“Serotonin Syndrome in the Perioperative Period”
SEROTONIN SYNDROME OVERVIEW:
- A drug induced condition that results from the effects of toxic levels of the neurotransmitter serotonin (5-HT)
- Rare occurrence and resemblance to other conditions makes it difficult to diagnose
- Classic triad
- Mental state changes
- Agitation, confusion
- Autonomic hyperactivity
- Sweating, fever, tachycardia, tachypnea
- Neuromuscular abnormalities
- Tremor, clonus, hyperreflexia, rigidity
- Mental state changes