Digestive diseases and sciences
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Incidence of propofol injection pain and effect of lidocaine pretreatment during upper gastrointestinal endoscopy.
Propofol has been used in the past for sedation in upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopic procedures. This study aimed to measure the incidence of propofol injection pain and evaluate the effect of lidocaine on pain caused during sedative upper GI endoscopic examinations. ⋯ Pretreatment using lidocaine was found to be effective in reducing propofol injection-induced pain. However, its usefulness for GI endoscopic procedures in daily clinical practice needs further evaluation because of the low intensity of pain.