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. 2011 Jul;27(3):303-6.

doi: 10.4103/0970-9185.83671.

Fospropofol: Is there an infusion regimen for propofol equivalence?

Glen Atlas¹

Affiliations

Affiliation

¹ Department of Anesthesiology, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, New Jersey Medical School, Newark, Department of Chemistry, Chemical Biology, and Biomedical Engineering, Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ, USA.

PMID: 21897497
PMCID: PMC3161451
DOI: 10.4103/0970-9185.83671

Fospropofol: Is there an infusion regimen for propofol equivalence?

Glen Atlas. J Anaesthesiol Clin Pharmacol. 2011 Jul.

. 2011 Jul;27(3):303-6.

doi: 10.4103/0970-9185.83671.

Author

Glen Atlas¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Anesthesiology, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, New Jersey Medical School, Newark, Department of Chemistry, Chemical Biology, and Biomedical Engineering, Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ, USA.

PMID: 21897497
PMCID: PMC3161451
DOI: 10.4103/0970-9185.83671

No abstract available

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Conflict of Interest: None declared

Figures

Figure 1
The lipophilic chemical structure of propofol

Figure 2
Fospropofol is a disodium-phosphate water-soluble salt which is enzymatically degraded to propofol by alkaline phosphatases

Figure 3
Formaldehyde, formate, and phosphate are also produced as fospropofol is metabolized

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