Administering general anaesthetic. Anaesthetist injecting a patient with propofol (white) to induce general anaesthesia prior to surgery. Propofol is

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Administering general anaesthetic. Anaesthetist injecting a patient with propofol (white) to induce general anaesthesia prior to surgery. Propofol is a short-acting, intravenously administered hypnotic agent. Its uses include the induction and maintenance of general anaesthesia, sedation for mechanically ventilated adults, and procedural sedation.

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