Trained nurses in most critical care settings often administer propofol safely to patients who are intubated and ventilated. However, some practitioners have been lulled into a false sense of security ...

In the wake of news reports concerning the possible use of such anesthetic drugs as Diprivan (propofol) by the late Michael Jackson, questions have been raised about the availability and ...

Surgical patients are being put at risk because a new California regulation allows nurse anesthetists to administer anesthesia without the supervision of a physician, claims a lawsuit filed against ...

Administering general anesthesia is a tricky business, as you don't want to under- or overdo it. With that quandary in mind, scientists have now developed an automated system that continuously adjusts ...

In this video, pediatric anesthesiologist Max Feinstein, MD, answers viewers' questions on a range of anesthesiology-related topics. Following is a transcript of the video (note that errors are ...

At each organization, an interdisciplinary team, including chair of the anesthesia department, should establish policies and practice guidelines for the administration of propofol (or other induction ...