Propofol can produce the Propofol Infusion Syndrome (PRIS), which may include rhabdomyolysis, arrhythmias, respiratory failure, metabolic acidosis, cardiovascular collapse, cardiac arrest and pulmonary edema. Propofol may cause addiction. Health care workers are exposed, due to easy access to the drug (PMID: 19567716, 24314538)

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II - Pulmonary edema - Acute lung injury - ARDS
IV - Airway involvement
VI - Pulmonary vasculopathies
VIII - Central-large-upper airway (incl. pharyngeal-nasal) involvement
IX - Neuromuscular / CNS involvement - Disordered breathing during sleep
X - Systemic/Distant conditions, syndromes and reactions
XI - Miscellaneous
XII - Cardiovascular involvement / toxicity
XV - Pathology
XXIV - Veterinary medicine