Currently, the most common indication for a Hartmann procedure is complicated diverticulitis (see the images below). Diverticula are small (0.5-1 cm in diameter) outpouchings of the colon that occur at the sites of vascular penetration between the single mesenteric taenia and one of the antimesenteric taeniae.
These 10 animal facts will amaze you. Propofol sedation is sedation for medical procedures accomplished with the use of propofol, a hypnotic agent used to induce anesthesia and manage patients on mechanical ventilators.ome facilities prefer to use an anesthesiologist or nurse-anesthetist for propofol sedation, as these care providers have special training in the administration of anesthesia and the potential complications.
After recovery, mental flexibility and speed scores in the propofol group improved while the scores in the midazolam/fentanyl group declined (P = 0.001). Propofol is under evaluation as a sedative for endoscopic procedures. We compared nurse-administered propofol to midazolam plus fentanyl for outpatient colonoscopy.