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Side Effects Of Sevoflurane

Sevoflurane is a drug used for general anesthesia to initiate or maintain an anesthetic effect. Side effects of this medication are cough, dizziness, drowsiness, increased amount of saliva, nausea, vomiting, headache, shivering, etc. These side effects may fade of on recovery time. Hence the patient is asked to have complete bed rest for atleast 24 hours after the procedure.

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Is ligament laxity a side effect of Sevoflurane?

Query: Hi doctor, I am a 36 year old female. My height is 164 cm and weight is 48 kg. I was healthy with fine ligaments. Two years back, I had spine surgery for a herniated disk at the level of L5/S1. Soon after the operation, I got something like sleep myoclonus. The neurologist said that as benign, but ...  Read Full »

Dr. Vivek Chail

Dr. Vivek Chail

Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have read through your query in detail. Please find my observations below. Myoclonus or muscle twitching is a known side effect of Sevoflurane use, and it is not a serious concern. Sevoflurane does not cause laxity of ligaments. Very common side effects of Sevofluran...  Read Full »

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