Propofol Patient-controlled Sedation for Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography

Propofol (10 mg/ml) is a short-acting, intravenously administered hypnotic agent used for light-moderate-deep sedation. Patient-controlled sedation: self-administration of propofol boluses of 5 mg with zero lock-out time. Administration time for the pump was 12 sec, equivalent to maximum delivery of 25 mg of propofol per minute. Propofol sedation by nurse anaesthetists:

Propofol (10 mg/ml) is a short-acting, intravenously administered hypnotic agent used for light-moderate-deep sedation. Self-administration of propofol via patient-controlled sedation pump (CME T-34L PCA). No programmed lock-out period, no dose limit or background infusion. 5 mg propofol/effectuated demand from the patients. Capacity of the pump was 6 possible doses per minute. Before start of ERCP the patients were allowed to sedate themselves to a sense of heavy tiredness.