Will Propofol make you “spill your secrets” when you go in for a surgical procedure? 👀 #anesthesia #propofol #askthedoctor #surgery | Brian Schmutzler

Understanding Propofol: What Happens After You’re AsleepEver wondered why anesthesia providers don’t always use the full syringe of Propofol? Here’s the inside scoop. 💉When I administer Propofol, the dosage depends on multiple factors, like the type of anesthesia needed and the goal of the procedure. For most sedation cases, I’ll use about 10 milliliters (100 milligrams)—enough to get the patient comfortably asleep while keeping them breathing on their own. For general anesthesia, the process i

They're gonna have to put people to sleep somehow. Propofol, etomidate, and other common sedating medications (in addition to all general medications) might be too expensive to use in the future with the way drug prices are soaring these days. Pretty soon anesthesiologists may have to become hypnotists… and use the shoulder poke method shown in this video 👈. Glad at least there’s @GoodRx to keep prices reasonable on many of our common medications. If you feel you're spending way too much on you