J Pediatr Intensive Care 2020; 09(04): 304-306
DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1709655
Case Report

Emergence Delirium: Can Corticosteroids Contribute to It?

Autoren

  • Roger Esmel-Vilomara

    1   Department of Pediatrics, Hospital Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain
  • Alejandro Cruz

    2   Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Hospital Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain
  • Cristina Inoriza

    3   Department of Anesthesiology, Hospital Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain
  • Eva Andreu

    3   Department of Anesthesiology, Hospital Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain
  • Francisca Munar

    3   Department of Anesthesiology, Hospital Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain

Abstract

We report a case of emergence delirium after a propofol-based sedation for a renal biopsy in a teenager patient who had received high-dose and long-term corticosteroid treatment. Corticosteroid treatment is proposed as a possible risk factor for emergence delirium, although controlled studies are needed to assess this relationship. Although treatment for emergence delirium has not been well established, as described with steroid-induced psychiatric symptoms, antipsychotics could be a good therapeutic option.



Publikationsverlauf

Eingereicht: 29. Januar 2020

Angenommen: 10. März 2020

Artikel online veröffentlicht:
17. April 2020

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