Australian experts say the powerful anaesthetic drug that contributed to Michael Jackson's death, Propofol, is used in nearly every patient having surgery under general anaesthesia in Australia and ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

Patients undergoing operations while awake will soon be able to put themselves to sleep at just the touch of a button. They can now control their own doses of propofol - a fast-acting general ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Published results showed use of virtual reality immersion during hand surgery may reduce intraoperative propofol ...

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 ...

When it comes to surgical recovery, controlling inflammation is key. Anesthetic choices play a surprisingly important role in ...

Anesthesia may be an exact science, but it's not yet fully personalized. Anesthesiologists use a variety of methods to calculate the right dose for a given patient: clinical studies, medical databases ...

A national recall of two batches of the most widely-used anaesthesia drug probably won't affect scheduled surgery, doctors say. The Therapeutic Goods Administration alerted public and private ...

When patients undergo general anesthesia, doctors can choose among several drugs. Although each of these drugs acts on ...