It is known that awake endotracheal intubation in newborns causes multiple harmful effects. 1-3 Therefore, in 2001 consensus was reached that only in the delivery room and in life-threating situations associated with the unavailability of intravenous access, tracheal intubation should be performed without the use of analgesia or sedation. 4 Almost twenty years later, the most effective and safe premedication strategy in the newborn population is still to be determined. Propofol is considered one of the acceptable options 5 and is shown to be very easy in use. 6 Therefore, propofol has been implemented into clinical practice. 7-11 In the past decade, several studies have appeared reporting on the use of propofol for neonatal intubation, with somewhat conflicting results about the sedative effect related to dose. 6,9,10,12,13 Results regarding the hypotensive effect of propofol are probably even more conflicting, varying from no or only a slight decrease in blood pressure, 6,11 to a more pronounced decrease in blood pressure
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