To evaluate the safety and efficacy of propofol sedation combined with sub-Tenon's anaesthesia for strabismus surgery in adults. Thirty-two consecutive patients aged 31–85 years underwent strabismus ...

The cost-effectiveness of propofol anesthesia using target-controlled infusion (TCI) versus a standard regimen using desflurane for anesthesia maintenance was analyzed. This observational study ...

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.

In patients undergoing colonoscopy to screen for colorectal cancer, deeper sedation using the anesthetic drug propofol may improve detection of "serrated" polyps - a type of precancerous lesion that ...

Propofol decreases toxic damage to cells from radiograph radiation through inhibition of gap junction activity, according to a study published in the April 2011 issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia.

At each organization, an interdisciplinary team, including chair of the anesthesia department, should establish policies and practice guidelines for the administration of propofol (or other induction ...

Propofol sedation by nonanesthesiologists is still a highly controversial issue despite the fact that numerous studies have approved this sedation regimen for gastrointestinal endoscopy. A new ...

Robert Goldstein, MD, is executive vice president and chief medical officer of Somnia Anesthesia Services. Q: What are some of the ways the growing propofol shortage could impact an ASC's operations ...

Reason for posting: Propofol — an anesthetic agent1 — may cause life-threatening adverse events when used to sedate critically ill children.2 The problem was first noted in 1992, when a report was ...

The Drug Enforcement Administration is looking to designate propofol as a “scheduled” drug, which would tighten restrictions on the drug’s distribution and use, according to an Anesthesiology News ...

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The "United States Anesthesia Drugs Market by Type by General Inhalation by General Intravenous by Local, and Company Analysis 2025 to 2033" report has been added to ...

Simple pharmaceutical interventions could help older brains cope with memory impairment and recovery after surgery, new ...