Sedation using propofol instead of traditional sedatives may improve recovery time and patient satisfaction scores for people undergoing colonoscopy. Propofol sedation has little to no effect on ...

A study recently published in Gastroenterology suggests the endoscopist-directed propofol sedation is safer than endoscopist-delivered benzodiazepines and opioids and as equally safe as general ...

Anesthesiologist Alan Berk, MD, is part of Dallas-based TX-AN Anesthesia Group, which services hospitals and surgery centers in Dallas and Plano, Texas. Q: Has the propofol shortage affected the ...

Steven Shafer, MD, professor of anesthesiology at Columbia University and editor in chief of the journal Anesthesia and Analgesia, will testify as an expert witness about propofol in the trial of ...

Outcomes for mechanically ventilated adults with sepsis receiving light sedation were the same whether they received dexmedetomidine or propofol, according to data from a 13-center randomized, ...

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 ...

Is propofol better than sevoflurane as a general anesthesia for pediatric patients? Noting that "volatile anesthetics" have been associated with emergence delirium in children, while propofol has been ...

CNN-- The drugs said to have contributed to Michael Jackson's death are routinely used in hospital settings, but should never be combined at home, medical professionals say. The Los Angeles County ...

Induction is almost always administered together with oxygenation, if it's not overly stressful for the patient, and then it's rapidly followed by intubation and then delivery of 100% oxygen and your ...