PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Merlina Sulistio
AU  - Robert Wojnar
AU  - Natasha G Michael
TI  - Propofol for palliative sedation
AID  - 10.1136/bmjspcare-2019-001899
DP  - 2020 Mar 01
TA  - BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care
PG  - 4--6
VI  - 10
IP  - 1
4099  - http://spcare.bmj.com/content/10/1/4.short
4100  - http://spcare.bmj.com/content/10/1/4.full
SO  - BMJ Support Palliat Care2020 Mar 01; 10
AB  - Palliative sedation is the intentional use of sedatives to manage refractory symptom(s), such as pain and/or terminal restlessness. This case report describes the successful use of propofol, an ultra-fast-acting anaesthetic agent commonly used for anaesthesia induction and maintenance to manage refractory agitated delirium in an acute inpatient palliative medicine setting.