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Table 2 Review of the literature on CRRT malfunction secondary to Propofol Infusion Syndrome

From: Propofol infusion syndrome as a cause for CRRT circuit malfunction: a case report with literature review

Case

Age (years)/sex

Propofol infusion rate (mg/kg/h)

Duration of propofol infusion

Serum triglycerides (mg/dL)

Intervention

Outcome

[14]

31/male

NA

10 days

1772

Propofol discontinued

CRRT resumption; Patient, recovered

[15]

55/NA

3.6

40 h

NA

NA

NA

[16]

41/male

NA

NA

3286

Propofol discontinued; Heparin drip; Lipopheresis

CRRT resumption

[17]

54/female

NA

NA

1132

Propofol discontinued

NA

[18]

81/male

3.1–3.75

7 days

1876.11

Propofol discontinued; dialysis line replaced

CRRT resumption

[19]

42/male

2.4

50 h

1155

NA

Patient died

Our case

62/female

4

16 days

782

Propofol discontinued

Patient died

  1. NA, not available / CRRT, continuous renal replacement therapy