Wednesday February 28, 2007

Q: Propofol causes deficiency of which essential element ?

A: Zinc

Though propofol cause greater urinary losses of zinc and lower serum zinc concentrations, the actual clinical implication is not established.


Related previous Pearl: Essential trace elements


Reference:

1.Trace element homeostasis during continuous sedation with propofol containing EDTA versus other sedatives in critically ill patients - Intensive care medicine. Supplement (Intensive care med., Suppl.) , 2000, vol. 26, n 4, pp. S 413-S421