Linda Beaver, RN, MSN, MHA, administrator at Gateway Endoscopy Center in St. Louis, describes the challenge of maintaining sound anesthesia policies and procedures while using propofol and how her ASC ...

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, ...

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 ...

General anesthesia evokes a dual mystery: How does it disrupt consciousness, including sensory perception, and what might that say about the nature of consciousness. A new study led by researchers at ...

Explore the effects of Propofol and insulin on cognitive function after surgery, especially in older adults with memory impairment.

In hospital operating rooms and intensive care units, propofol is a drug of choice, widely used to sedate patients for their comfort or render them fully unconscious for invasive procedures. Propofol ...

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 ...