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==Overview==
==Overview==
Gasping syndrome is a life-threatening condition in neonates, characterized by multi-system failure and death following the administration of [[benzyl alcohol]], in the form of bacteriostatic sodium chloride and bacteriostatic water.<ref name="pmid7133084">{{cite journal| author=Gershanik J, Boecler B, Ensley H, McCloskey S, George W| title=The gasping syndrome and benzyl alcohol poisoning. | journal=N Engl J Med | year= 1982 | volume= 307 | issue= 22 | pages= 1384-8 | pmid=7133084 | doi=10.1056/NEJM198211253072206 | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=7133084  }} </ref>
Gasping syndrome is a life-threatening condition in neonates characterized by multi-system failure and death following the administration of [[benzyl alcohol]], in the form of bacteriostatic sodium chloride and bacteriostatic water.<ref name="pmid7133084">{{cite journal| author=Gershanik J, Boecler B, Ensley H, McCloskey S, George W| title=The gasping syndrome and benzyl alcohol poisoning. | journal=N Engl J Med | year= 1982 | volume= 307 | issue= 22 | pages= 1384-8 | pmid=7133084 | doi=10.1056/NEJM198211253072206 | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=7133084  }} </ref>


==Symptoms==
==Symptoms==
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* Sudden onset of gasping respiration
* Sudden onset of gasping respiration
* Hematologic abnormalities
* Hematologic abnormalities
* [[Skin]] changes
* [[Skin changes]]
* [[Hepatic failure]]
* [[Hepatic failure]]
* [[Renal failure]]
* [[Renal failure]]
* [[Hypotension]]
* [[Hypotension]]
* [[Cardiovascular collapse]]<ref name="pmid7133084">{{cite journal| author=Gershanik J, Boecler B, Ensley H, McCloskey S, George W| title=The gasping syndrome and benzyl alcohol poisoning. | journal=N Engl J Med | year= 1982 | volume= 307 | issue= 22 | pages= 1384-8 | pmid=7133084 | doi=10.1056/NEJM198211253072206 | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=7133084  }} </ref>
* [[Cardiovascular collapse]]<ref name="pmid7133084">{{cite journal| author=Gershanik J, Boecler B, Ensley H, McCloskey S, George W| title=The gasping syndrome and benzyl alcohol poisoning. | journal=N Engl J Med | year= 1982 | volume= 307 | issue= 22 | pages= 1384-8 | pmid=7133084 | doi=10.1056/NEJM198211253072206 | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=7133084  }} </ref>
==Drugs containing benzyl alcohol==
*[[Lincomycin Hydrochloride]]
*[[Mecasermin]]
*[[Sargramostim]]


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 21:17, 18 February 2015

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Rim Halaby, M.D. [2]

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Gasping syndrome is a life-threatening condition in neonates characterized by multi-system failure and death following the administration of benzyl alcohol, in the form of bacteriostatic sodium chloride and bacteriostatic water.[1]

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Drugs containing benzyl alcohol

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Gershanik J, Boecler B, Ensley H, McCloskey S, George W (1982). "The gasping syndrome and benzyl alcohol poisoning". N Engl J Med. 307 (22): 1384–8. doi:10.1056/NEJM198211253072206. PMID 7133084.