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Recommendation by Michael Jackson

Recommendation by Michael Jackson

Music www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_hz2am90Hk Propofol (INN, marketed as Diprivan by AstraZeneca) is a short-acting, intravenously administered hypnotic agent. Its uses include the induction and maintenance of general anesthesia, sedation for mechanically ventilated adults, and procedural sedation. Propofol is also commonly used in veterinary medicine. Propofol is approved for use in more than 50 countries, and generic versions are available. Chemically, propofol is unrelated to barbiturates, and has largely replaced sodium thiopental (Pentothal) for induction of anesthesia as recovery from propofol is more rapid and "clear" as compared to thiopental. Propofol is not considered an analgesic, so opioids such as fentanyl may be combined with propofol to alleviate pain. Due to its amnestic effects and appearance as a white liquid, propofol is jokingly called "milk of amnesia" by medical professionals. Read more en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Propofol

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