Propofol, a short-acting, intravenous hypnotic agent was introduced in the 1980s to aid surgery centers in providing appropriate anesthesia for short procedures. The drug allows a patient to undergo a ...

Q: Considering that propofol is the most widely used anesthetic in our facility and that there are specific AAAHC expectations regarding the use of agents for which there are no reversal agents, ...

The Association of Hospital and Administrative Pharmacists of Nigeria, AHAPN, on Friday raised a fresh alarm over the tragic ...

Aberrant signaling between neurons can result in epileptic seizures, which are characterized by bursts of high activity and can be detected by an electroencephalogram or EEG. Propofol may be able to ...

Propofol is used in the operating room to induce anesthesia. To maintain anesthesia, a continuous infusion of the agent via a separate syringe pump is the standard procedure for total intravenous ...

Detection of serrated polyps during colonoscopy improved significantly with the use of propofol-based versus conventional sedation, data from a large registry showed. The detection rate increased from ...

Abuse of propofol is a "rapidly progressive form of substance dependence" that is being more commonly seen among healthcare professionals, according to a study to be published in the April 2013 ...

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 ...