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 ...

Target-controlled infusions using propofol, an intravenous general anaesthetic agent, can be effectively used in sub-anaesthetic doses to produce conscious sedation for dentistry. Propofol does not ...

January 25, 2011 (San Diego, California) — Propofol infusion syndrome is a real but thankfully rare entity that can be prevented with a simple protocol, researchers reported here at the Society of ...

Propofol is one of the most used drugs for general anesthesia, but the findings of a new study suggest that the medication may also be beneficial for conscious sedation. Researchers from the U.K.

A new study comparing the effectiveness of propofol-remifentanil and propofol-ketamine combinations for the removal of all four third molars found that the latter is a less-than-perfect alternative to ...

Purpose. A case of propofol infusion syndrome in a patient with respiratory failure and sepsis is reported. Summary. A 36-year-old Hispanic woman was admitted to the medical intensive care unit for ...