They use this to sedate anyone for mild surgery
...my pacemaker last spring...
Its dangerous if poorly administered or probably for someone 80 something
In hindsight such procedures at her age best done near a good cardiac unit
Given the real estate there its no wonder outpatient stuff is just that
Lenox Hill is decent joint
I got sewed up there once after a race based brawl in 82...
Propofol is a fast acting, temporary anesthesia......quickly induced....quickly subsides.....if used sparingly and for minor surgeries.....hardly any side effects .....can be a very good drug.
Any drug can be misused.....or overdosed.