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A Case Report of the First Propofol Addiction in Turkey

Türkiye'den İlk Propofol Bağımlılığı Olgu Sunumu

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434–436
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We think that adding propofol to the controlled drug list and improving the knowledge of the clinicians regarding its abuse potential may limit the dependence cases.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Propofol is a potent anaesthetic drug and also an effective sedative agent.
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Key Findings & Data:It has been abused, particularly among healthcare providers with high mortality rate.
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Conclusion & Impact:We think that adding propofol to the controlled drug list and improving the knowledge of the clinicians regarding its abuse potential may limit the dependence cases.
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Abstract

Propofol is a potent anaesthetic drug and also an effective sedative agent. Also, propofol may be used for non-anaesthetic purposes such as the treatment of seizures, migraine and tension headache in clinical practice. It has been abused, particularly among healthcare providers with high mortality rate. This report presents the case of a propofol-dependent patient who was an emergency medicine doctor with no difficulties in obtaining the drug. He himself visited our clinic for the treatment of propofol dependence. We started the patient’s treatment with pharmacotherapeutic medicines and individual psychotherapy. Fourteen days after starting the therapy, the patient was discharged from hospital on his own will and he did not attend the follow-up visits in the outpatient clinic. Then, we were informed of his death, which was suspected to have occurred owing to drug intoxication in the hospital in which he worked. Nevertheless, the reason of death was important; the importance of this case report is to provide information regarding the drug’s dependence profile. This is the first case report indicating propofol dependence in Turkey. Because of its easy access, rapid onset time and short duration of action, propofol dependence is increasing. We think that adding propofol to the controlled drug list and improving the knowledge of the clinicians regarding its abuse potential may limit the dependence cases.

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Propofol hem güçlü bir anestetik hem de etkili bir sedatiftir. Aynı zamanda epileptik nöbet, migren, gerilim tipi başağrısı tedavisi gibi anestezi dışı klinik kullanım alanları da vardır. Özellikle sağlık çalışanları arasında suistimal edilmektedir ve yüksek ölüm oranına sahip bir bağımlılık tipi vardır. Bu olgu ile ilacı temin etmekte zor- luk çekmeyen, propofol bağımlılığı olan bir acil servis doktoru su- nulmaktadır. Hasta, bağımlılığının tedavisi için kliniğimize kendi iradesiyle başvurmuştur. Hastanın tedavisine farmakolojik tedavi ile ve bireysel davranış terapisiyle başlanmıştır. Tedavinin ondör- düncü günü hasta kendi iradesiyle hastaneden taburcu olmuş ve ayaktan takiplerine de gelmemiştir. Daha sonrasında tarafımıza hastanın çalıştığı hastanede öldüğü ve propofol intoksikasyonun- dan şüphelenildiği haberi gelmiştir. Her ne kadar ölüm nedeni önemli de olsa, bu olgu sunumunun önemi propofol bağımlılı- ğı profili hakkında bilgi vermektir. Bu olgu sunumu Türkiye'den bildirilen ilk propofol bağımlılığı olgu sunumudur. Hızlı ve kısa etki süresi ve kolay ulaşılabilirliği ile propofol bağımlılığı giderek artmaktadır. Propofolün dağıtımı kontrollü ilaçlar arasına alın- ması ve ilacın suistimal edilebilirliği hakkında klinisyenlerin bil- gilendirilmesi ile propofol bağımlılığı olgularının azaltılabileceği düşüncesindeyiz

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KÖROĞLU, G., TEZCAN, A. H. (2015). A Case Report of the First Propofol Addiction in Turkey. Turkish Journal of Anaesthesiology and Reanimation, Cilt: 43 - Sayı: 6, 434–436. https://ajindex.com/articles/370337

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