Lethal mixed intoxication with propofol in a medical layman
Strehler, M.; Preuss, J.; Wollersen, H.; Madea, B.
Archiv für Kriminologie 217(5-6): 153-160
2006
ISSN/ISBN: 0003-9225 PMID: 16910299 Document Number: 598338
The authors report on a drug fatality of a 2 I-year-old man with a propofol (2,6-di-isopropylphenol) dependency. Propofol was detected in tissues and body fluids using SPME-GC/MS methods. The postmortem concentrations of propofol were 364 ng/ml in urine, 71 ng/ml in heart blood and 79 ng/ml in femoral blood. The drug addict had only an autodidactic medical knowledge, but had inserted himself a permanent cannula for intravenous injection of propofol several times a day. The injection material was bought via online auctions from eBay. The case illustrates how job-related drug dependencies become indistinct due to the free access to information and goods via the Internet.