Table 1: Clinical characteristics of the 3 patients to whom chloral hydrate oral solution was administered via IV route.

 

 

Age

IV chloral hydrate dose

Cardiotoxicity

CNS depression

Respiratory depression

Skin lesion

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Case 1 (Sing et al.)

3 years

39 mg/kg

no

yes/short-time lethargy

no

yes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Case 2 (Sing et al.)

15 months

88 mg/kg

no

yes/short-time lethargy

yes

yes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Case 3 (Cokyaman et al.)

1 years

50 mg/kg

no

no

no

yes