[Lipid pneumonitis, a serious iatrogenic event with lubricating laxatives]

Pauline Courtois-Amiot; Hélène Levassort; Joana Santos Forjaz; Agathe Raynaud-Simon; Sophie Lacaille

doi:10.1016/j.sger.2021.12.009

[Lipid pneumonitis, a serious iatrogenic event with lubricating laxatives]

Soins Gerontol. 2022 Mar-Apr;27(154):43-45. doi: 10.1016/j.sger.2021.12.009. Epub 2022 Jan 4.

[Article in French]

Authors

Pauline Courtois-Amiot¹, Hélène Levassort², Joana Santos Forjaz², Agathe Raynaud-Simon³, Sophie Lacaille⁴

Affiliations

¹ Département de gériatrie, hôpital Bichat, Assistance publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), 46 rue Henri Huchard, 75018 Paris, France. Electronic address: pauline.courtois@aphp.fr.
² Département de gériatrie, hôpital Bichat, Assistance publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), 46 rue Henri Huchard, 75018 Paris, France.
³ Département de gériatrie, hôpital Bichat, Assistance publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), 46 rue Henri Huchard, 75018 Paris, France; Département de gériatrie, hôpital Bretonneau, AP-HP, 23 rue Joseph-de-Maistre, 75018 Paris, France.
⁴ Département de gériatrie, hôpital Bretonneau, AP-HP, 23 rue Joseph-de-Maistre, 75018 Paris, France.

PMID: 35393035
DOI: 10.1016/j.sger.2021.12.009

Abstract

The prescription of lubricating laxatives (paraffin oil) is widespread in geriatrics because of the frequency of constipation. These molecules can cause serious adverse effects such as lipoid pneumonia, especially in subjects with swallowing disorders.

Keywords: iatrogeny; iatrogénie; laxatif lubrifiant; lipoid pneumonia; lubricating laxative; pneumopathie lipidique.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Constipation / chemically induced
Constipation / drug therapy
Humans
Laxatives* / adverse effects
Lipids / therapeutic use
Mineral Oil / adverse effects
Pneumonia* / chemically induced

Substances

Laxatives
Lipids
Mineral Oil