"Propofol" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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An intravenous anesthetic agent which has the advantage of a very rapid onset after infusion or bolus injection plus a very short recovery period of a couple of minutes. (From Smith and Reynard, Textbook of Pharmacology, 1992, 1st ed, p206). Propofol has been used as ANTICONVULSANTS and ANTIEMETICS.
| Descriptor ID |
D015742
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.455.426.559.389.657.773
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| Concept/Terms |
Propofol- Propofol
- 2,6-Diisopropylphenol
- 2,6 Diisopropylphenol
- 2,6-Bis(1-methylethyl)phenol
- Disoprofol
ICI-35,868- ICI-35,868
- ICI 35,868
- ICI35,868
- ICI-35868
- ICI 35868
- ICI35868
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| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2007 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Propofol" by people in Profiles.
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Shannon K, Saltzman D, Li I, Mokszycki R, Galletta G. Ventricular tachycardia converts to sinus rhythm after administration of propofol. Am J Emerg Med. 2021 10; 48:377.e1-377.e3.
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Early DS, Lightdale JR, Vargo JJ, Acosta RD, Chandrasekhara V, Chathadi KV, Evans JA, Fisher DA, Fonkalsrud L, Hwang JH, Khashab MA, Muthusamy VR, Pasha SF, Saltzman JR, Shergill AK, Cash BD, DeWitt JM. Guidelines for sedation and anesthesia in GI endoscopy. Gastrointest Endosc. 2018 02; 87(2):327-337.
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Hoaglin DC. A Flawed Meta-analysis? Similar Risk of Cardiopulmonary Adverse Events Between Propofol and Traditional Anesthesia for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2017 10; 15(10):1640.
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Mahmoud M, Mason KP. A forecast of relevant pediatric sedation trends. Curr Opin Anaesthesiol. 2016 Mar; 29 Suppl 1:S56-67.
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Kitt E, Friderici J, Kleppel R, Canarie M. Procedural sedation for MRI in children with ADHD. Paediatr Anaesth. 2015 Oct; 25(10):1026-32.
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Darnobid JA. The pharmacology of total intravenous anesthesia. Int Anesthesiol Clin. 2015; 53(2):13-27.
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Circeo L, Grow D, Kashikar A, Gibson C. Prospective, observational study of the depth of anesthesia during oocyte retrieval using a total intravenous anesthetic technique and the Bispectral index monitor. Fertil Steril. 2011 Sep; 96(3):635-7.
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Malik A, Jenkins ER, Raghunathan K, Connelly NR. General anesthesia is not defined by a BIS level. J Clin Anesth. 2011 Feb; 23(1):79-80; author reply 80-1.
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Roberts RJ, Barletta JF, Fong JJ, Schumaker G, Kuper PJ, Papadopoulos S, Yogaratnam D, Kendall E, Xamplas R, Gerlach AT, Szumita PM, Anger KE, Arpino PA, Voils SA, Grgurich P, Ruthazer R, Devlin JW. Incidence of propofol-related infusion syndrome in critically ill adults: a prospective, multicenter study. Crit Care. 2009; 13(5):R169.
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Fong JJ, Sylvia L, Ruthazer R, Schumaker G, Kcomt M, Devlin JW. Predictors of mortality in patients with suspected propofol infusion syndrome. Crit Care Med. 2008 Aug; 36(8):2281-7.