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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Should I Push the Propofol? We received the following question from a registered nurse (RN). The answer may be of interest to nurses working in many different healthcare settings: I've been discussing ...

NEW ORLEANS -- Clinicians may be surprised that rules governing deep procedural sedation in intensive care settings forbid certain practices that seem like standard care, according to a discussion at ...