Propofol, a short-acting, intravenous hypnotic agent was introduced in the 1980s to aid surgery centers in providing appropriate anesthesia for short procedures. The drug allows a patient to undergo a ...

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 general anesthetic propofol may hold the keys to developing new treatment strategies for epilepsy and other neurological disorders, according to a new study. The general anesthetic propofol may ...

A coroner has raised concerns about a lack of national guidelines for the use of the sedative Propofol. Antonio Galisi-Swallow, 15, died at Leeds General Infirmary (LGI) in October 2021 after being ...

According to the Daegu District Court, the prosecution submitted an appeal on March 15 to object to the ruling in Wheesung’s first trial for charges of violating the Act on the Control of Narcotics, ...

During the involuntary manslaughter trial of Dr. Conrad Murray on Wednesday, anesthesiology expert Dr. Steven Shafer showed a video in court that showed the proper administration of propofol, and the ...

The appellate court has upheld Wheesung’s original suspended sentence on charges of habitual propofol use. On October 13, Daegu District Court of Criminal Appeals dismissed the prosecution’s appeal to ...

Aberrant signaling between neurons can result in epileptic seizures, which are characterized by bursts of high activity and can be detected by an electroencephalogram or EEG. Propofol may be able to ...