It was Dr. Steven Shafer's fourth day on the witness stand, which included elaborate demonstrations and PowerPoint presentations. On Friday, defense attorney Ed Chernoff was finally able to cross ...

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 ...

Propofol is used in the operating room to induce anesthesia. To maintain anesthesia, a continuous infusion of the agent via a separate syringe pump is the standard procedure for total intravenous ...

James Geiger, MD, is an anesthesiologist serving five hospitals and five surgery centers in Phoenix, Ariz. Q: Has the propofol shortage affected the hospitals and surgery centers where you work or the ...

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 ...

There are many drugs that anesthesiologists can use to induce unconsciousness in patients, but exactly how these drugs cause the brain to lose consciousness has been a longstanding question. A study ...

Q: Has the propofol shortage affected the hospitals and surgery centers where you work or the way you practice? Dr. James Geiger: There have been several specific days when no propofol was available ...