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Propofol is widely used for procedural sedation due to its quick on-and-off effect. It is an intravenous sedative-hypnotic with no analgesic properties. Concern has been expressed as a black box warning on the prolonged use of propofol infusion for continuous sedation in the PICU due to the development of propofol-related infusion syndrome (PRIS). Propofol is frequently used with fentanyl or ketamine for painful procedures requiring immobility.

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Couloures, K.G., Hooper, M. (2021). Propofol. In: Kamat, P.P., Berkenbosch, J.W. (eds) Sedation and Analgesia for the Pediatric Intensivist. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-52555-2_31

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