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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON, DC — A computer-assisted personalized sedation device that delivers propofol during routine endoscopic procedures is getting a thumbs up from practitioners, according to an early clinical ...

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 ...

Jack Anderson, MD, an anesthesiologist who works at the Montgomery Surgical Center, recently defended propofol sedation in an interview with the Montgomery Advisor. Dr. Anderson was responding to a ...

A coroner has raised concerns about a lack of national guidelines for the use of the sedative Propofol. Antonio Galisi-Swallow, 15, died at Leeds General Infirmary (LGI) in October 2021 after being ...