Why the study?
Does continuous propofol infusion provide satisfactory sedation in mechanically ventilated intensive care patients?
Population
10 patients with a range of illness severity undergoing mechanical ventilation in a general intensive care…
Design
Case_series
Follow-up
8 hours
Authors
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Propofol may sustain sedation during ICU ventilation despite pressure drops; hypothesis-generating for safety in controlled studies.
Does continuous propofol infusion provide satisfactory sedation in mechanically ventilated intensive care patients?
Propofol provides readily controllable sedation in mechanically ventilated ICU patients, though it may cause significant decreases in arterial pressure.
NEWMAN et al. (1987) studied this question.
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