Trained nurses in most critical care settings often administer propofol safely to patients who are intubated and ventilated. However, some practitioners have been lulled into a false sense of security ...

Robert Goldstein, MD, is executive vice president and chief medical officer of Somnia Anesthesia Services.Q: What are some of the ways the growing propofol shortage could impact an ASC’s operations ...

In an editorial for Anesthesiology, J. Lance Lichtor discussed whether propofol anesthesia should be used shortly after a patient experiences a stressful event. Mr. Lichtor cited a study published ...

The ability of the commonly used stimulant methylphenidate (Ritalin) to speed recovery from general anesthesia appears to apply both to the inhaled gas isoflurane, as previously reported, and to the ...

Purpose To evaluate the efficacy and safety of a sub-anaesthetic dose of propofol for reducing patient recall of peribulbar block in eye surgery. Methods A retrospective analysis of patients scheduled ...

By: Alausa-Issa, ZainabThe main use of propofol is to sedate you during a critical surgery or medical procedure. This is to keep you still whilst in a medical ventilator (breathing machine). Propofol ...

In critically ill patients, sedation with alpha-2 adrenergic receptor agonists such as dexmedetomidine and clonidine, introduced within 48 hours of initiating mechanical ventilation, was not superior ...

In a multicenter, double-blind trial, we randomly assigned mechanically ventilated adults with sepsis to receive dexmedetomidine (0.2 to 1.5 μg per kilogram of body weight per hour) or propofol (5 to ...

Propofol is a strong anesthetic that's used for surgery, some medical exams, and for sedation for people on ventilators -- never as a sleep aid. It's given by IV and should only be administered by a ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Automated syringe pump induction may be associated with less propofol waste after IV anesthesia vs. manual ...