Alkylphenol -hypnotic
Propfol
Inhibitory at GABA
synapse
Decreased cerebral metabolic rate and blood flow, decreased ICP, decreased SVR, decreased BP, and decreased SV
Propofol
Induction
Maintenance
Total intravenous
anesthesia (TIVA)
Propofol
Patients who cannot tolerate sudden decreased BP (e.g. fixed cardiac output or shock)
Propofol