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Propofol for Patients in Palliative Care

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Project Status:
Completed
Project Line:
Reference List
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Reference List
Project Number:
RA1244-000
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Question

  1. What is the clinical effectiveness of propofol for sedation compared to no treatment for adult patients receiving palliative care?
  2. What is the clinical effectiveness of propofol compared to an alternative treatment for adult patients receiving palliative sedation?
  3. What are the evidence-based guidelines regarding the use of propofol for adult patients receiving palliative sedation?

Key Message

We did not find any studies on the clinical effectiveness of propofol for sedation compared to no treatment for adult patients receiving palliative care.

We did not find any studies on clinical effectiveness of propofol compared to an alternative treatment for adult patients receiving palliative sedation.

We did not find any evidence-based guidelines regarding the use of propofol for adult patients receiving palliative sedation.

We identified other references on this topic that may be of interest which are listed in the report.

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Last Updated : December 12, 2022