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ArticleCureus2025

A Case Report of Continuous Flumazenil Infusion in a Nonagenarian With Benzodiazepine Toxicity, Managed Outside Intensive Care.

Daniele Romanello, Pietro Pierini, Claudia Brigato, Eugenio Cunego, Sara Rotunno

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Article in Cureus, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Daniele RomanelloInternal Medicine, Ospedale San Pietro Fatebenefratelli, Rome, ITA.
Pietro PieriniPharmacy, Ospedale Buccheri La Ferla Fatebenefratelli, Palermo, ITA.
Claudia BrigatoInternal Medicine, Ospedale San Pietro Fatebenefratelli, Rome, ITA.
Eugenio CunegoHospital Management, Ospedale San Pietro Fatebenefratelli, Rome, ITA.
Sara RotunnoInternal Medicine, Ospedale San Pietro Fatebenefratelli, Rome, ITA.

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Abstract

Benzodiazepine overdose in older adults with renal impairment can lead to prolonged coma and respiratory depression. Flumazenil is an available antidote, though its use in continuous infusion is rarely documented, especially in geriatric patients outside intensive care. We report the case of a 93-year-old man with chronic kidney disease and acquired solitary kidney who was admitted for acute respiratory failure secondary to aspiration pneumonia. During hospitalization, the patient developed a profound and persistent alteration of consciousness with stertorous breathing and hypotension. After a positive response to a test dose of flumazenil, a continuous infusion was started, resulting in full neurological recovery. The infusion was tapered over 72 hours without significant adverse effects. Unfortunately, the patient died as a result of sepsis caused by

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benzodiazepine poisoningbenzodiazepine use in deliriumcritically ill elderly patientselderly patient careflumazenil

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PMCPMC12368922

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