European journal of anaesthesiology
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Eur J Anaesthesiol
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Comment Letter Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study
Comparison of LMA Unique, Ambu laryngeal mask and Soft Seal laryngeal mask during routine surgical procedures.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Reduction of pain on injection of propofol: combination of pretreatment of remifentanil and premixture of lidocaine with propofol.
There is a high incidence of pain following intravenous injection of propofol, and many studies have been conducted to find a way of reducing this. The administration of lidocaine and, recently, remifentanil has also been used for this purpose, but it is only partially effective. Thus, the purpose of this study was to investigate the analgesic effect of a combination of pretreatment with remifentanil and premixture of lidocaine with propofol and to compare either treatment alone during propofol injection in dorsal hand-veins. ⋯ The combination of pretreatment of remifentanil and premixture of lidocaine with propofol was more effective in reducing the incidence of pain on injection of propofol than either treatment alone.