It remains the most widely used anesthetic in U.S. hospitals, but many patients still remember propofol as the drug that killed Michael Jackson. Most are no longer afraid of it, doctors say, though ...

Orexinergic neurons are inhibited by propofol anesthesia and the orexin signals are involved in arousal regulation from propofol, according to an article in Anesthesia & Analgesia. Previous studies ...

Propofol, Anesthesia, and Neurocognitive Outcomes in Pediatric Leukemia Patients: Are We Missing the Forest for the Trees? The following represents disclosure information provided by authors of this ...

ST. LOUIS — Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon on Friday halted what would have been the first U.S. execution to use the popular anesthetic propofol, following threats from the European Union to limit the drug's ...

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 ...

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 ...

Propofol is an extremely effective anesthetic which is manufactured as an emulsion and is delivered intravenously. AsraZeneca made the first useful version in 1986 (Diprivan), Sandoz now makes another ...

Propofol alone has been a common anesthesia choice for upper gastrointestinal endoscopies, but a recent study has found that propofol in combination with the opiate fentanyl could be a more effective ...

The Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation today named four scientists as winners of its annual awards for work that has advanced the potential translation of basic science into addressing unmet medical ...

The study was prompted by an increase in colonoscopies performed with propofol, a common ambulatory anesthesia drug. Researchers from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland reviewed 5 percent of ...