[Experiences with propofol as an injection narcotic for radiotherapy of cats and dogs].

In a clinical study propofol has been used intravenously for multiple anesthesias. The results show that repeated anesthesias are possible, even in geriatric patients; patients need no premedication; maintenance of desired anesthetic depth is easily achievable by titrating the propofol dose; quality of anesthesia has been entirely satisfactory for our purposes; recovery is rapid, free from agitation and complete. However, propofol is rather expensive and any unused propofol must be discarded immediately after the anesthesia due to the danger of microbial contamination.