Routine geriatric intravenous induction
Educational use only. Not clinically reviewed76-year-old man for Elective open inguinal hernia repair. About 8 simulated minutes.
What you will practise
- Establish an oxygen reserve before beginning the modeled older-adult induction.
- Titrate the labeled older-adult propofol range in increments and watch the modeled effect site catch up.
- Preserve perfusion while the incremental hypnotic effect develops.
- Begin age-appropriate delivered ventilation before oxygen saturation falls.
Review and sources
Not clinically reviewed. No clinician has signed this scenario.
- United States Food and Drug Administration approved labeling. Propofol injectable emulsion. Current DailyMed label.
- Eleveld DJ, et al. Pharmacokinetic-pharmacodynamic model for propofol for broad application in anaesthesia and sedation. Br J Anaesth 2018;120:942-59. PMID 29661412.
- Klein et al. Recommendations for standards of monitoring during anaesthesia and recovery 2021. PMID 34013531.
Open Sim Lab is an educational simulator, not for clinical use. It is not a clinical decision-support tool, not a dosing calculator, and is not validated for any decision affecting a real patient.