adverse effects
Strabismus* / chemically induced
Strabismus* / surgery

Substances

Antiemetics
Bupropion
Ondansetron
Propofol