Artigo Acesso aberto Revisado por pares

Monitored anesthesia care (MAC) sedation: clinical utility of fospropofol

2009; Dove Medical Press; Linguagem: Inglês

10.2147/tcrm.s5583

ISSN

1178-203X

Autores

David A. Lubarsky, Eric A. Harris, Keith Candiotti,

Tópico(s)

Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders

Resumo

Fospropofol, a phosphorylated prodrug version of the popular induction agent propofol, is hydrolyzed in vivo to release active propofol, formaldehyde, and phosphate.Pharmacodynamic studies show fospropofol provides clinically useful sedation and EEG/bispectral index suppression while causing significantly less respiratory depression than propofol.Pain at the injection site, a common complaint with propofol, was not reported with fospropofol; the major patient complaint was transitory perianal itching during the drug's administration.Although many clinicians believe fospropofol can safely be given by a registered nurse, the FDA mandated that fospropofol, like propofol, must be used only in the presence of a trained anesthesia provider.

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