Propofol is an intravenous anaesthetic agent used for induction and maintenance of general anaesthesia. IV administration of propfol is used to induce unconsciousness after which anaesthesia may be maintained using a combination of medications. Recovery from propofol-induced anaesthesia is generally rapid and associated with less frequent side effects (e.g. drowsiness, nausea, vomiting) than with thiopental, methohexital, and etomidate. Propofol may be used prior to diagnostic procedures requiring anaesthesia, in the management of refractory status epilepticus, and for induction and/or maintenance of anaesthesia prior to and during surgeries.
Used for induction and/or maintenance of anaesthesia and for management of refractory status epilepticus.
Cairo University Hospitals, Giza, Egypt
Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
University Hospital Centre Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
the Sixth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
Menoufia University, Shibīn Al Kawm, Menoufia, Egypt
The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
Khon kaen University, Khon Kaen, Muang, Thailand
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