In a multicenter, double-blind trial, we randomly assigned mechanically ventilated adults with sepsis to receive dexmedetomidine (0.2 to 1.5 μg per kilogram of body weight per hour) or propofol (5 to ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Low-dose esketamine reduced incidence of composite desaturation and hypotension compared with saline (8.2% vs.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Mortality, sedation quality and delirium in those receiving dexmedetomidine or clonidine did not differ from ...

Linda Beaver, RN, MSN, MHA, administrator at Gateway Endoscopy Center in St. Louis, describes the challenge of maintaining sound anesthesia policies and procedures while using propofol and how her ASC ...

Outcomes for mechanically ventilated adults with sepsis receiving light sedation were the same whether they received dexmedetomidine or propofol, according to data from a 13-center randomized, ...

Objective: Propofol has been shown to produce a predictable and easily attainable level of sedation in postcardiac, head-injured, general trauma patients. The commencement of hemodiafiltration itself ...

Researchers based out of The Netherlands found that in morbidly obese patients (BMI 38–60 kg m-2), lower doses of propofol are not as effective for anesthesia in patients undergoing bariatric surgery, ...

Listen to an interview with Richard Barton, M.D. and Nick Lonardo on The Scope Radio. Sedation is frequently required for mechanically ventilated intensive care unit (ICU) patients to reduce anxiety, ...

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 ...

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 ...