I need an answer to a big medical questions. Since we are putting people in medically induced coma for ventilators for COVID-19 have we been looking at the effects of Propofol increasing the time on the ventilator since it is metabolized in the lungs? @CDCgov #MedicalTwitter

Because from what I've heard, people that need to be ventilated for COVID-19 have a higher chance of dying and it takes longer for them to get off the ventilator. Does this medication increase the amount of fluid that would otherwise be found in the lungs?

And I understand that it's a well understood medication except in the medical journals I've read about it, the way it's metabolized isn't exactly understood well. I'm just wondering if there's any new data that shows one anesthetic over another works better.

When my wife was in the hospital year-and-a-half ago they gave her that medication and when they took it off she did not wake up for two to three days and because of issues with her breathing still she couldn't be fully aroused. So I may be biased about this medication.

@DrLeslie_MD @drsanjaygupta @RealDoctorMike @DrJoeHanson Can anyone answer my about the efficacy of using Propofol on people with deficient lung capacity? With an 80% death rate of people that go on ventilators it seems this may have merit and may be exacerbating the issue.

#nprconversation can the doctor speak to my question in this thread? @NPR