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In four studies using ciprofol for maintenance of GA, it was 0.8\u20132.4\u00a0mg\/kg\/h. Ciprofol pharmacokinetics seemed characterized by slower onset and offset as compared to propofol. Pain during injection was less frequent in the ciprofol group in all the 13 studies reporting it. Eight studies reported \u201cadverse events\u201d as a pooled outcome, and in five cases, the incidence was higher in the propofol group, not different in the remaining ones. 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