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Abuse potential of propofol used for sedation in gastric endoscopy and its correlation with subject characteristics

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Title
Abuse potential of propofol used for sedation in gastric endoscopy and its correlation with subject characteristics
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Korean Journal of Anesthesiology, November 2013
DOI 10.4097/kjae.2013.65.5.403
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Authors

Ja Hyun Kim, Heewon Byun, Jun Hyun Kim

Abstract

Propofol has been widely used for an induction and/or maintenance of general anesthesia, or for sedation for various procedures. Although it has many ideal aspects, there have been several cases of drug abuse and addiction. The authors investigated whether there are abuse liable groups among the general population.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Romania 1 2%
Unknown 40 98%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Bachelor 8 20%
Student > Master 7 17%
Researcher 5 12%
Student > Postgraduate 4 10%
Student > Ph. D. Student 4 10%
Other 5 12%
Unknown 8 20%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 12 29%
Psychology 6 15%
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science 3 7%
Nursing and Health Professions 2 5%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 2 5%
Other 4 10%
Unknown 12 29%