Does prolonged propofol sedation of mechanically ventilated COVID-19 patients contribute to critical illness myopathy?

Br J Anaesth. 2020 Sep;125(3):e334-e336. doi: 10.1016/j.bja.2020.05.056. Epub 2020 Jun 10.
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Keywords: COVID-19; ICU; critical illness myopathy; myopathy; propofol.

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Betacoronavirus*
  • COVID-19
  • Coronavirus Infections / therapy*
  • Critical Illness*
  • Humans
  • Hypnotics and Sedatives / adverse effects*
  • Intensive Care Units
  • Muscular Diseases / chemically induced*
  • Pandemics
  • Pneumonia, Viral / therapy*
  • Propofol / adverse effects*
  • Respiration, Artificial*
  • SARS-CoV-2
  • Swine

Substances

  • Hypnotics and Sedatives
  • Propofol