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 ...

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 ...

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.

Dr. Conrad Murray listens to testimony during his trial in the death of pop star Michael Jackson, in Los Angeles October 11, 2011. Reuters A top medical expert offered damaging testimony against ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Intravenous sedation with Midazolam is well established but is not suitable for all clinical situations. Patient-maintained sedation with propofol may offer an alternative to midazolam. The system is ...

Dr. Steven Shafer testified Thursday that Michael Jackson's doctor gave the singer much more propofol than the doctor admitted to detectives, and that the drug continued to flow into Jackson's veins ...

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.

Studies have shown that red haired-patients required more desflurane for immobility than those with dark hair, so researchers tested if the same connection occurs for propofol, according to Anesthesia ...