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 ...

Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2009;66(10):908-915. As critically ill patients receive numerous drugs to treat a wide variety of complicated health problems, they are at high risk for adverse drug events.

In pediatric critical care, the use of intravenous sedative infusions is a cornerstone of managing mechanically ventilated ...

Oct. 29 -- TUESDAY, Oct. 28 (HealthDay News) -- Use of the sedative propofol is associated with a high risk for complications and even death in patients with prolonged seizures, according to a study ...

Dreaming is almost five times more common with propofol infusion than with midazolam in patients receiving spinal anesthesia with deep sedation, according to a study published in the April 2011 issue ...

(HealthDay)—Use of ketamine at induction followed by reduced propofol infusion rate for maintenance is associated with shorter recovery times for children undergoing magnetic resonance imaging with ...

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 ...

One of the prosecution's most important witnesses, an expert on the powerful sedative propofol, testified Thursday that had Dr. Conrad Murray properly monitored his patient and disconnected an ...

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.