Propofol

"Propofol" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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An intravenous anesthetic agent which has the advantage of a very rapid onset after infusion or bolus injection plus a very short recovery period of a couple of minutes. (From Smith and Reynard, Textbook of Pharmacology, 1992, 1st ed, p206). Propofol has been used as ANTICONVULSANTS and ANTIEMETICS.

Descriptor ID	D015742
MeSH Number(s)	D02.455.426.559.389.657.773
Concept/Terms	Propofol Propofol 2,6-Diisopropylphenol 2,6 Diisopropylphenol 2,6-Bis(1-methylethyl)phenol Disoprofol Diprivan Diprivan Disoprivan Fresofol Fresofol ICI-35,868 ICI-35,868 ICI 35,868 ICI35,868 ICI-35868 ICI 35868 ICI35868 Ivofol Ivofol Propofol Fresenius Propofol Fresenius Propofol MCT Propofol Rovi Propofol Rovi Propofol-Lipuro Propofol-Lipuro Recofol Recofol Aquafol Aquafol Propofol Abbott Propofol Abbott

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Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Organic Chemicals [D02]
Hydrocarbons [D02.455]
Hydrocarbons, Cyclic [D02.455.426]
Hydrocarbons, Aromatic [D02.455.426.559]
Benzene Derivatives [D02.455.426.559.389]
Phenols [D02.455.426.559.389.657]
Propofol [D02.455.426.559.389.657.773]

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Bar chart showing 41 publications over 19 distinct years, with a maximum of 5 publications in 2015

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2002	2	0	2
2003	1	0	1
2004	1	1	2
2006	2	0	2
2008	2	0	2
2009	1	0	1
2010	1	0	1
2011	2	0	2
2012	0	2	2
2013	1	2	3
2014	2	0	2
2015	3	2	5
2016	2	2	4
2017	0	1	1
2018	0	1	1
2019	2	0	2
2020	2	1	3
2022	4	0	4
2023	1	0	1

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Schurr JW, Sigal I, Usman A, Patel P, Lefebvre B, Kurcik K, Atluri P, Acker M, Bermudez C, Rame JE, Hanff T, Cevasco M, Wald J. Effect of Anesthesia Induction on Cardiac Hemodynamics in Patients Undergoing Durable Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation: The EACH-LVAD Study. ASAIO J. 2023 10 01; 69(10):907-914.

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Estephan LE, Sussman S, Stewart M, Zhan T, Thaler A, Boon M, Hunt P, Huntley C. Total Intravenous Anesthesia Versus Inhaled Sevoflurane in Obstructive Sleep Apnea Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Laryngoscope. 2023 04; 133(4):984-992.

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Yuan I, Xu T, Skowno J, Zhang B, Davidson A, von Ungern-Sternberg BS, Sommerfield D, Zhang J, Song X, Zhang M, Zhao P, Liu H, Jiang Y, Zuo Y, de Graaff JC, Vutskits L, Olbrecht VA, Szmuk P, Kurth CD. Isoelectric Electroencephalography in Infants and Toddlers during Anesthesia for Surgery: An International Observational Study. Anesthesiology. 2022 08 01; 137(2):187-200.

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Sagalow ES, Stewart M, Estephan L, Rodin J, Ananth A, Curcio B, Krein H, Heffelfinger R, Thaler A, Hunt P, Boon M, Huntley C. Assessing Postoperative Recovery With Volatile Gas Versus Total Intravenous Anesthesia in Patients With and Without Obstructive Sleep Apnea. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2023 Jun; 132(6):667-673.

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Alnemri A, Sussman S, Estephan L, Hamilton C, Stewart M, Zhan T, Thaler A, Ananth A, Boon M, Huntley C, Hunt P. Cost of Total Intravenous Anesthesia Versus Inhalation Anesthesia in Obstructive Sleep Apnea Surgery. Laryngoscope. 2022 07; 132(7):1487-1494.

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Goudra B, Singh PM, Lichtenstein GR. Medical, Political, and Economic Considerations for the Use of MAC for Endoscopic Sedation: Big Price, Little Justification? Dig Dis Sci. 2020 09; 65(9):2466-2472.

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Stewart M, Thaler A, Hunt P, Estephan L, Boon M, Huntley C. Preferential use of total intravenous anesthesia in ambulatory otolaryngology surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic. Am J Otolaryngol. 2020 Sep - Oct; 41(5):102570.

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Yuan I, Landis WP, Topjian AA, Abend NS, Lang SS, Huh JW, Kirschen MP, Mensinger JL, Zhang B, Kurth CD. Prevalence of Isoelectric Electroencephalography Events in Infants and Young Children Undergoing General Anesthesia. Anesth Analg. 2020 02; 130(2):462-471.

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Roth JV, Braitman LE, Hunt LH. Induction techniques that reduce redistribution hypothermia: a prospective, randomized, controlled, single blind effectiveness study. BMC Anesthesiol. 2019 11 06; 19(1):203.

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Goudra B. Big Sleep: Beyond Propofol Sedation During GI Endoscopy. Dig Dis Sci. 2019 01; 64(1):1-3.

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