Barriers to propofol use in emergency medicine.
Propofol is rapidly becoming one of the most popular procedural sedation and analgesia agents in emergency medicine. However, in many hospitals emergency physicians lack access to this potent sedative. This article details the evidence and politics underlying this area of controversy, the nature and authority of hospital-wide sedation policies, and discussion of the most common criticisms of emergency department use of propofol.
Green
Steven M
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Department of Emergency Medicine, Loma Linda University Medical Center & Children's Hospital, Loma Linda, CA 92354, USA. stevegreen@tarascon.com
Krauss
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D000698:Analgesia; D000776:Anesthesiology; D018686:Anesthetics, Intravenous / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004348:Drug Labeling; D004635:Emergency Medicine; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans; D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007591:Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations; D015742:Propofol / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D009626:Terminology as Topic; D013997:Time Factors; D014481:United States
D018686:Anesthetics, Intravenous; D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives; D015742:Propofol