Citation

Yang Z, Yi B. J. Anesth. 2016; 30(3): 486-488.

Affiliation

Department of Anaesthesiology, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, 30 Gaotanyan Street, Chongqing, 400038, China. yibin1974@163.com.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, Japan Society of Anesthesiology, Publisher Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1007/s00540-016-2152-y

PMID

27017209

Abstract

Painless abortion is an outpatient surgical procedure performed under general anesthesia, which requires an appropriate anesthetic reagent that must be safe, comfortable for the patient, and highly controllable. At present, fentanyl and propofol are first-choice anesthetic reagents in clinical applications. However, both have various side effects, including the inhibition of respiration and circulation and the occurrence of postoperative sexual fantasies and amorous behavior. In this report, we will demonstrate three cases of allegations of assault and violence caused by sexual hallucinations in patients who were anesthetized with propofol and fentanyl during painless abortion surgery.

Language: en