The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics 2016 , Vol 58 , Num 5
Paracetamol infusion-related severe hypotension and cardiac arrest in a child
Ayhan Yaman 1 ,Baver Demir 2 ,Fatma Burcu Belen 3 ,Bülent Filik 2 ,Necibe Güneş 2 ,Faruk Barlık 2 ,Tanıl Kendirli 4
1 Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Gaziantep Children’s Hospital, Gaziantep, Turkey
2 Department of Pediatrics, Gaziantep Children’s Hospital, Gaziantep, Turkey
3 Division of Pediatric Hematology, Gaziantep Children’s Hospital, Gaziantep, Turkey
4 Pediatric Intensive Care Unit,Department of Pediatrics,Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey DOI : 10.24953/turkjped.2016.05.016 Paracetamol (also known as Acetaminophen) is an antipyretic, non-opioid analgesic, and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID), and is one of the most commonly used medications worldwide. In recent years, IV paracetamol has been frequently used in hospitalized patients to reduce fever and pain. Significant adverse reactions associated with intravenous paracetamol are extremely rare. Typically reported adverse events include hypotension, malaise, hypersensitivity reaction, liver enzyme elevation, and thrombocytopenia. We present herein a case of IV paracetamol infusion-related severe hypotension and cardiac arrest. Keywords : Paracetamol, hypotension, cardiac arrest, child
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