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Table 3 Side effects that developed in 31 patients during treatment with pentobarbital

From: Is pentobarbital safe and efficacious in the treatment of super-refractory status epilepticus: a cohort study

Side effects

Number of patients (%)

None

11 (35)

Ventilator-associated pneumonia

10 (32)

Hypotension

10 (32)

Urinary tract infection

4 (13)

Deep venous thrombosis

3 (10)

Ileus

3 (10)

Other

7 (23)

  1. Patients may have had more than one side effect.