Chemical formula: C₁₂H₁₈O Molecular mass: 178.271 g/mol PubChem compound: 4943
Propofol is indicated for:
Population group: only infants (40 days - 1 year old) , children (1 year - 12 years old) , adolescents (12 years - 18 years old) , adults (18 years old or older)
Propofol is a short-acting intravenous general anaesthetic for sedation for maintenance of general anaesthesia in adults and children over one month of age.
For this indication, competent medicine agencies globally authorize below treatments (click for details):
Population group: only infants (40 days - 1 year old) , children (1 year - 12 years old) , adolescents (12 years - 18 years old) , adults (18 years old or older)
Propofol is a short-acting intravenous general anaesthetic for sedation for induction of general anaesthesia in adults and children over one month of age.
For this indication, competent medicine agencies globally authorize below treatments (click for details):
Population group: only infants (40 days - 1 year old) , children (1 year - 12 years old) , adolescents (12 years - 18 years old) , adults (18 years old or older)
Propofol is a short-acting intravenous general anaesthetic for sedation for diagnostic and surgical procedures, alone or in combination with local or regional anaesthesia in adults and children over one month of age.
For this indication, competent medicine agencies globally authorize below treatments (click for details):
Population group: only adolescents (12 years - 18 years old) , adults (18 years old or older)
Propofol is a short-acting intravenous general anaesthetic for sedation of ventilated patients over 16 years of age in the intensive care unit.
For this indication, competent medicine agencies globally authorize below treatments (click for details):
Propofol is contraindicated in the following cases:
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