After questioning the physician about the dose (100 mg is a high dose), she began administering the propofol via an infusion pump. The patient suddenly experienced respiratory arrest. Fortunately ...

The study drug infusion rate was adjusted to maintain a Ramsay sedation score of ≥3. Patients were allowed to receive “rescue” propofol as needed to augment the study drug infusion.

A new German study has shown that the driving skills of patients sedated with propofol return to normal within 2 h of an endoscopic procedure. Patients were randomly allocated to undergo ...