Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Automated syringe pump induction may be associated with less propofol waste after IV anesthesia vs. manual ...

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 ...

In comparison to other mammals, the laryngeal anatomy in swine is somewhat unusual, because the larynx is situated in a sigmoid curve of the airway. This anatomy makes it more complicated to carry out ...

This observational prospective study was approved by the institutional ethics committee, and patients' informed consent was obtained before study initiation. The study population included inpatients ...

Older patients who received anesthesia with etomidate had no higher risk of major complications after elective abdominal surgery compared to propofol, a randomized trial found. Among 1,917 such ...

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 ...

Researchers based out of The Netherlands found that in morbidly obese patients (BMI 38–60 kg m-2), lower doses of propofol are not as effective for anesthesia in patients undergoing bariatric surgery, ...

A new study strengthens emerging evidence that the act of going under anesthesia and coming out of anesthesia are distinct neurobiological processes. It also found that the parietal region of the ...

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 ...