THE use of Pentothal Sodium as an intravenous anesthetic agent has found wide acceptance in the field of gynecologic surgery. This is probably related to the following basic considerations ...

Intravenous (i.v.) anesthetics include etomidate, midazolam, propofol, thiopental, ketamine, and opioid agonists. The first four agents act by enhancing the activity of the inhibitory ...

General anesthesia is performed by giving you an anesthetic through an intravenous (IV) line, face mask, or breathing tube to reduce the activity of your central nervous system and brain.

The study did not meet its second co-primary endpoint of no escalation of intravenous anesthesia within the first 36 hours of administering the study drug. Although 63% of patients receiving ...

3. The findings were part of Michigan’s green anesthesia initiative, launched in March 2022. The initiative aimed to reduce the use of nitrous oxide, use less environmentally harmful inhaled ...

Dr. Egan's research interests include the clinical pharmacology of sedatives and analgesics, the development of novel intravenous anesthetics and alternative propofol formulations, the development of ...

Automated syringe pump induction may be associated with less propofol waste after IV anesthesia vs. manual induction. The study reviewed data from 331 outpatient surgical procedures. Perspective ...

Purpose: The characteristics of ideal intravenous (i.v.) and inhaled anesthetic agents; the rationale for inducing anesthesia with i.v. anesthetics (particularly propofol); therationale for ...