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Safe use of propofol in a patient with acute intermittent porphyria

British Journal of Anaesthesia (1988) 60(1) 109-111
DOI: 10.1093/bja/60.1.109
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Summary: On two occasions a patient suffering from acute intermittent porphyria (AIP) was anaesthetized with propofol as the sole agent. The concentrations of urinary porphobilinogen. porphyrins and porphyrin precursors did not exceed preoperative values, and no exacerbation of the disease was noted. © 1988 British Journal of Anaesthesia.

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Mitterschiffthaler, G., Theiner, A., Hetzel, H., & Fuith, L. C. (1988). Safe use of propofol in a patient with acute intermittent porphyria. British Journal of Anaesthesia, 60(1), 109–111. https://doi.org/10.1093/bja/60.1.109

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